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Re-covering KZ400 seat
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Using some sheet metal from an old refrigerator.
This is just a low-budget project-bike so costs have to be minimized.
Post edited by: loudhvx, at: 2007/06/02 16:25
1981 KZ550 D1 gpz.
Kz550 valve train warning.
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This is the worst spot. The rest is not so bad. The metal just inside of the lip is pretty good. Looks like water collected at the front left corner, since the bike leans that way.
Post edited by: loudhvx, at: 2007/06/02 16:02
1981 KZ550 D1 gpz.
Kz550 valve train warning.
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I smoothed this in just a couple minutes. (Be warned, do it outside, foam goes everywhere!)
From experience, I know it doesn't have to be very smooth. The vinyl hides the roughness of the foam, so I didn't spend much time on smoothing.
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I forgot to phot it, but those big pink pads in the background are carved out on the bottom to accept some of the bulges in the pan.
Post edited by: loudhvx, at: 2007/06/02 16:14
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I'm not sure we can get the seat as low as this photoshop version.
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The seat is to be shaped differently, but it comes out so rough when it is cut with a knife....
Never tried a sander, but a hacksaw blade or an old fashioned "bread knife" cuts through foam easily and cleanly with no chunking.
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