Oh yes, def gonna pad the seat. But just a little, probably race-type foam. Don't think it would look too cool with the over-stuffed 'upholstered' look. Needs to look lean 'an mean

It will also get a front mudguard, here it is just sitting on the tyre. Nice and light. Need to fabricate some mountings.

I know what yer saying about the seat. And if I had to do it again, and I may, it will be down on the rails for sure. The reason I set it up off the frame was to avoid cutting the moulding to clear the tubes/damper mounts.