What weight leather for a motorcycle seat

[Kustomizer]

Just wondering what weight leather everyone uses for a leather solo seat? When I was at Tandy last week I was looking at the 4-5 oz. leather, but I think I've seen where people have used as heavy as 7-8 oz. Let me know what you guys think works the best for a tooled motorcycle seat.

[Scary Leatherworks]

Kustomizer, I use 5-6oz for the top of the seat and if I am wet wrapping the seat I use 3-4oz for the sides I like to get it closer to the 3oz because it forms easier. I think if you were making a seat where you were just riveting the leather to the pan (the bustedlifter style) 7-8oz would appropriate.

Scott

[bustedlifter]

I use 8-9oz.

[David]

If you are wet molding the seat, 6oz is ok for the top 3-4 oz for the sides.

If you are dry lacing the seat, I use 7oz for the top and bottom both.

David Theobald

[Kustomizer]

Thanks all for the input. Busted, do you do that over padding?

[bustedlifter]

Thanks all for the input. Busted, do you do that over padding?

Yes and no.Sometimes I use no padding and other times I use a couple layers of yoga mat or my favorite ( at least my back and butts favorite), a small inner tube.

[Kustomizer]

David, Busted, Murse, thanks for your input!!!