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  • radical123
    Truly XSive
    • Dec 2008
    • 172
    • salem or
    #1

    High back seat

    Thanks to larrym,i got the idea to have my seat redone that i got off of ebay.
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    I had the seat pan and sissy bar powder coated.
    thanks Larry
    1980 midnight xs1100 Rebilt cosmetically
    1980 midnight xs850 bagger
    1980 Special xs1100 (all apart)
    1979 special Special runner
    2011 street glide
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    • radical123
      Truly XSive
      • Dec 2008
      • 172
      • salem or
      #2
      [IMG][/IMG]
      1980 midnight xs1100 Rebilt cosmetically
      1980 midnight xs850 bagger
      1980 Special xs1100 (all apart)
      1979 special Special runner
      2011 street glide

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        • Larrym
          XS-XJ Guru
          • Oct 2008
          • 1293
          • Tucson
          #3
          Please be seated.....

          The seat and the additional sissy bar really looks like it was meant to be there.

          I find that I have to tell first time passengers to not reach forward and hold on to me but rather to lean back, grab the bar, and pull down. After the first mile they're hooked.

          Powder coating is a nice touch!

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            • COOL TOM
              XStremely XSive
              • Jul 2005
              • 288
              • CANTON, IL
              #4
              Side Cover

              Not counting the power coating what did it cost you for the seat cover? I need a cover for my 80SG seat made like that.
              Thanks Tom
              82 XJ DAILY RIDE
              78 XS1100E FIXING UP
              79 XS1100F PARTS BIKE
              79 XS1100SF NAKED BIKE
              80 XS1100SG FULL DRESS BIKE
              82 XJ IN THE ROUGH

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                • Incubus
                  XS-XJ Guru
                  • Aug 2006
                  • 1003
                  • Austin TX
                  #5
                  Whether I tell my passenger to hold on to me or hold on to the seat depends entirely on the make, model, age and build of the passenger....
                  The glorious rays of the rising sun exist only to create shadows in which doom may hide.

                  XS11F (Incubus, daily rider)
                  1969 Yamaha DT1B
                  Five other bikes whose names do not begin with "Y"

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                    • radical123
                      Truly XSive
                      • Dec 2008
                      • 172
                      • salem or
                      #6
                      Seat recovered 150.00
                      Powder coat pan and back bar 20.00
                      Seat off eBay 15.50
                      Shipping to my door 25.00
                      Total 210.00

                      Wife's buns not sore priceless

                      She likes this Seat A lot better and feels safer
                      1980 midnight xs1100 Rebilt cosmetically
                      1980 midnight xs850 bagger
                      1980 Special xs1100 (all apart)
                      1979 special Special runner
                      2011 street glide

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                        • XS1100 Newbie
                          XS-XJ Guru
                          • Jun 2009
                          • 1106
                          • Battle Ground, Washington
                          #7
                          Good job Larry. It looks good. I have the sissy bar like that, but i love my seat, and so does my a**. Looking at doing my fork seals, just waiting to know my sunshine is gone. And getting up the nerve to do it. Shouldn't worry though, all i can do is screw it up. Right!!!
                          1980 XS1100LG Midnight
                          1991 Honda CBR1000F Hurricane


                          "The hand is almost valueless at one end of the arm if there be not a brain at the other"

                          Here's to a long life and a happy one.
                          A quick death and an easy one.
                          A pretty girl and an honest one.
                          A cold beer and another one!

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                            • Yahman
                              XSive Maximus
                              • Mar 2008
                              • 779
                              • Salem, OR
                              #8
                              Nice work Ron. A comfortable seat is very important. That one looks really nice and worth the price.

                              Larry
                              Inventor of the YICS Eliminator. Want one? Get it here.
                              http://www.xs11.com/forum/showthread...399#post183399

                              If you're not riding, you're not living!
                              82 XJ1100
                              80 XS1100G (Project bike)
                              64 Yamaha YA-6
                              77 Suzuki TS-185

                              79 XS1100SF Built this one for a friend.
                              See it here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBYT4C9_6Ac

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                                • radical123
                                  Truly XSive
                                  • Dec 2008
                                  • 172
                                  • salem or
                                  #9
                                  Thank you larry for noticing that ( LOL ).
                                  And Thank you Larry M as well for The comments.
                                  1980 midnight xs1100 Rebilt cosmetically
                                  1980 midnight xs850 bagger
                                  1980 Special xs1100 (all apart)
                                  1979 special Special runner
                                  2011 street glide

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                                    • XS1100 Newbie
                                      XS-XJ Guru
                                      • Jun 2009
                                      • 1106
                                      • Battle Ground, Washington
                                      #10
                                      Shoot! Just realized i called you Larry. Sorry for that Ron. Have not got the bags mounted yet, but getting there.
                                      1980 XS1100LG Midnight
                                      1991 Honda CBR1000F Hurricane


                                      "The hand is almost valueless at one end of the arm if there be not a brain at the other"

                                      Here's to a long life and a happy one.
                                      A quick death and an easy one.
                                      A pretty girl and an honest one.
                                      A cold beer and another one!

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                                        • ManitoulinLad
                                          XStremely XSive
                                          • Jan 2009
                                          • 358
                                          • Manitoulin Island,Ont.,Canada this is in Lake Huron
                                          #11
                                          Hey Radical : I think it looks cool. I really like the king/queen look. The gold piping on the side really matches the bike. I think the whole thing is total classic look. I re-did mine but have just the seat & the sissy bar pad re-done - black with buttons in it. (I don't have a king/queen seat) The sissy bar backing does make the rider feel safer & the driver too. I don't like carrying a passenger with out one. - Dan
                                          '81 XS1100 LH - Midnight Special - been lookin' a long time for this one.
                                          1179 big bore kit, 80SG motor
                                          Rebuilt head, valves
                                          TC Bros Forward Controls (Brass Pegs)
                                          Tkat Fork Brace
                                          T.C. Spade Fuse Box
                                          Dyna Coils & wires
                                          Mikesxs shocks,controls,& bars (special)
                                          ISO grips with stelleto ends
                                          4 into 1 black Bassani exhaust
                                          Bridgestone Spitfires
                                          Tuned by Tinman905
                                          & a will to keep it.

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