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I started with a junk fender for the bottom of the seat pan so the under side of the seat would follow both radiuses of my fender
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I made some quick templates and started tacking it together.
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the finished seat pan.... ouch.
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stash box
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The plan was to do everything myself on this bike. I would learn by doing it. I took my seat pan down to Rich Phillips in St. Louis to have him guide my through it. He started in on it and I just let him roll.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjIu-Z5CBdPNckR3Yhhv8uRBOJ9bOkhz5zHuv6bh1dqISg1DEiU_rAXG-YbFEIVrhE78nGOS_acvTJLO1vg45abYXMacK2T2DD_WmmB2VTOZ2Cub8Zr7oLlkSmtlF9sHDS2ZAUpAX0jQzX/s320/2008_09_Locust_Seat_015.jpg)
It's a good thing he did it because it probably would have looked like shit if I had covered it.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuZgPx71NDI6YTENJdGJob55WE8s031bndV4R4oRukF4nUI37cWp66yeZX-b4yzlV9T2Ope2n0FnpPq5CNvJ1DiMtwxte2lMqQoFb2V5PHuNKpNzviL1P_FRmZBdFeGJaiezRu9uxXjoE/s320/2008_09_Locust_Seat_017.jpg)
Wrap'n her up
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The final product.
7 comments:
Ok, I like that. I like that a lot.
it looks pure evil just sitting there!
Man that is awesome! You did a great job on that bike.
Awesome ruling it
VERY EXTRA GREAT
Way way way cool - Great Job !
Bonkers
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