How to Make a Mini Bike Seat
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- Mini bike seat build from scratch. Build, repair, or recover your mini bike or motorcycle seat. Outlines the foam, cushion, cover, sewing and materials needed to make or reupholster an awesome seat!
What the yellow seat is going on: • Video
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Trick is to sit your vinyl cover outside in the sun for 20 minutes then bring it inside and quickly begin installing the cover and stapling. Does two things, stretches it out for easy installation and makes a tighter fit. If you do it cold, it looses up in the sun and looks baggy and gets worse over time. Other than that, good job! I just did a 1972 Chevy truck seat. That black vinyl can burn your hands after it been in the sun!
Very professional looking result.
Thanks!
A Very good tip, if you do this again, epoxy in those T-Nuts and smear a gob of epoxy over them once they are installed. If you remove and replace the seat a few times, those T-Nuts will slip out of the holes. been there done that - No Fun...
Excellent video. Very informative and easy to follow along. I am planning to make my own mini bike seat. My daughter and I picked up the material today. I have all of the tools and a sewing machine but I do not have the experience operating the sewing machine.
that truly takes a high skill level to do for sure , ive always wondered how that was done , ive done collision repair for 35 yrs and now i do small engine repair its great !! i built a mini bike for a customer that supplyed all the parts luckyly the seat was covered but the blind nuts were strpped out i just carefully moved the seat back one inch and drilled new holes but it wasnt to my standard of quality ,i would like to get a sewing machine and learn that lost skill its amazing to me
it's not hard I would just do it. if you take aim and keep steady you get straight lines with the machine pulling fast. need little practice but it's easy.
This is amazing.
Good to see you pairing up with Carsand Cameras and T-mans go karts, you are all awesome.
connell rowe yeah it has been pretty fun working with Tman and Carsandcameras.
So you said you used 1/8 scrim- im guessing the 3/4 would really puff up ? Im looking for big pillows between seams.
Awesome job can I give a tip? When applying the vinyl to the pad use spray adhesive like super 77. Then leave the vinyl inside out and roll it on. Like a condom.
NOW THAT IS AN OUTSTANDING SEAT
You're welcome. Have fun with it.
***** that was for that ill sub to him
Nice presentation!
Great tutorial! Makes it look like a piece of cake!
It is pretty easy. I am suddenly craving guacamole for some reason.
@@KartFab what kind of sewing machine you recommend
that was awesome !!! that is amazing how that is done ... that takes yrs of skill , i have an old trail horse mini bke i want to restore ... thanks for the great video !!
no problem
I thought that seat looked familiar, LOL. T-man mentioned it but never looked it up. Great job and looks good on the kart he built.
+prancstaman yeah. It was fun to put together.
Thanks for the idea
Fabulous video- Thanks! Off to make one now!
good luck!
Very cool! The diamond pattern gives it a neat retro look. Looks like I need to break out the sewing machine. But like you said in the last video, I haven't sewn anything since Middle School Home Ec. class. Unfortunately, for me, that was over 30 yeas ago! LOL
Muscle memory :-) hopefully you didn't slack off in class.
hey man bad ass seat build heres a little tip iuse to make boat seats just like your doing here for a boat company spray the foam down with adhesive glue and put some kind of thin plastic on over the foam and pray the plastic with silicon spray it helps big time to slip the seat into the vinyl thought maybe you could use that trick on your next build
Cool! Never thought of that. Thanks for the tip!
very nice work brother.
Thanks!
did you have previous experience sowing or was this your first time?
A little experience. Made a bunch of go kart and mini bike seats before this
Wow great job man
Freekey thanks
If you want a hump you have to create the hump in the vinyl.
It’s a shame about the plywood bulging out at the ends. Do you think the foam wasn’t dense enough to hold its shape all the way through or the pad was a little undersized?
Pad was undersized. You can overlap quite a bit.
If you shape the wood to match the radius you used on the corners of the seat you won't have the edges of the wood sticking out like that. The vinyl will wear through and tear on those shape wood corners that you have.
You can pull the staples, round the wood properly and re-install the cover to make it look professional.
Is there any way to have a seat made from you?
cool vid man ..
Ty
From which materials the foam be made ? What does that call ?
Polyurethane high density foam is what it is called, or even carpet padding can be used.
Nice wat is the nine of the piz u pot at the wood ?
@@KartFab He asked, "What is the name of the metal fastener you pounded into the wood?
@@andyk1920 t-nut
Do you sell custom seats?
nope
what engine
No I am building one and I like to note the name those little metal piece that you holl and the seats thenk u
+Jose Jasso I literally can't understand what you are saying.
KartFab I'm pretty sure he speaks spanish
Awesome but I don't sew and don't have a sewing machine 🤔
not bad buddy.
Could I pay you to make me one? Different colors though.
There’s a guy on eBay that does them. He’d be interested in that.
wait.. your dryer plays music!?
yeah, it is happy music too huh?
KartFab kek
KartFab what kind of thread did you use?
These sell on ebay for $69 for a 10" seat to $90 for a 14" seat.
the holes
Legit
make one without the piping cause that shit hurts my ass
Dont be riding bare assed.
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Now thx my friend go buy the go kart Parts my NEW life is beginning bye bye gta san andreas hey heeey :)
Naoufal Addahmani :-) cool man. When you are finished with your build give me a heads up.