DISCLAIMER: No 'gators were harmed in this expression of pimp-e-ness, not even the one from my front yard.
Originally Posted by
jdawginsc
Dang, that is well done sir! Very cool indeed! I am interested to hear how it feels on the road.
Which bike are you using it for?
Glad I provided the inspiration! (I bought the darn bar tape...haha)
The one with a cottered crankset.
I suggested you should send your bars my way.
Originally Posted by
SurferRosa
PastorBob is now Pimpin'PastorBob.
Should Kurt, start a new YouTube show?
"C&Ver's Pimp Their Ride!" Now, what should I wear?
Originally Posted by
cudak888
Bob, will the leather react to heat or water? Anything that might allow the material to stretch on installation, or shrink afterwards?
-Kurt
I've thought about trying soaking in water. I'll cut a test piece section from a scrap, soak it, and try stitching it onto the bend.
This leather is very different from the other goat and sheep skin hides I've used. Those are very stretchy, so are perfect for making bar covers and lever hoods. The finished croc or 'gator side is very stiff, almost like a thick plastic coating.
I am satisfied with how the hood turned out. I paid no attention to the gator pattern when I traced the shape on the backside. I'll remake the one pictured and the other hood and try to have the pattern align better with the bar cover.
Originally Posted by
unworthy1
color me "impressed", Pastor Bob, but that just ain't my style.
I'd try wetting it down to shrink and maybe try a mallet on the puckers when soft, then let it dry and shrink tight, assuming water does not damage this embossed hide.
You have more skills than we knew!
'Gator bar cover, hoods, and saddle bag definitely are not for every roady.
I needed to get back to my bike leather projects after spending a big chunk of November and December making my wife and daughter their Christmas purses.
(The other purse is red)
Now all their friends are bugging me to make them one. If only I could charge $15,000 and up per bag like Herme of Paris does.
Originally Posted by
canklecat
If Bo Diddley was still alive and rode a bike, I think he'd approve.
Where I lived in NH was just a few miles from where Stephen Tyler of Aero Smith has his summer home. I met him several times, and I think he'd approve, as long as I added scarves as streamers from the bars.
@cudak888 needs this one in his Ride-Share museum.