Cafe Racer Seat Build

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Cafe racer seat build. The objective is to create a drawing with accurately drawn out dimensions. How to build a café racer seat by tom wednesday 19 april 2017 published in bike customization seats tech articles how to make the perfect café racer or scrambler seat. I ve been influenced by motorbike design for several years and have built my own café racer. If you really actually truly follow these steps and really actually listen to what i m saying don t skip steps don t half ass bits of the process because it was cheaper or you didn t have that tool etc etc you ll wind up with a nice seat that doesn t use 4 cans of bondo.

Designing a cafe racer is as much about art as science and each bike is different in its own way. How to make a fiberglass mold from a plug part 1 duration. But don t start grinding willy nilly. No one has ever looked at a stock honda cb and thought wow what a lean mean machine so even if your donor bike runs like a top you ll want to make some major visual changes to achieve that iconic cafe racer character.

Besides engine modifications the rider would fit clip on or ace bars swept back pipes reverse cone mega s a race seat and rear set footrests. While taking the measurements of your cafe racer think about how you plan to mount the seat. From a design standpoint there are many things that you should consider before you start building a cafe racer. How to build a cafe racer part 2.

It reflects the environment the era and the owner of the bike. Yet there are things we can do to ensure that the result will look solid and professional. Making a cafe racer tail cowl. To build your own cafe racer seat pan first take the right measurements of your cafe racer.

Trimming your front fender. The only thing on my cafe racer parts list here is the leather for the seat. Re wiring your project bike. Buying the seat first then building the frame around it can be done but it will more than likely be more trouble than what its worth.

With a cafe racer these points are. Building a café racer was relatively easy. This will produce the most optimal seat pan. Cafe racer garage 71 987 views.

How to build a scrambler cafe racer seat pan part 2 step by step ep 18 duration. Here s how you do it the definitive guide on making your cafe racer seat. Your 7 step guide to the perfect custom bike. Building a cafe racer seat.

Foundation the cut off points height limit the bone line visual weight the swoop the angles and fork distance. Choose carefully and make sure you re making the seat to suit the frame and not the other way around.