Crusty seat pan

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Thomas44
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Crusty seat pan

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Hi there,

Here is the tragic truth :

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I will try to put some fiberglass to fill the holes and missing bits.

Wish me luck :-D
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Wonder what the rest of the bike looks like? :shock:
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DAMN!! Sucks that you guys in Europe had to work with stuff like that. I have thrown away half a dozen that were lots better than that.
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Might be easier to make a whole new pan of fiberglass. Hoosierdaddy made one a few years ago. I did a quick look but didn't fins that thread.

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Hi,

Some pics of the "back from the dead" seat pan :-D

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I see the light :

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As most of the original hooks are long gone, i'll use this as a replacement :

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOTORCYCLE-SP ... C6v57YkjhA
1976 GL 1000 Jaune sulfure.
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