Pascal
Cruisin' Guzzisti
It took me a while but I finally found a damaged Griso seat and fuel tank for my bike so I can do my own custom stuff.
I'm starting with the seat since it's easier and faster to achieve than building a fuel tank from scratch...
The seat I found is perfect except for the damaged cover so it's exactly what I needed.
After removing the cover, I started with cutting the end of it and trimming the foam in a slope shape to copy the cafe look.
I picked up some "carbon fiber" vinyl (similar to what sargent uses) at my local supplier, cut some pieces to fit and sent everything to the upholstery shop for the sewing part.
I don't have a sewing machine or the skills to do French stitching but I did everything else.
I have about $15 in materials and the shop will charge me about $60 for the stitching and other goodies.
So let's say that I'll have a custom seat for $80, can't beat that.
I'll have everything done next week.
I'm starting with the seat since it's easier and faster to achieve than building a fuel tank from scratch...
The seat I found is perfect except for the damaged cover so it's exactly what I needed.
After removing the cover, I started with cutting the end of it and trimming the foam in a slope shape to copy the cafe look.
I picked up some "carbon fiber" vinyl (similar to what sargent uses) at my local supplier, cut some pieces to fit and sent everything to the upholstery shop for the sewing part.
I don't have a sewing machine or the skills to do French stitching but I did everything else.
I have about $15 in materials and the shop will charge me about $60 for the stitching and other goodies.
So let's say that I'll have a custom seat for $80, can't beat that.
I'll have everything done next week.