Okay Toxic - more pics it is.
Now, where were we?
The pipes went back on the bike once the wrap work was done.
![](http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr310/maduncle/f5ca5c12.jpg)
Meanwhile, I had picked up an earlier model tank, as I wanted something a little higher and shorter on the bike. Plus I wanted a tank with a keyless flip up fuel cap because once the alarm is fitted this would be a keyless bike. Even though the tank looked ratty, you could see the new bike it created.
![](http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr310/maduncle/IMG_0066.jpg)
So now I needed a seat to suit the tank location. I looked at the price of seats and decided to have a go at making my own seat pan, and getting it upholstered. I wanted a long low flat seat with a bit of a kick on the end.
![](http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr310/maduncle/9efdff6e.jpg)
Here is the aluminium seat pan profile cut with a jigsaw and bent in the vice to cover the exposed rump on the tank.
![](http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr310/maduncle/d2202c5b.jpg)
Then I decided to bend the rear of the pan up to give it a finish, and fit aluminium angle around the edge of the base for strength.
![](http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr310/maduncle/ebfe578a.jpg)
![](http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr310/maduncle/ff9bf5ae.jpg)
Finished seat pan, complete with mounting bolts that poke through two holes in the frame.
![](http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr310/maduncle/fa2c5dea.jpg)
Now I needed to shorten the bike frame to suit the new seat pan, so I took the angle grinder to the bike...
![](http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr310/maduncle/9884f1c7.jpg)
... sent the bike off to a specialist workshop here in Melbourne called 'The Mischief Makers' (Craig there is a brilliant bloke), who then tidied up the frame rear end to match my seat pan.
![](http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr310/maduncle/edc43067.jpg)
You can visit The Mischief Makers website at
http://themischiefmakers.tumblr.com/Meanwhile, finished seat, upholstered in a dark brown vinyl.
![](http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr310/maduncle/22eb41e2.jpg)
Testing the seat on the bike with the newly painted tank.
But what's this? The tank is now painted? More on the paintwork soon.