Honda CX500 Cafe Racer Build 47 - Reworking the Seat Integrated Rear Light

[@ERZ-Touren]

changing my CX500 into a Cafe Racer this winter. Your chanel ist awesome and very helpfull to me! Big thanks for that!

[@forthebold]

Glad you enjoy it. Best of luck with your project.

[@jishh]

Wasnt sure on the idea at first, but it came out beautifully 👌

[@forthebold]

Me neither, but I thought anything was better than it stuck on, if I had my time again I would have integrated it in the frame

[@hartley383]

New to the channel, only discovered it 3 days ago. What a find. Kept me entertained while stuck in with full blown manflu. Have watched the full build on the CX500 over the last two days, absolutely brilliant! Id never have beleived the CX could look so good. Got a slight look of the Guzzi V7 Racer. Thats a compliment. Great work.

[@forthebold]

Hope the man flu is better, I'll take that Guzzi comment, appreciate it

[@rognvaldjaegerdandy4340]

My Yamaha had the light integrated into the seat. I had to use quick-connect ends on the wiring so I could remove the seat for maintenance, etc. not the greatest way to do it, but it works, and your looks really good. I'm definitely integrating my BMW rear light into the frame.

[@forthebold]

If I was to build the bike again I would go into the frame also.

[@ChaoticDetour]

That turned out better than I thought. I was concerned the fabric wouldn’t sit right and would be difficult to tension. 👍🏼

[@forthebold]

My concern also that it would rip under tension but worked ok

[@Rob-hx6on]

Could have used a small hole punch and made a series of holes in the seat for the light to shine through making it look less visible, just a thought.

[@forthebold]

Is a nice thought, I've seen something similar be done on another bike.

[@bigyada9406]

Hey man you are a good dude for telling people that they may not get there item in time for Christmas if they order now. Love the way the light turned out. Good luck on the photo shoot.

[@forthebold]

I think honesty is best, had a few deliveries that's taking longer than usual so I can see it getting worse the closer to xmas. :)

[@melvinnathan3024]

looks simple and neat

[@forthebold]

Thanks, does the job for now

[@ErrtuZarathos]

Looks good sticked in, but did you just cut leather and not tucked it in to the foam? Looks great lights on, but how about without?

[@forthebold]

Thought about that but it’s fake leather with a canvas material behind. Wouldn’t stretch into the gap

[@thomasrieger3301]

Nice Idea with the Stop light.

[@OldManTony]

A very neat and tidy job!

[@f100unibody9]

Turned out nice! Your a braver man than me curing into a nice seat like that. Lol

[@forthebold]

Ha, was make or break, always had photoshop as a backup if it failed for the photoshoot.

[@juanfelt]

I love your Channel, greetings from Argentina!

[@forthebold]

Thank you, happy to hear you do

[@RevelatorAlf]

Nice job fella

[@carltonolson6813]

I like it👍keeps the back end clean

[@paulevans3156]

Thought it was going to look pants but you have done a top job looks ace

[@shedbuiltmoto]

I like the intergrated in frame but idk i like it. You got patience my man. Hope theres footage putting 750 engine in.

[@akhmadhidayat3685]

nice made dude !!!

[@forthebold]

Thanks

[@sagnik8432]

Looks good! But do you think the hot glue is gonna keep it together through all the flexes and stretches in the material? Can't the seams be stitched or something so that it doesn't rip?

[@forthebold]

The hot Glue is only to hold the light in place and a tiny bit for the foam, the material is held down with some old school Cow Gum

[@jarod2013]

très joli mais je sais pas si ça vas tenir longtemps very pretty but I do not know if it will take a long time

[@zakihaiderali7461]

Fabulous Video

[@forthebold]

Thanks

[@Fattybryce]

Jesus, you're brave cutting it up like that. Looks good though.

[@forthebold]

Ha. All or nothing ;)

[@georgeknox]

Yo man! Hello again from Northern California I have a question about the music you have been using, can you share the source I would love to download some tracks of your collection. Thank you for the CX motivation, I’m right behind you. Keep up the great work.

[@forthebold]

Hey, they're all free from KZbin creator studio, check it out, you can download them all from there.

[@woodywoodpecker2708]

Nicely executed install, as always. I'll be honest and say I'm not entirely sold, would have liked the break light better down inside the rear loop. The video was great though. I like the music, it's adding a lot of drama ("he has the photo shoot, he cannot fail - is it going to work..?"). I was sweating. Keep it up!

[@forthebold]

If I was to build it again that's where it would preferably be. in the hoop.

[@NASTYcraftX]

Too late but I think if you carved out the recesses in the foam, then pressed the light into it over the vinyl, it would have been much cleaner. No need to cut the vinyl.

[@forthebold]

Funnily enough I did think of that but the vinyl didn't have enough stretch I thought as it has fabric on the reverse, I did wonder if a heat gun would have worked also. Worth investigating.

[@NASTYcraftX]

@@forthebold oh I didn't even think about it not stretching. Ya heat gun could work.

[@forthebold]

Good shout though and worth looking into more, might be onto something

[@lcrgarage3245]

Much better

[@logikai]

Am i the only one who is scared die moisture going in the foam of the seat?

[@forthebold]

It's pretty tightly sealed, and the foam is pretty water repellent. plus I'm hardly going to be taking it out in the rain, I've got the Ducati for that. (and cars)

[@bobdobbs7378]

Big scissors for a job like that but looking good and yes not so sure about the hot glue gun it’s not the best

[@forthebold]

Only pair of tailors scissors I had that were sharp enough. I’ll see how the glue lasts but I wanted it to be instant on the light.

[@manolisvosnakidis6540]

i think that if you didn't cut the leather from the seat and glue the rear light on top of the leather the final result would be a little bit better just cutting the foam glue the leather on top of plastic seat base and then glue the rear light i wish you understand the procedure

[@forthebold]

I did initially think of that (another person commented the same) but looking at the material it wouldn't have stretched enough into the space.

[@manolisvosnakidis6540]

Ok my friend I just said what came up to me Keep up the good work

[@khizershareef5076]

I didn’t find a link for the led tail light.

[@forthebold]

From Dime City Cycles

[@khizershareef5076]

@@forthebold thanks for the reply. how is the light holding up so far? i read few forums where people had bad reviews for them saying its not waterproof and the light dies.

[@forthebold]

Seems fine to me. I don’t wash my bike with a jet hose or anything but it’s weather proof

[@mrbusak3]

Haha, feel sorry for you Brits and your billboard rego plates. You ever seen a Queensland (Australia) motorcycle rego plate? They're tiny by comparison. Bike looks awesome though, really risky cutting the seat cover but you pulled it off exceptionally.

[@forthebold]

Yup, it's like a wind sail

[@sevenity2677]

Oh man eBay has one already built 20$!

[@forthebold]

Ah interesting.

[@dangreenwood1657]

Ooh video

[@forthebold]

Always ;)

[@dehCremus]

Hi

[@lennard3211]

Christiaan van Arum are you from Holland?

[@dehCremus]

Lennard Von Arnim i do

[@dangreenwood1657]

Hi

[@dehCremus]

How are y'all doing?

[@forthebold]

Hi