72 Triumph Tiger with sidehack

Now you got two bikes with Lucas wiring. You'll have something to work on every weekend.

I raced that exact bike in my youth. That limey bike sticks to the pavement like glue. You can lay it over enough to get scratch marks on the foot pegs. I no longer have the balls for that sort of thing though.

Karl

Getting a nice looking seat is a routine job for an upholstery shop. If you want things like vinyl that perfectly matches, or embossed designs, etc., then it gets a lot more expensive (or near-impossible).

We had our '69 Chevy truck seat redone about 10 years ago, in pleated broadcloth with vinyl center, in a "coulda been OEM" look. Cost $400, and they're standing up very well. That was at the local upholstery shop.

Don't forget...you're going to need an appropriate helmet to complete "the look". Certainly one of those neon fiberglass crotch-rocket helmets won't do. I am thinking maybe one of those old leather football helmets paired up with an old pair of brazing goggles (the ones with two separate round eye lenses) will give you sort of that retro/steam-punk kind of vibe. Bonus points if you can get two sets and put one set on your dog while you drive him/her around in the side car. Dave

That post brought back fond memories. When I was still 15, I'd obtained my first car, the vehicle which I would drive when I made it to my 16th birthday. Dad and I drove it down to Tijuana (only 60 miles from Vista, CA) and stood there to watch while they put fresh vinyl on my 57 Chebby BelAir seats. We specified "Polyester batting (no horse hair or sweepings) for padding, and real nylon thread" for longevity. They showed both to us and we hung around for the couple hours it took them to make nice new seats for the car. I paid them a full $25 (1969 dollars), including materials, for that work, and the seats were still flawless 4 years later when I sold the car.

-- Life is an escalator: You can move forward or backward; you can not remain still. -- Patricia Russell-McCloud

Gunner Asch on Sat, 16 Jul 2011 17:15:31 -0700 typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:

Less see, you unload a surplus machine you don't need, and he unloads a bike he can't use. Yep, two guys who just know the other guy just got had. Sounds like the perfect deal.

tschus pyotr

So THAT's what Gunner looks like:

There was a scene with Artie with a Warehouse 13 weapon, pointing it at someone. He's wearing "big eye" brazing goggles..

Yeah....if you would like to totally destroy your testicles, riding that bike on that seat for any length of time is a sure fire way to do it. Dave

I had a '53 Thunderbird, biggest problem was not wiring but a stud that held the magneto kept stripping allowing it to flop out.

Alan

Just remember that if one is in a state where a helmet is required the helmet has to comply with regulations, and if doesn't come out of the box with a "DOT" sticker it doesn't. One can buy DOT stickers if one looks for them and maybe one will get away with a noncompliant helmet with one's own sticker on it or maybe not depending on the cop and the mood he's in. OTOH, the guy (possibly apocryphal) who had "DOT" tattooed on the back of his head took it a bit too far IMO.

Anyone who'll ride without a "brain bucket" hasn't got enough to fill one, in my opinion.