To finish retrofitting my CL450/CB500T racer into a more usable road bike, I decided to axe the current racer seat and install an original seat. Unfortunately, I never had an original one, and good examples are getting rare and expensive, so I settled for a $10 example scrounged from an estate sale at an upstate New York junkyard. The pan was mostly solid except for the rear right edge, which had effectively disintegrated. However, there was enough left to repair it.
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| Almost looks okay... |
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| But it was all lies! |
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| The back corner was completely gone. |
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| Removing the damaged portions |
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| Reinforcing the seat strap stud |
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| Fabricating a replacement section |
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| Brazing on the new section |
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| Applying braze to both sides of the joint. |
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| Fully sandblasted |
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| Making new upholstery hooks |
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| Brazing on the upholstery hooks |
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| Applying rust-proof paint. |
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| Covering the rust stains on the cushion. |
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| Applying contact cement |
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| Applying the new cover |
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| Finished and Installed! |
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