I reckon you should've left half an inch along edges instead of cutting it exactly the same size as the frame. This is because when you put on the upholstery you're going to have to stretch it a bit for a tight fit and that will compress the foam
There's some good ideas there...it can be intimidating to approach a job like this but you made it look doable!! :) ..the only thing I would say though is when you stuck the foam down it might have been better to stick it one end first and 'roll' it into the dip in the seat pan andf to the other end...otherwise the foam will get stretched in the middle when you try to press it down if you stick both ends first??.. Good Video though :)
Go to an upholstery shop and see if you can sample some high density foam. I would select the firmest you can, then adding a layer of a memory foam. You will have to experiment.
Great video, looks very good, I would like to restore a bike one day, my dream bike is a Kawasaki , I think is the 900 from the first season of CHIP's.
chopperseat here i come. the plus side on too much foam is that, if you are sitting too low on the bike (sleepy legs) that you can sit more elevated so that it corrects you position.
Fantastic. At last a simple, well explained method of foaming a seat. I'm off to do mine now!
thank you for a no frills and to the point instruction, very useful!
Wanted a new seat for a two year production bike. This saved me tons and was not hard at all.
Many thanks, I need seat foam for several vintage CT90s.
Thanks for the video! You've given me the confidence to give this a try!
Great! That is why I made the video.
how did it go?
Neat, and I learned something here. I'd suggest looking into a hot wire for foam cutting. That is used for Styrofoam, but it might work here too.
Great practical video explained well. I'm going to try it. Many thanks indeed 👍
I reckon you should've left half an inch along edges instead of cutting it exactly the same size as the frame. This is because when you put on the upholstery you're going to have to stretch it a bit for a tight fit and that will compress the foam
Awesome information. Thanks very much 💪🏼
Good job man ! Need to redo my seat on my 05 brute force it’s hard as a rock replacing it with bed foam!!!!!!
To the point and awesome job👍
NICE JOB !! BUT I don't see "installing the cover" ?
That is in the next episode of the series.
There's some good ideas there...it can be intimidating to approach a job like this but you made it look doable!! :) ..the only thing I would say though is when you stuck the foam down it might have been better to stick it one end first and 'roll' it into the dip in the seat pan andf to the other end...otherwise the foam will get stretched in the middle when you try to press it down if you stick both ends first??.. Good Video though :)
It didn't matter.
Great tutorial. Thank you
Awsome video
i wish in the vidio you showed what kind of spray glue you used
Just about any High Bond contact adhesive will work I used Perma Grip 107
@@thejunkman thanks i got some 3M 77 before i saw your reply it see,ed to work good
77 will work, it is just a more general contact adhesive, but the seat cover is going to do most of the holding.
What is the best material to be used for motorcycle seat ? Especially for long trips..
Thanks
Go to an upholstery shop and see if you can sample some high density foam. I would select the firmest you can, then adding a layer of a memory foam. You will have to experiment.
Watching this video was helpful. I got to modify my original seat off my kz
Thanks junkman!!
Thanks for video man!!
great demonstration..
Thanks for the video.
Thanks
What density of foam did you use? Nice work
Depends. Sometimes I do a dual density when I build seats. This is of a medium density closed cell foam.
I love your video's, there always helpful
Thanks. I try to make the best videos I can.
Great video, looks very good, I would like to restore a bike one day, my dream bike is a Kawasaki , I think is the 900 from the first season of CHIP's.
You should watch my entire series on restoring the bike that this seat goes to.
I will, my wife saw me watching your video and she says that you look like the actor Michael Ian Black lol...
lol, I don't even know who that is. But thanks I guess.
OK but man are you wired !
chopperseat here i come.
the plus side on too much foam is that, if you are sitting too low on the bike (sleepy legs) that you can sit more elevated so that it corrects you position.
Ahhh, no. You have a lot to learn
I am glad you found it helpful. 👍
Better than most but still poor video