does anyone know how to buit a seat that doesn't need the sub fame? I saw a few of them on the magazine, want to know is it hard to build one?
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I'd really like to see one of those bikes cuz as far as I know, that would leave NOTHING FOR THE SEAT TO SIT ON!
Yeah, part of the point of the subframe is to hold the seat and fender and all that... I guess you could just take your seat off and upholster your subframe. That would be almost what you want...
No, no, he's talking about a minimal ("solo") seat. Like this, without the springs:
(http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq230/wladziu-cherry/seat_back.jpg)
Mounted on a very small subframe. I'll try to get a better picture of it, I saw one somewhere. I was thinking about maybe doing the same myself. Liked cafe-racer-ish meets street-fighter.
Quote from: wladziu on November 25, 2008, 12:15:03 PMMounted on a very small subframe.
Yep. You need some kind of subframe. 'Tain't nothin' to hold you up, otherwise.
Those bikes with the teeny subframes and bitty seats look to me like a wet dog with a docked tail, but that's just me.
DO a search for the firbolt modification... Either that or fabricate a minimalist sub-frame strong enough to bear your weight + road stress...
If you make the sub frame part of the actual lines of the bike (firebolt mod) it looks pretty cool.
It's either that or make a solid piece of tubing attach somewhere to the frame behind the battery box and mount whatever you want to it...
You could also fabricate a seat/rear cowling setup and then just pad and upholster that section you sit on.. draw some shaZam! up, see how you'd like it...
just don't go cutting anything yet.
Dan
no i reckon someone is making a self support carbon firbre seat, anyone know how to make one