Custom FXDWG Alligator Solo Seat with Lacing
Here's a seat that i made for a Wide Glide a little while back.
not everything i do has to be completely insane. This is a perfect example of how simple, clean lines and make a top-notch seat.
The honey colored alligator material laced with the black material with chrome eyelets gives this seat a subtle, yet amazing look.
“MISERY” Custom CFL Tooled Bobber Seat
Hey Gang, 
This is a bobber seat that i built up for a customer on his CFL seatpan and CFL frame.
His bike was being painted a metallic pewter color and black, so i mixed my own metallic dyes and painted the letters with a silver and pewter metallic colors.
It's hard to get a good picture of shiny dyes like that, and they end up looking like they're gray in the photos. lol... maybe if i actually knew about lighting and cameras and crap i could do it. 
Enjoy the pics.
SPiKE
“DRONES” Custom Softail Seat
This is a seat i made for a customer back in June 2008.
He had changed his custom softail's rear fender out for a custom one, and his stock style seat did not fit anymore.
He needed a new seat that would fit correctly, and it had to be stretched about 3" I had him take pictures of the seat area in every which direction with a tape measure in the picture so that i could get the exact measurements needed to stretch his seatpan the correct distance and make it follow the fender correctly. The foam also had to be redone, as he would not be able to reach his controls if he were set the 3" back in the seat.
he told me that he wanted crossed pistons and maybe some fire coming off the top of them, and he wanted it to say DRONES on the seat. all in black.
This is what i came up with. His very own, very custom 'reach' seat. when he got it the seat fit like a glove. All his buddies swore that i had the bike here to make it fit... but i made it work from across the country without ever laying a hand on the bike. :nice:
Enjoy,
SPiKE
1982 “FTW” Custom Tooled and Flame Stitched Custom Seat
Hey Gang,
Here's a seat i did around March '09 ago for a guy and his '82 Sportster. It was a little bit of a new trick in my bag, combining the tooling and embossed stitching like this. Usually the tooling is the centerpiece, not the stitching, but it works out pretty good like this, too.
From this seat I got set up for ready made sportster seats for sale. You don't need to have an existing seat to re-cover, you can get the whole thing from me ready to bolt in place of the stock seat!
Enjoy the Pics!
Later,
SPiKE
Pleated Vintage Look FXD Custom Seat
Pleated Vintage Look FXD Custom Seat
Alright, here's an new old-school trick from me. This was an FXD solo seat that I did a custom re-cover on. It also got a custom foam treatment. It's a 3” reach seat, and I shaved down the nose foam to make it more comfortable and keep the seat from pushing against the insides of the customers legs. (a prevalent problem for stock Harley seats, they are too 'pillowy' in the nose.)
It's old school done in a new way. Vintage pleats and piping. This seat came out better than i thought it would. I had my doubts about the "cool factor" of pleats and piping when i started the project, but in the end i was quite happy with the result. It's a charcoal gray pleated area, and black sides.
Enjoy the pics!
“Screaming Banshee” Custom Pillion Pad
“Screaming Banshee” Custom Pillion Pad
Here's a little pillion pad that a customer ordered from me a long while back. He sent me a picture of a wailing banshee, and said that he wanted that on his seat. He sent me some pictures of his custom front seat and it had flame stitching and braiding.
So, this little pillion pad has a ton of tricks in it's bag. leather braiding, embossed flame stitching/overlay, memory foam padding that tapers from 2 inches in front to 3/4" or so in the back, and the incredibly detailed tooling on the face. I had to invent a new way to tool so that i could get all the detail into the face in such a small space. i especially like the way the eyes turned out.
Enjoy,
SPiKE
“EL GATO” Custom Drop-In Style Seat
“EL GATO” Custom Drop-In Style Seat
Here's a seat i made for a customer who had a "drop in" style seat that sat inside of the bodywork of his frame. hence... it's small.
It's all black on black for a nice subtle look that isn't too flashy. this keeps the seat from detracting from the rest of the bike. so from a distance it's a nice clean black seat... and as you get closer you see more and more detail in the tooling and design.
Enjoy,
SPiKE
Custom Alligator Bobber Seat for Gordo
Custom Alligator Bobber Seat for Gordo
This is an alligator bobber seat that i made for a customer back in 2008. he was a bigger kind of guy, and wanted a bobber seat... but it needed to be bigger. so this one is about 4 inches longer and 4 inches wider than my standard bobber seats. Like all my seatpans, it's handformed sheetmetal, not pressed or stamped. I hammer out, english wheel, & planninsh every pan by hand.
I just like this seat because it was so big, and the three alligator panels have a nice look to them. Maybe I should make one of these seats in a normal size to sell in my store.
What do you think?
Enjoy,
SPiKE
Celtic Knot Custom Tooled Softail Seat
Celtic Knot Custom Tooled Softail Seat
This is a beautiful seat that i did around September '08 for a custom softail. The pictures really speak for themselves, this seat came out beautiful.
The symbol in the middle of the seat is a pendant that everyone in his family wears. Originally it was going to be an all black seat, but at the last minute i decided to throw some very dark metallic silver onto the design work to really set it off. I added the very clean custom lacing and black alligator around the edges to really polish it off.
I was very happy with the results... as was my customer.
Enjoy,
SPiKE
“DEVIL GIRL” Custom Softail Seat
"DEVIL GIRL" Custom Softail Seat
Hey,
Here's another seat I finished up back in October '08.
It's tooled inserts on the top and in the seat area with black alligator panels.
This seat took a lot longer than i originally thought it would because of family issues, and this customer was a great guy and understood that i needed to be around my family and be there for them during this time.
As a result, his seat was delayed, but he never gripped once. and for that i put extra tooling and alligator in there as a small token of appreciation. He never said anything negative, only that the seat was awesome.
When a customer can appreciate that I am a person too, with my own aggravations and setbacks like everyone else, I will go the extra mile for them.
Good mannered, and appreciative customers are what make this job worth doing sometimes.
Enjoy the pics,
SPiKE
