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Shed project, Passenger comfort

YBFAST

YBFAST

Cruisin' Guzzisti
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Location
Virginia
My wife loves to ride with me... she just hates the Griso pillion shape & padding:(

Porterhouse's unfortunate accident sent his seat to Ebay, and spawned my late winter project.

Here it is with the cover pulled off
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With a sharp utility knife, I sliced loose the rear foam.
No Wonder its uncomfortable!
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A couple of cold ones and a can of autobody "Bondo" polyester and the seat pan starts to take shape. I used a template based off my saddle area as it seems comfortable to me;)
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A test fit on the Griso making sure it would latch down and work with the rear carrier rack. Then covered with two layers of fiberglass and another test fit
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More to followB)
 
Griso Guy wrote:
At this point are you satisfied with your work? It looks great from what I have seen.
Click to expand...
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Surely you jest!
Its my wife that needs to be satisfied or I'll be starting over:p

Actually, after test fitting it on the Griso, I threw loose padding over it and test fit Kathy on top of that.

So far, so good. I've finished fitting it with foam now. I'll post those pics next
 
After a little research, I found that rebonded foam (chopped and reglued upholstery foam) was the preferred foam to use on cycle seats. The extra firmness allows for easy sculpting and a comfortable seat for distance.
I bought 2 sheets on line for less than $10 and ended up needing only 1/2 of one for this project.
I sprayed 3M adhesive on it, pressed it to the seat pan and trimmed the edges
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So far... so good!
Looking to make it better on the first try, I took a ride to Dennis Kirk and picked up a Gel Pad Insert. Stock size, no trimming needed:)
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Wow this stuff is sticky right out of the box... so I flopped it on some foil to trace the outline on the foam
:( good in theory, Real stupid in reality! (It takes a long time peeling foil off the gel with a tweezers when it sticks on tight:angry:)
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Next I contoured the foam to a better saddle shape for the gel to sit on with an electric knife (hint: don't do this with the missus at home if you've "borrowed" the knife from the kitchen)
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SO far its going well. Next step is to cover it.

More to come
 
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