I had a go at retrimming my seat. I added a hump at the rear cause my wife complains about slipping forward, I added some height at the front for myself and trimmed the sides down to look a bit different.
I used a 4-way stretch vinyl which is fantastic stuff, really easy to work with and achieve a reasonable result.
Tell me more, i want/need some extra height on mine. Been putting it off as the original seat vinyl is still 100% O.K. do you reckon i can reuse the original trim but change the profile slightly?
I changed the profile slightly, 10 to 20 mm from some places, and reused the original seat vinyl. Works great.
What sort of foam did you use?
I used foam from old car seat, pretty close to Suzukis original seat foam.
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Thursday, 13 February 2020, 04:08 PM
What sort of foam did you use?
I used an offcut of foam from Clark rubber for the hump. To add height to my area I used sticky-back construction foam (which I already had), but I used it underneath the factory foam.
To shape it I got a set of craftright sanding discs from bunnings and a cordless drill, and also a cheese grater.
Quote from: insane1400 on Thursday, 13 February 2020, 06:10 PM
Quote from: Eric GSX1400K3 on Thursday, 13 February 2020, 04:08 PM
What sort of foam did you use?
I used an offcut of foam from Clark rubber for the hump. To add height to my area I used sticky-back construction foam (which I already had), but I used it underneath the factory foam.
To shape it I got a set of craftright sanding discs from bunnings and a cordless drill, and also a cheese grater.
great ingenuity there, well done! :onya: (only thing missing is some #8 wire) :imrgreen:
Insane , great job. Had trimmer, im not as clever as you, pulled cover off 3 months back. Did patch up job on mine, custom seat but has lasted 12 yrs. Told it needs foam replacing. $300 quoted for rebuild. Im happy to pay but your job great.
This is what I did to mine, no more slipping forward and wife says it's more comfortable. :cheers:
Nice work Mlivkovich looks great.
@insane1400 nice work on your seat. How about a photo of you bike when you can . Nice looking stubbies.
@mlivkovich good skills there too.
:cheers:
@insane1400 great job
(also can you please pop your location in your profile - ta)
Anyone in SE Qld looking for someone to do bike seats - John Moorehouse is your man! (Ergo Seats)
Check out some seat porn... https://www.facebook.com/johnmoorhouseergoseats/
http://www.ergomotorcycleseats.com.au/
He is certainly an excellent seat guy, just don't be in a hurry. "A tradesman doesn't rush" :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy: