Recent content by rrddturtledogg

Yes and no, rember ur ganna be gettin on and off all the time plus the sit time, it will start to wear off fast, then u will have a bunch of bald spots.

I must have gotten the only good one. Have had for almost a yr now and no probs......so far..

Go to a 4x4 shop and ask them if they know of any leaf spring shop around. They will b able to get u set up.

Tandy leather.com. The lace ur talking about is called the round braid,Mexican round braid, Mexican basket weave. It's not all that hard, just time consuming. I do custom leather, seats, bags grip and more. That the lacing I use most of the time. Takes a lot of lace. If u have 3' to lace, will...

U will also want to get some sealer on it after its totally dry. It will also darken up n the sun. Will post a pic for u of the one I made for my VStar 650 bobber. The have a nice patina from the sun and sweat from my hands.

Don't know about ur article n iron works, but I do custom leather and do s lot of grips. If there is a Tandy Leather n ur area, go there. I don't use glue to hold to grips. Cut leather to length and size of grip, cut a little short for size, punch holes, soak leather(it stretches when wet...

Have a 74 xs frame with a 71 xs 650 motor, want to do a big bore 750 kit but every kit says 74-84. Has anyone done this on a 71 motor? How different r the 71s from new yrs. Is it a waste of time doing this on a 71?

Thx, that will help to narrow my search on finding a match.

I think I should win just to piss everyone else off.