How to Make a Motorcycle Seat Pad

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Cut a piece of memory foam measuring 6 inches by 4 inches by 1 inch (15.25 cm by 10 cm by 2.5 cm).

   The rear edge of the memory foam should touch the front of the hump where the seat slopes upward. ,, Using the marker and a ruler to keep the lines straight, extend the lines to the edge of the seat on 1 side. , Cut just inside the 2 lines you extended to the seat edge.
   
   Cut to a depth of 1 inch. , Cut to a depth of 1 inch.
   
   Remember to cut just inside the lines. , One section will conform to the measurements of the memory foam.
   
   The other, smaller section will measure approximately 4 inches by 1 inch (10 cm by
   2.5 cm).
   
   One side of the smaller section will be narrower because it conforms to the angle of the seat edge.
   
   Switch off the electric knife and plunge it into the cut you made to the back of the outline.
   
   This is the extended line that touches where the seat's hump slopes upward.
   
   Turn the knife sideways so the serrated blade is horizontal and facing forward.
   
   Power on the electric knife and cut while gliding the knife forward until you reach the front line.
   
   This will excise the 2 sections of foam out of the seat.
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   Step 2: Place the memory foam in the middle of the uncovered seat.

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   Step 3: Outline the memory foam onto the seat with a marker.

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   Step 4: Lengthen the outline's front and back lines across the seat on 1 side.

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   Step 5: Use an electric knife to cut into the foam.

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   Step 6: Cut the outline's right and left lines with the electric knife.

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   Step 7: Use the knife to cut out 2 sections of the seat.

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