Come on Cafe

So for a while I got consumed by fiberglass and bondo and any other vehicle "fixer-upper."I started to shape my own motorcycle seat and was super stoked on the whole process. Well as luck would have it the seat I made looked like a pile of shit..... I couldn't even think of anything clever just now, it looked that bad.  Here are some examples.

I just threw up looking at that again.

After that fiasco, I checked out some other methods and decided to dive in. My main goal was for a cafe seat for Max the Yamaha XS360 while maintaining a 2-up seat so I could carry a passenger. The reason I was so fixated on making my own is because no one makes seats for this bike, that exact way unless you want to pay twice and much for someone to custom build one for you. No thanks, I'm kinda handy.

The XS model also has this strange design of having the taillight at the top of the backseat, instead of at the bottom, causing more work when converting to more of a cafe style.

Anyways, the final method I settled on was purchasing a used seat that matched my current, unaltered, seat I had and then simply cutting a chunk out of it and covering it in vinyl. Well guess what, it worked. For any cafe seat enthusiasts out there who are in as much of a pickle as I was, I suggest this method. For all others, you might want to find a nice 1-up fiberglass seat for yourself.

Then a quick drop off to a nearby upholstery shop and voila!

If I learned anything it's to leave the hard stuff up to the professionals. I still kept the original just in case I ever get sick of this seat, but so far I'm happy as a clam. Are clams happy? If they are I share their joy.