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Old May 12th, 2014, 09:40 PM   #35
ZeroG
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Name: Erik
Location: Vancouver, WA
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Motorcycle(s): '93 Ninja 600 (project)

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Upholstery time! This was not a lot of fun, but turned out alright. I don't think I like it long-term, but it will do for now. I started by getting some extra foam - high-density, soft upholstery foam - and adding some extra cush. Also, I used it to contour the passenger seat so it doesn't have that awkward upward sweep at the back.



I cut the fabric into two oversize pieces and started with the passenger seat. I used a staple gun for most of the work, along with upholstery tacks for the heavy duty bits.



The passenger seat actually turned out exactly how I hoped, but the front seat is pretty lumpy and wrinkled. In retrospect, it was going to turn out that way simply because of its concave shape. Maybe after sitting on it a bit, I can re-pull it for a closer fit.



In other news, I called up Trail Tech to see if I could get the right size temp sensor housing for my Vapor instrument cluster. Turns out that their office is only 15 minutes away from me! I had no idea. Anyway, they were super cool and let me swap it out for the right one, no questions asked. 10/10 would recommend.
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