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Lol! I dont know if leather face got quite enough practice... hit me up! If i dont get back right away keep bugging me lolz! that usually does the trick...

Haha thanks!.. Yeah i use basically the same technique to build a bare pan up too. Just have to have a variety of some denser foam at the bottom and softer foam as you get to the top...

Thanks dude! Havent actually sat down and edited a video like that in a long time... Planning on making some more so hopefully they get better! lol!

Yeah its an 80's sewing machine.. gotta keep her oiled and tuned up! lol! Using just a metal cut off wheel in the angle grinder and then a coarse thick grinding disc to do the final smoothing... Ive tried almost everything and that is the most efficient way! lol

Spent some time this week filming in the shop while I was reshaping and re-covering a leather shovelhead seat, and put together this short video. I know its not an xs seat, but thought people might dig a how its made video... Cheers! Wes

Yeah I mean thats the best way to do it. That way you know how it fits your frame, easier to make mounts with no foam on the pan etc...

I dont have any made at the moment.. But i actually acquired an early xs 650 a year or two ago that might be a good bike to build one off of. What year is your bike? Ill have to dig through my storage trailer and see what year the one i have is....

Hell yeah man lets get it done! Im gonna try and keep checking back in here, but either email me or if you got my number get a hold when your ready!

Man its been a while since ive updated this thread... sorry if people were following this elsewhere... been slacking about getting on the forums the past couple years o_O... lol! Made a custom rear hoop and got a little shorty fender grafted on there. Made a seat pan and seat last winter or...

Been a while since ive logged on here! Im def still making seats!! I just got a bunch listed in my online store! Got a brown leather seat, some black leather and vinyl seats, and a tracker style black perforated leather seat in stock and ready to go. Check em out here: Counter Balance Cycles...

Sounds like with oversize, pods, and straight pipes you are going to look at richening rather than leaning out... Try upping the pilot by a size or two. Might even richen that needle too..

Yeah... i have some rubber scraps lying around.. Might try and make some nice and thick leather washers too... see how long it takes to crack!

Put this battery box on a diet! Little more drilling and ill mount it!

@TwoManyXS1Bs Thanks man! Some good reading! Still got more to learn before i tackle that job... For now i got the battery box going! This is the first part ive ever welded and made from aluminum. Some of the welds arent so bad, but some got cooked! Itll be interesting to see how it holds...

I got rid of cable almost 10 years ago! I have some crappy bunny ears if i want to see something, but i have never looked back. I def need to upgrade my antenna game tho! Ive been doing some research as my girlfriend likes to watch 1 or 2 shows on reg tv...

Trying to keep moving! I want to work in it 24/7 lol... But i have alot of like 5 min spurts in between waiting for glue to set up and things... So i grab the wire wheel and clean for 5 mins at a time! Im still thinking about the swingarm. But im def gonna run it the way i have it for a...

Got a little bit more done today in between finishing some seats.. Got my new tank in the mail! Its just as crusty as i imagined! Pretty clean inside, but the petcock wont work, so ill have to make a new petcock location.. But i link the size shape and color! lol... Got the rear hoop cut...

Haha... Yeah i just went random commando on it... tried to leave all the ribs behind so it doesnt flex under the clutch... Thought about just keeping the front and cutting off the back to make it really skeletal, but the weight savings isnt really worth it yet... In other news I found the disc...

I was in the shop yesterday waiting on a customer to drop off a seat, so i grabbed the clutch side engine cover and started drilling! Nice free performance upgrade lol! Also yanked the charging system out of there. But once i removed it i realized i didnt have a way to check the timing now...

I know they work good. Its just im set up well for round tube( have a few sets of dies for the bender), so i was thinking i would make it tube. Im just wondering if its way better to do rect tube.... or if you dont really gain much from round tube.