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    Using junk to make junk

    Nothing quite as rewarding as taking a bunch of junk and making new junk with it. Is it creative? Maybe. Useful, mmmm...sometimes. Poorly made? You betcha!

    Sold the motorcycle a while back but kept the old stock seat. Can’t just let that lay around, so let’s slap something together and make some magic happen.

    First, attempt to make a better base by drilling a hole through steel. Slow and steady, lots of cutting, I mean lawnmower, oil and whamola!


    With a healthy dose of self-confabulation and the application of poor welding skills, keep marching forward.


    The best remedy for poor weld quality is more poor weld quality.


    Add wheels to take everyone’s attention off the poor weld quality!


    How to attach plastic to metal? It was tricky, but it required fire and lots of it.


    Watch a couple ChuckE2009 and Allen’s Welding videos on YouTube, bam! Scored the plate to bend it to match the contour of the motorcycle seat baseplate.


    Mark some holes for mounting screws


    Missed the photo on this one, but how much JB Weld does it take to mount a 3/16” steel plate to a motorcycle seat? Answer: all of it.

    12 machine screws and $8 of JB Weld later...Magic. Had to leave it outside overnight because it caught fire while welding the baseplate to the seat post, LOL. All good now. Strong enough to hold my portly rear end in place and the kids like it for when they “help” me in the garage.


    On to the next piece of junk!



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    #2
    LOL, I was giggling the whole time I read this. Cool build man !!!!!!

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      #3
      I like it, piddling at its finest.

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        #4
        Needs some black spraypaint so it doesn't rust, and you are good to go!

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          #5
          Nicely done.

          Did you used to appear on a show called The A-Team?

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            #6
            Originally posted by Worksalot View Post
            Nicely done.

            Did you used to appear on a show called The A-Team?

            They developed the BA Baracus character from a series of interviews I did for Miller Electric on fabrication tips for actual field conditions back in the late 70’s. My mohawk was better than his though.

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              #7
              nice job!

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                #8
                well done

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                  #9
                  Now, if it only had gorilla bars...

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                    #10
                    Did a great job of Fabricobbling it together as ChuckE says.

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                      #11
                      Great job! But could use some handle bars and foot pegs.

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                        #12
                        That is pretty sweet, but you need to take it for a test drive down a nice hill. Please post video.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by Texas276 View Post
                          That is pretty sweet, but you need to take it for a test drive down a nice hill. Please post video.


                          I’ll see if the Echo leaf blower is powerful enough to enable it to be used as a mode of transportation


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                            #14
                            Looks pretty awesome!!

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                              #15
                              McGyveration!!

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