I'm not really trying to make a business out of it. My main goal was to get one for myself for the most part. If I can help out a few other members along the way, then that's a good thing. Unfortunately, I have too much other stuff going on to explore all the possibilities with it.56_oval wrote:You should consider making different brackets to fit other bikes like the cb160. I'll bet you could find some buyers.
Any interest in race seat replicas?
Ok, finally got 56_Oval's seat all wrapped up. It was an adventure in both foam building and other things :-)
I actually almost had it done this morning but in a rush to make the UPS deadline I goofed on some measurements on the last step. Anyway, I took a break, had a pizza, and started from scratch. I had some better ideas I wanted to try anyway and this was a good excuse. The second attempt is always better than the first plus I noticed some details from the pics provided by Hoosier Tom that I did not incorporate into the first version. Anyway, several hours later and lots of getting poked by the tack strips, I have his finished seat. Unless there are details that the pros can see that are missing, this will be what the replicas look like, more or less.     This was my first go at the piping which came out alright. I'm use to working on modern car interiors where piping is non-existent. I had to buy the piping foot just for these seats. Let me know what you guys think. -Joe
I have not sat on it, I'll let you do the honors :-). It's just a hair stiffer than the stock seat use to be when it was new. However, it's softer than what the stock seat was like with the deteriorated foam. It's built entirely with closed cell foam which does not hold moisture and the core layers are all Poron which should keep it's springy feel for many years beyond the original stuff.
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