Topic: Cafe Seat Finally Finished!!!

[billstron]

I finally finished the cafe seat for my '78 550.  I started with a pan from a '75 550F.  I trimmed and shaped the front of the pan to fit my bike.  Then I shaped the foam.  Creating the cover was definitely the hardest part.  Finally, I used contact cement to attach it to the pan. 

Lessons learned:
1.  All 550 seat pans are not created equal.   
2.  Do not make concave curves in the foam.  The concave step-up is the reason I couldn't get the wrinkles out. 

Overall, I am really happy with how it turned out.  There are a few more wrinkles in the cover than I had hoped, but considering it was my first ever (and maybe last ever) upholstery job... 

[VitaminCB550]

Looks spectacular! That looks like exactly what I would like. Have you had a passenger on the back yet? Also, what type of foam did you use and did you sew the cover yourself?

[KB02]

well done. Looks great!

[mmtsquid]

That's fantastic!  Makes me want to think about tackling my own!

[Rhonda750F]

You should pick up some spray adhesive to get rid of the wrinkles and stretch it tighter.  Looks good tho, nice shape.

[jalfonso]

Very well done!  I have to second Vitamin's question concerning the foam. 

[RSV12K]

Looks sorta like my seat. I shaped the foam but Sargent did the work.

[billstron]

Thanks guys.  I did sew it myself, and It was my first time on a sewing machine since I was a kid.  The foam from the 75 seat still had really good firmness, so I just used it,  I just cut it down and luckily didn't go too far. 


Rhonda750F -- I have some spray adhesive, but how do you use it?  Do you actually hold the top of the cover onto the foam with it?