rvich
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My roadster project had a seat with a metal pan that due to sitting in wet conditions for a lot of years is pretty well crap. So I decided to experiment on it and shorten it to fit the Interstate tank on my 750.
First I cut the front of the pan off. The distance was determined by measuring from the seat mounts forward. The picture is kind of lousy but I am learning a new camera. Sorry! You can see however that the edge of the pan is pretty decayed.
Then I cut the foam back to match using the original angle on the front to match to the tank.
Here is the mocked up seat. Duct tape was used to hold the cover on to the pan but no animals were harmed.
Now, back in my crowded little motorcycle shop here is how the seat looks on the bike. My apologies for not rolling the bike outside for a decent photo, but I have both ends torn down!
I cut about 4 inches off the front of the seat so it is considerabley shorter. It still lands on the fender where a roadster seat typically ends. You can see from the grab bar how much shorter it is than the intersate seat. Now that I have seen this mocked up I plan to do this for real. If I need the big seat for two I can swap it out easily.
Russ
First I cut the front of the pan off. The distance was determined by measuring from the seat mounts forward. The picture is kind of lousy but I am learning a new camera. Sorry! You can see however that the edge of the pan is pretty decayed.
Then I cut the foam back to match using the original angle on the front to match to the tank.
Here is the mocked up seat. Duct tape was used to hold the cover on to the pan but no animals were harmed.
Now, back in my crowded little motorcycle shop here is how the seat looks on the bike. My apologies for not rolling the bike outside for a decent photo, but I have both ends torn down!
I cut about 4 inches off the front of the seat so it is considerabley shorter. It still lands on the fender where a roadster seat typically ends. You can see from the grab bar how much shorter it is than the intersate seat. Now that I have seen this mocked up I plan to do this for real. If I need the big seat for two I can swap it out easily.
Russ