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28th March 2005
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: cordova, tn
Posts: 12,744 Sportster/Buell Model: xl1218rr turbo Sportster/Buell Year: 1993
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Finished my first seat top.
Well guys and gals. Here it is. I started this bugger Saturday night after a trip to the Tandy leather store to buy some materials($130) dyes, paints, oil, sealant, bevels, etc and went to work. I have enough dyes and paint to do probably 20 or 30 more. I spent 40 bucks on the leather and it is enough to do two seats. I bought a 2000 solow pillow off ebay and it will be done next. Gonna try and recoup some of the material costs. I am genuinely pleased with the outcome. I will probably make the sides of the seat red but black is always the other choice. I will probably do a less complicated design on the pillow seat that has a more universal theme. Here is a pic. for your critiqueing pleasure. It is going to really look good on my toxic green bike. 
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Spoiled but definitely not rotten. Started life as a black 1993, 1200 Now-1218, Home ported 2009 FI heads, SE 551 cams, Aerocharger variable vane turbo. Dyna2Ki, JMC aluminum swingarm, Chainsikle custom mid forward controls, GBC inverted front end, 3 degree wide-glide trees and 5 degree raked cups. 18x5.5 fatspoke rear with 150/60 and 21x3.5 with 120/70. 
Last edited by rottenralph; 28th March 2005 at 16:12..
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28th March 2005
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Senior Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 2,853 Sportster/Buell Model: 2001 883 Custom
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Looks mean as hell. Nice work.
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28th March 2005
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Biker
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Join Date: Nov 2004
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28th March 2005
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Chief Know It All
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: missouri
Posts: 413 Sportster/Buell Model: sporty Sportster/Buell Year: 02
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holy seat tops batman...........looks good! 
Last edited by mailmanjohn; 28th March 2005 at 16:02..
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28th March 2005
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Flat Track Champion
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Seattle WA
Posts: 692 Sportster/Buell Model: Custom 1200C Sportster/Buell Year: 2003 Sportster/Buell Model #2: I wish
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Whats to critique?
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28th March 2005
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Senior Master Bike Builder
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: indiana pennsylvania
Posts: 2,108 Sportster/Buell Model: roadking classic Sportster/Buell Year: 01
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ralph, you could make a living doing that.
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28th March 2005
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Greasemonkey
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Germany
Posts: 101
Reputation: 10
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With one word: excellent!
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28th March 2005
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: cordova, tn
Posts: 12,744 Sportster/Buell Model: xl1218rr turbo Sportster/Buell Year: 1993
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Its not on the seat yet. So far it would make a nice decoration for my garage. It could become a hobby. I bought a solo pillow seat off a 2000 sporty that I will redo after my pillion pad is done. I am a little concerned about the cheap seat bases on the Harley seat. They just glue and staple the covers on the thin plastic base. They use some chincy naugahide for their covers also.
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29th March 2005
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Flat Track Champion
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Edwardsville IL
Posts: 624 Sportster/Buell Model: 883 Custom Sportster/Buell Year: 2004
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Sweet! You have to let us know how the sealant works to keep the artwork on the seat. Wow....I'll have to do that to my seat (of course, my own design)! I'm assuming you used the paint for the design?!?!? What about the dye?!?!? Awesome job.
Ok....I'm bad! I just saw the next topic where you show the how-to. Never mind......(on the paint part--I mean the rest of what I said).
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3rd April 2005
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XL FORUM TEAM MEMBER
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: cordova, tn
Posts: 12,744 Sportster/Buell Model: xl1218rr turbo Sportster/Buell Year: 1993
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Here is the finished product. I know it is colorful and somewhat different but that is what I like about it. It is mine for my bike.
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