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Saw this on their site

Not to derail your thread Kevin, but hey splattttttt, I tried to find that bag (perfect fit for my tall sissy bar) and couldn't locate it. Gotta link?
 
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Not to derail your thread Kevin, but hey splattttttt, I tried to find that bag (perfect fit for my tall sissy bar) and couldn't locate it. Gotta link?
Dwayne here... I know it can get confusing on these build threads lol.

I'm pretty sure Get Lower Cycles sells that bag. They call it a sissy bar duffel


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Been abnormally cold here recently so there hasn't been any progress on the Ironhead build. I do plan on putting together the seat this weekend.

The seat choice will be one of our DIY leather cover solo seat kits...



http://www.dkcustomproducts.com/outl...-dk-lth-sc.htm

The instructions are pretty straight forward and thanks to a few youtube tutorials, I am confident in my tooling abilities.

I should earn this patch soon




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Update on the seat... Didn't get to invest as much time as I would have liked over the last weekend but here is where i'm at...


 
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Update on the seat... Didn't get to invest as much time as I would have liked over the last weekend but here is where i'm at...


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I absolutely hate it ...





... Back to the drawing board

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I absolutely hate it ...





... Back to the drawing board

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Hate the pistols, or the feel of the seat itself? The seat looks comfy, but the pistols remind me of the tat on my son's chest. His has a TX Lone Star there too. tp
 
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Not to derail your thread Kevin, but hey splattttttt, I tried to find that bag (perfect fit for my tall sissy bar) and couldn't locate it. Gotta link?
Check out Sweatshop Industries in CA
 
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Hate the pistols, or the feel of the seat itself? The seat looks comfy, but the pistols remind me of the tat on my son's chest. His has a TX Lone Star there too. tp
The Pistols are ok, just a little too basic. I should have done more and put more thought into it. I feel like I shot myself in the foot by trying to keep it simple.

Again, the studs seemed like the easiest way to attach the leather to the seat but after it's finished I wish I would have used more pad and laced it together.

Ill definitely give it another try soon.

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The Pistols are ok, just a little too basic. I should have done more and put more thought into it. I feel like I shot myself in the foot by trying to keep it simple.

Again, the studs seemed like the easiest way to attach the leather to the seat but after it's finished I wish I would have used more pad and laced it together.

Ill definitely give it another try soon.

Dwayne
I like the shape of your pan.
It looks like you have too much margin around the perimeter. You could use a lot more studs/rivets too.

I stitched mine, it wasn't too difficult. Glued the leather to the underside of the pan, glued the top piece to the foam and joined it along the perimeter, then I punched and stitched it with waxed thread. It took about an hour to stitch it.

Like you, I think I'll go back to the drawing board. I am going to reshape my pan a little, and use black leather.

Also, I think I'll rivet the next one. Space the rivets about .5-.75" apart around the perimeter with about a .5" margin.

 


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