Custom Seat
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Re: Custom Seat
Oh I do Track T 2411 thanks mate...
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Re: Custom Seat
Looks a bit short. Any pics of that gravel sprayed up onto your back?
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Re: Custom Seat
Yep needs fenders front and rear if you really plan to ride it.motoT wrote:Looks a bit short. Any picks of that gravel sprayed up onto your back?
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Re: Custom Seat
So I wasn't real happy with the tracker look.... Decided to add a hump for the cafe racer look.
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Re: Custom Seat
why are you riding on gravel pidjones?
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Re: Custom Seat
I don't ride on gravel (much, although I did do over 100 miles exploring gravel roads in TN/KY one summer on the 1800). The gravel comment was by another poster. But, I also don't ride without fenders. Learned that back in '75 with my first bike - a Triumph chopper that would pump water up under my face shield when running over wet pavement. And a Penton set up for flat tracks that required hours of cleaning to get the dirt from between the fins on that old Sachs engine.
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Ex '79 CB750F rat bike
Ex '86 SEi
Ex '77 GL1000
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Ex 2006 GL1800 - the Black Pearl SOLD! to make room for:
2021 Can-Am Spyder RT Limited Dark Chalk Metallic
1975 Red GL1000 project - ex Pistol Pete project
1972 Triumph T150V Trident rescue - finished and FOR SALE!
1976 Yamaha RD400c
1978 GL1000 with '75 engine - the Hunley
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Ex '79 CB750F rat bike
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Ex '76 RD400
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Re: Custom Seat
Sorry pidjones so it was. I get your point about the no fenders in the wet not good at all. I don't use a bike as transport anymore so this one only goes out on a good day
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Re: Custom Seat
To get the shape for the cafe racer look I found some foam at the hardware store called multi purpose foam it's super light and very stiff/dense. Easy to shape with a multi tool and then some sand paper, once I got the shape I liked I taped it to the tracker seat pan and started the fibreglass. Still some finishing touches needed and I think it still needs more of a hump, a little higher. Getting close to paining the old girl. I'm thinking pastel blue with silver badges and cafe racer style number 75 on each of the side covers and a silver pin stripe down the middle of the tank and seat bubble.
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Re: Custom Seat
G'day 230Rocket, me too I think it will keep it looking old school
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Re: Custom Seat
All finished and painted guys
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Re: Custom Seat
They look like Jardines. I have a set on my '78 rescue. The headers blue rapidly and (at least on mine) they much too loud.
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Ex 1978 GL1000
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Ex '79 CB750F rat bike
Ex '86 SEi
Ex '77 GL1000
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Ex '72 Penton 125 set up for flat track
Ex '73 RD250
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Ex 2006 GL1800 - the Black Pearl SOLD! to make room for:
2021 Can-Am Spyder RT Limited Dark Chalk Metallic
1975 Red GL1000 project - ex Pistol Pete project
1972 Triumph T150V Trident rescue - finished and FOR SALE!
1976 Yamaha RD400c
1978 GL1000 with '75 engine - the Hunley
Ex 1978 GL1000
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Ex '79 CB750F rat bike
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Re: Custom Seat
sickradsean wrote:hey what pipes are those? aftermarket harleys?
They are Jardines mate
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Re: Custom Seat
Spot on Pidjonespidjones wrote:They look like Jardines. I have a set on my '78 rescue. The headers blue rapidly and (at least on mine) they much too loud.
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