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burnchassis · 06-18-2009, 02:44 PM

Lumpectomy HOW TO w/PICS
1st Remove the rear bolt that holds your rear seat,and remove it.
2nd Remove the 2 bolts that hold your front seat,and remove that.
3rd Remove at least 1/2 of the staples holding your leather on.See pic 1
4th Remove the foam and protective plastic covering carefully,and peel the leather to the front of the seat.See pic 2
5th Cut out the hump,use your tool of choice ,I used a 4 1/2 inch angle grinder with a cut off wheel.See pic 3
6th Fabricate a replacement piece to fit the hole you just made.(I just did a tile job,so I had a masonry tools around.I sacrificed a couple to complete this job.)See pic 4
7th Mark holes and drill the metal and the plastic,being sure you make a very small hole.You may need to notch your metal plate See pic 5-6
8th You can now attach the piece to your seat by using short screws or rivets ,depending on what you have.See pic 7
9th Mark the holes for your rear seat bracket,and drill them to size (5/16 or metric 8mm)
10th insert the bracket from the inside out.
11th you can now take the rear seat bracket,and beat it near flat.
12th I had to spin that bracket 180,and use the rear 1/2 in the front.
13th Mount the bracket you just bent to the seat bracket (already attached).See pic 8
14th Check for clearance the nuts can not stick up past the rubber mounts the seat sits on.See pic 9
15th Grind off the extra bolt,and maybe a little of the nut.
16th Now fill the hole with your padding of choice..again I used what I had here a (sponge)
17th I cut the padding to fit the hole ,and inserted in in the foam of the seat.
18th Then place the plastic over your foam.
19th Place the foam on the plastic part of your seat being sure to line it up real good.
20th Check your inserted padding to be sure it is in place.
21st Then peel your leather back over your seat.
22nd Stretch your leather into place,and staple it (I used arrow T50 1/4 inch staples)
23rd With the bracket you bent flat now spun 180* you can attach it to your bike.
24th Install your seats
25th Ride,and enjoy.
on a later observation I see I didn't get the plastic straight,and I seen wrinkles starting to form..So I pulled the leather off again to straighten the plastic protective covering.
Be sure you do it right the 1st time.

I rate this a 1 out of 5 wrenches difficulty.
CS