Hawk Seat Rebuild

green_hawk250 · 07-24-2017, 09:00 PM

After lowering the Hawk it was the time to take care about the seat. I don't know who designs seats like this? Do they have anything between theirs legs, or it is designed by women for women? I think about that on every bump on the road when hitting the tank with my balls.
So, there were two options, either remove the bulge or fill up the cavity. I decided to remove the bulge first, and check. Here are the steps:

Before:

The foam is taken out.

The foam to be removed.

Coarse fiber sanding disc used for shaping and cutting the foam.

Smoothing the surface with sandpaper.

Vinyl is back.

And after

Once done, I found modified seat pretty comfortable to my taste. What a difference!

Note: It is not shown on the picture, but I strongly suggest to add the polyester batting under the vinyl, as in the following example.

For those, who want to reconstruct the seat by adding more foam, here is experience with my
Versys-X 300.

Before:

Stock vinyl removed

Reshaped two layers of 2 inches foam ordered here: http://www.foamforyou.com/Open_Cell_Foam.htm

Topped with polyester batting from Hobby Lobby.

My wife added these. Made from marine grade vinyl, also from Hobby Lobby.

And the final view. Now I am in heaven!

Please also check my another mods:

http://www.chinariders.net/showpost.php?p=241532&postcount=1
http://www.chinariders.net/showpost.php?p=241533&postcount=2
http://www.chinariders.net/showpost.php?p=242310&postcount=8
http://www.chinariders.net/showpost.php?p=243629&postcount=10
http://www.chinariders.net/showpost.php?p=247652&postcount=13
http://www.chinariders.net/showpost.php?p=248489&postcount=4

07-24-2017, 09:00 PM	#1
green_hawk250 Join Date: Jan 2017 Posts: 43	Hawk Seat Rebuild After lowering the Hawk it was the time to take care about the seat. I don't know who designs seats like this? Do they have anything between theirs legs, or it is designed by women for women? I think about that on every bump on the road when hitting the tank with my balls. So, there were two options, either remove the bulge or fill up the cavity. I decided to remove the bulge first, and check. Here are the steps: Before: The foam is taken out. The foam to be removed. Coarse fiber sanding disc used for shaping and cutting the foam. Smoothing the surface with sandpaper. Vinyl is back. And after Once done, I found modified seat pretty comfortable to my taste. What a difference! Note: It is not shown on the picture, but I strongly suggest to add the polyester batting under the vinyl, as in the following example. For those, who want to reconstruct the seat by adding more foam, here is experience with my Versys-X 300. Before: Stock vinyl removed Reshaped two layers of 2 inches foam ordered here: http://www.foamforyou.com/Open_Cell_Foam.htm Topped with polyester batting from Hobby Lobby. My wife added these. Made from marine grade vinyl, also from Hobby Lobby. And the final view. Now I am in heaven! Please also check my another mods: http://www.chinariders.net/showpost.php?p=241532&postcount=1 http://www.chinariders.net/showpost.php?p=241533&postcount=2 http://www.chinariders.net/showpost.php?p=242310&postcount=8 http://www.chinariders.net/showpost.php?p=243629&postcount=10 http://www.chinariders.net/showpost.php?p=247652&postcount=13 http://www.chinariders.net/showpost.php?p=248489&postcount=4
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