Cafe Racer Seat Pan Build
We hooked up with our newest boutique manufacturer legendary motorcycles who builds some of the best cafe racer seats and fuel tanks on the market and put together this how to for installing a fiberglass abs plastic or sheet metal seat pan.
Cafe racer seat pan build. I re did the rising sun seat for the xs750 a 3rd time. Which turned out very nicely i must say. If the seat pan feels a little weak and you want it stronger you can always add layers later. This is the best pic of it for now also did my first commissioned seat.
This will produce the most optimal seat pan. It reflects the environment the era and the owner of the bike. Granted it was like the most simple seat pan ever. I logged about 100 miles on it the other night and my bum was happy the whole time.
If you really actually truly follow these steps and really actually listen to what i m saying don t skip steps don t half ass bits of the process because it was cheaper or you didn t have that tool etc etc you ll wind up with a nice seat that doesn t use 4 cans of bondo. Here s how you do it the definitive guide on making your cafe racer seat. Airhead bmw cafe racer cafe seat pad r65 seat pan upholstery. It is just part of a cafe style seat.
It doesn t get much better than a cafe racer seat made by legendary motorcycles. Yet there are things we can do to ensure that the result will look solid and professional. The objective is to create a drawing with accurately drawn out dimensions. To build your own cafe racer seat pan first take the right measurements of your cafe racer.
If you do fibreglass a seat pan the only re imforcement i use is the cross bar on the 2 screws. Not only did they do a great job but the price was pretty good. Having to build quality products for other areas of big industry affords legendary access to the highest quality machines and talent which directly translates to the their finish products. If you use a general grade fibreglass matt and lay up 4 6 layers you should be fine.
And here she is. Motone cafe racer seat pan excl vat 74 99 incl. How to build a scrambler cafe racer seat pan part 2 step by step ep 18. 89 99 motone custom cafe seat pan.
I dropped the seat pan off at this place. While taking the measurements of your cafe racer think about how you plan to mount the seat. Ok everyone wants it here it is. Just prepare the surface properly and repeat the fibreglass steps.
Fibreglass cafe racer scrambler seat pan preparation on the scrambler and setting up the belt grinder from 84. All padded up and ready for some bum lovin. And this one i am actually proud of.