Seat cowl
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haha arkas you read my mind!! I've got a spare seat coming to me right now so that I can try this with some c/f if I can get a hold of some otherwise I'm sticking with glass... the only problem I'm going to have is paint... as I'm sure you've heard the factory yellow ain't cheap... thinkin about painting it flat black.
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The mounts are defintaly the hardest thing so far. What I had in mind was a total disaster! That dam spring loaded hinge for the seat on a 954 is a pain in the ***, every-time I come up with something different that spring-hinge would off set everything. But I finally manage to come up with an idea that worked, it might not look the best but who cares your not going to see the under side anyways. I had to crazy glue rubber wedges in order to keep it stable and centered, now its pretty secure. I will post a picture of the under side once I have it fine tuned. Anyone attempting this?
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Awesome bro, I just put on my last filler coat of bondo, I had some small indentations that needed filling. Then its the primer and hopefully by this weekend paint. Here's the first coat of black primer, a little hard to see.
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Here's a picture showing how I mounted it.
The Red circles to the left are flat metal that was bent to slip under a part of the fairing, the red circle to the right is a piece of threaded rod that is secured by bondo-glass and has a spring on it so when the key is turned it pops out of the lock. The yellow circles are small pieces of rubber that's crazy glued in place to keep it from moving. I had to do some trimming for that perfect fit. Now the cowl fits securely and doesn't move at all. I still need to clean up the Bondo-glass thats holding all the mounts in place but that's no biggy. Everything was hand made and was a pain in the ***, especially the front mounts.
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The Red circles to the left are flat metal that was bent to slip under a part of the fairing, the red circle to the right is a piece of threaded rod that is secured by bondo-glass and has a spring on it so when the key is turned it pops out of the lock. The yellow circles are small pieces of rubber that's crazy glued in place to keep it from moving. I had to do some trimming for that perfect fit. Now the cowl fits securely and doesn't move at all. I still need to clean up the Bondo-glass thats holding all the mounts in place but that's no biggy. Everything was hand made and was a pain in the ***, especially the front mounts.
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Looks awesome. You really did a good job. I'm probably going to do this, but I'm going to get an extra seat off ebay or something and attach the cowl to the stock seat with the foam and everything removed. I can't wait to see it on the bike all finished.
-Jesse-
-Jesse-