Harley Crossbones “One Shot One Kill” Sniper Seat Set
Here's an awesome seat set for a bad ass veteran sniper.
This is a bobber style front seat, made on one of my OE replacement harley crossbones seat pans, and an OE fit back seat, as well as an OE mounting sissy bar and pad. I made all this stuff to bolt directly to my customer's crossbones.
I never thought it would be as hard as it was to tool guns. I figured all straight angles and geometric shapes would make it easy... wrong. Hours of tooling in details in the grips and rails later, I realized how much more painstaking it was to get all the little geometric details just right so that the gun had symmetry. Making something look like a machine in a material that really wants to make organic shapes and design is much more difficult than I first imagined. The side panels are brought to life with black ostrich panels and black lacing around the edges.
There were a few hiccups, and the seat took much longer than I anticipated to make as well as I ended up making the front seat and rear seat TWICE, because FedEx destroyed the first set in shipping.
All well worth it for a man willing to give his all for freedom.
Enjoy.
-Spike
Carbon Fiber & Tooling Softail Skull Seat
Okay Folks,
Here it is... my secret weapon... well, one of them, anyway...
CARBON FIBER.
Now you may think, "but Spike, i see carbon fiber all the time."
Not like this, you havn't.
This isn't a carbon fiber seatpan, or headlight, or accent piece... this is woven carbon fiber used like material and actually used in the seat.
It is incredibly strong and durable, beautiful... and expensive (yikes!). My trick is how i prep and make the carbon fiber material ready to be used in a seat. It is not the hard plastic looking material you're used to seeing in motorcycle and automotive parts... its still a cloth like material, and is soft and flexible.
Combine that with some kick-ass leather tooling, elegant lacing, and an exotic hide like alligator and you've got one AMAZING seat!
Enjoy the pics of this seat i made back in August 2009.
Later,
SPiKE
“JackAss” Jack Daniels Custom Bobber Seat and Solo Sidebag
“JackAss” Custom Bobber Seat and Solo Sidebag
This was a fun project i just finished up in October of '08. It's a seat and solo sidebag for a custom chopper that was done in a "Jack Daniel's" theme. It all came out very nice.
This seat was a bit of a departure for me, because there was no black material on it. It was a quick change of pace, as i get a lot of "all black" tooling seats, or seats with a lot of black in them because all black seats are something that not many seat builders can make look good. Like in paint, black shows every mistake.
It also challenged my design ability... how to make a donkey look cool. 
The matching bag came out very well.
I ran aluminum bar around the inside to give the bag support and keep it from loosing shape when it was empty, and keep it from sagging or flopping when it was full.
Heavy duty straps tie everything together (1/4" thick leather) so they won't wear out, tear, or break no matter what. I made it so that it will fit most all softails and custom hardtails.
Enjoy,
SPiKE
“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
“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
