HamiltonLeather Report post Posted July 16, 2018 This is the first motorcycle tank cover I have made. I had never made a circle pocket or sewn in a zipper before so I learned a lot with this project. Its all hand sewn with Ritza nylon bonded thread. The guy I made it for wanted it to be held on by magnets so I had to use a very thin material on the bottom so the magnets would hold. I used a black faux leather material, its synthetic so I thought that would be good to use so it wouldn't rot in the elements. We live in the rain forest so we get a lot of rain here. I didn't fully trust just magnets to hold it on so I made part of it slip under the speedometer and the bottom is bolted on with the seat. It was for his son who is in the Army so I tooled the Army emblem on some veg tan and sewed that onto the pocket. I drew the emblem out by hand and I didn't use any stamps for the letters. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motocouture Report post Posted July 17, 2018 Great work, and a lot of hand stitching! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scoutmom103 Report post Posted July 17, 2018 Nice. A lot of stitching. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
battlemunky Report post Posted July 18, 2018 Excellent work on the lettering. You kept it uniform and aligned. Done well, you have! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HamiltonLeather Report post Posted July 18, 2018 Thanks, It was a lot of stitching! Probably my only one I'll do until I get a sewing machine someday.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fire88 Report post Posted July 21, 2018 Really cool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ComputerDoctor Report post Posted July 28, 2018 Nice work and the cover will keep the tank from getting scratched up like they all do! Sam:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HamiltonLeather Report post Posted August 2, 2018 On 7/27/2018 at 4:00 PM, ComputerDoctor said: Nice work and the cover will keep the tank from getting scratched up like they all do! Sam:) Hey thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
