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I've just finished building a different seat for my America and I would like your views on the style,either good or bad  Hoffo
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Oh yeah! I want one!!! Great work!
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Nice job, Hoffo! More pics please. It reminds me of the seats we used to call "Cobra Seats" back in the day, and I think it perfectly fits the style of these retro bikes! 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Dwight, Couple more pics for you, I don't remember the Cobra Seats (but then I Don't remember that much of the 70's - bit of a blur). I made the seat pan out of 1.5mm Gal. sheet,hand rolled the shape and then folded down a 10mm edge all the way round to give it rigidity, affixed the mounting points & rubber buffers, the took it over to my mates place (motor trimmers) along with a Carton of beer & a bottle of bushmills and carved & trimmed it on a friday night - if its a bit rough then I blame it on the beer    Hoffo
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Not too bad at all Hoffo. That motor trimmer mate of your is worth keeping that's for sure. What's the seat like on a road trip? Like did you use normal foam or some newer type fandangled foam for comfort.
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Staffo,
Did 300kms the other day with the missus on the back, it was real comfy, no numb backside & she reckoned it was great.
Glued 2 10 mm layers of high density foam on bottom then 2 layers of 10mm medium density foam and finished it off with a 25mm layer of light foam, works well sorta like progressive damping
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Thanks for the additional pics, Hoffo. You've done a great job there, and that baby looks great from every angle! 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Looks good to me! Kinda snakey!
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Hey thats good Arstaren, maybe I'll call it the "Taipan Seat"
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Good job - that style looks great on the BA! Jack
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Awesome job on that seat!
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Quote:
Nice job, Hoffo! More pics please.
It reminds me of the seats we used to call "Cobra Seats" back in the day, and I think it perfectly fits the style of these retro bikes!
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Classic look, nicely done!
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Excellent!
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That looks great, really helps to give it a classic look! I love the way the main and pillion seat have been moulded together similar to a bench seat.
I'm serious, I bet there would be some interest if you started selling them!
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Good job Hoffo. It does remind me of the 70s and that's a good thing.
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I didn't start out concioulsy to make it look retro, perhaps it was a subliminal thing, I'm happy with it, I'm rolling out 4 seat bases as we speak for mates here in Brisbane, I'm making the bases out of 1.5mm gal. steel, they will be ready in a couple of weeks, I was going to make the seat pans out of fibreglass but I luv fabricating steel. It gives the seat more strength & it's old school.
Thank's for your positive comments
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Very retro mate... looks comfy 
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