i made me a seat

[vanilla_gorilla]

fixin up an old cruiser for a friend so i tried making a seat cover
its flannel from a walmart shirt and 4 layers of fleece
my friend did the stitching
cost about 13 bucks in total, came out pretty decent for what its for

 

[chimichanga]

thats so cool! I like that seat alot.

 

[tikiharl]

That is a great looking seat. Maybe spray some waterproofing on it. 8)

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

thanks guys, i kinda had the idea in my head and tried it out and it came out great
give it a shot if you need a cheap and easy seat cover

 

[icyuod2]

hit it with sylicone spray (the type used for dry suits) it will be slick as hell for alittle while, but it will prevent the flabric from getting wet and rotting out the seat.

i did a simiar seat with an old leather jacket i found at a garage sale.

had i saw yours first, i probably would have gone with a red flanel. that looks friggin awesome.

 

[ExtraBlaze]

That thing is great.How is it attached to the seat pan?Is it just turned over the edge and glued?

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

yea pretty much
i pulled it tight over the edge and glued it with spray adhesive then the bottom pan/bracket thing clamps it tight

i was gonna use a flannel jacket but they were too expensive but the regular shirt with cheap padding worked out great

 

[tikiharl]

Second hand/thrift stores you could pick up the flannel shirts or jackets for a buck or two.I love the possibilities (sp) Very cool 8)

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

possibilities are everywhere, there isnt a decent thrift around here anymore since goodwill closed so i ran over to the big W
i definately encourage creativity so please feel free to copy me and try it yourself,
if you are interested firewalker has an excellect tutorial on makin
seats in the how-to section

 

[ExtraBlaze]

You can get old school leather jackets at goodwill around here for around $3.People I know always go there for stuff to cover things.I'm using burlap (potato sack) on my hawthorne.Good timing on the post.I still don't understand how to pull off the bottom edge tho'.All of my seat pans are metaland only consist of one pan.Am I missing something obvious?

 

[StephenH]

I sweat a lot, and would definitely want something more waterproof under me, or else it'd smell terrible after about the third time I rode it.

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

haha truth
as for more detailed seat tips, i cant really help you out i kinda made this up as i went along but
im sure firewalker can answer most of your seat questions

 

[icyuod2]

.Good timing on the post.I still don't understand how to pull off the bottom edge tho'.All of my seat pans are metaland only consist of one pan.Am I missing something obvious?

most of the old seats i've recovered consist of 2 pans. the seat, and a second piece of metal that covers up all you loose edges/holds the fabric tight.
some of the older banana seats are also done this way.

after all the mounting hardware is removed, theres usually a couple small metal tabs holding the 2 together. its usually just a question of bending the tabs and removing the bottom pan.

you can see the tabs in the photo below (center of the seat-front and back)

the tabs on v.g.'s seat are also visible in his last pic.

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

yea i just bent the tabs back into place when i was done, it was fairly easy (the metal wasnt rusted through just on the surface so its pretty strong)

 

[ExtraBlaze]

That makes sense.I've naver had a seat with 2 pans.It looked perfect under there.I did figure it out.Impact glue.Found it on this site.http://www.instructables.com/id/SAJUORVFAKWQ9RA/
Every time someone makes a seat the single metal pan question comes up,so I hope this helps.Used it on my first seat last night woked good.

My stretch would have been better but I cut up a car sponge for the cushion instead of buying foam.$1 vs. $10 made it worth it.

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

nice looks pretty good

 

[Bunbury]

I ran all over town today trying to find a piece of white leather to recover an old Vetta that's going on a road bike. I usually hit the thrift stores and use skirts because the thin leather conforms nicely to the curves (and when I glue it to the saddle too :wink: ) I use cabinet grade contact cement with leather and it works great.

 

[sensor]

well i gotta say that turned out great!
since you dont have a goodwill anymore try checking garage sale for old pendeltons or horse blankets

 

[user 135]

Thanks for the inspiration. I have a seat that needs that done.

 

[vanilla_gorilla]

hey thanks im glad my bordem and random ideas turned out to be such a spark of inspiration
u gotta show us ur seat when you get done with it