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My next project that I am embarking on is adding a gel insert to my seat and recovering the existing seat. I have found the raw gel seat inserts on ebay for $32.95 wtih free shipping. In additon I have found marine quality upholstery for $15.95 for a 54 inch square piece. I will use the existing foam and use the old seat cover as a template and insert the gel piece. I am 6ft tall and have no problems touching my feet to the deck at stops and the gel pad is about 3/4 inch thick. This looks very doable and and will be ordering the stuff today. I am going with a marine blue and black seat. My wife is going to help with the seams work. I will let you know how it turns out and will take plenty of pics as I have in the past with my mods.
Here are the links for the item on ebay as well as the marine upholstery.
http://www.beaconfabric.com/vindex.html?cat79.htm http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Small-Mo ... 240%3A1318
_________________ Mods: Two Brothers exhaust, red groupo's and levers, tail trim, removed license plate light, installed led's in vents, installed GPS. Next: Laminar screen and PCIII
I also will be eagerly awaiting your results...good luck.
_________________ BLING MODs: ASV Shorty Levers W/blue dial, Grip Puppies, Carbon Tac Cover, Tank Cover, Carbon Gas Cap Cover, Leo Vince Evo II Carbon fiber Pipe.
I have received my fabric and waiting on the gel pad. Hopefully will be here tomorrow. I took the seat to an upholster and she is going to do a 3 tone seat with red, white metal flake, and blue metal flake for less than a $100.
_________________ Mods: Two Brothers exhaust, red groupo's and levers, tail trim, removed license plate light, installed led's in vents, installed GPS. Next: Laminar screen and PCIII
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execconsult wrote:
I have received my fabric and waiting on the gel pad. Hopefully will be here tomorrow. I took the seat to an upholster and she is going to do a 3 tone seat with red, white metal flake, and blue metal flake for less than a $100.
just fyi if you are trying to shape your foam an electric turkey trimmer works awesome, i used to work at a shop that did seats and foam and thats what our guys used to get the right shape easily
_________________ Flush mounted LED's front signals, Chopped rear fender with new signals, 2bro slip on exhaust. Blue LED accent Lights, Sargent Seat, Frame Sliders, two Brothers Juice box, XTRE power box
Seat project is done. I had the seat re-upholstered and had a gel pad inserted. Very comfortable.... I took the bike for a 100 mile test ride and love the results. I would have posted pics sooner, however, the imageposter.com site was down. Anyway, here are the results. Comments?
_________________ Mods: Two Brothers exhaust, red groupo's and levers, tail trim, removed license plate light, installed led's in vents, installed GPS. Next: Laminar screen and PCIII
Thanks for the feedback. I rode about 200 miles today with friends that all have Harley Cruisers. Butt is not sore at all.
For the forum user that wanted to see the undertail. Here is a pic. I have a previous post with the information on my tail trim. Look at my profile and look at my posts.
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