Although my seat came with the mounting brackets, the cargo tie-down straps were missing. I haven’t seen any for sale either so I decided to take a shot at making my own. This is something that I don’t care if it is 100% OEM, I simply don’t want it to look like something is missing.
I had some SS tubing on hand and I figured one size would work out nicely.
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To match the cutouts in the solo tail perfectly, I marked exactly where they needed to be on the seat.
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I then went to work with some electrical wire and once I figured out the shape , I tried copper brake tubing (because it still bends easily) and this allowed me to flatten the ends so it could be mounted.
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Here was the first attempt. I was happy with it and decided to do the final version in stainless tubing
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After bending both loops, my hands were crying, but I got through it.
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This better explains my pointers on the seat.
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Here are some shots from underneath to show how they mount.
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Here is the progression of samples to get to the end result.
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And some overall shots of the finished tie-down loops.
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I don’t ever intend to use them, so they are essential just for show. But they seem strong enough to use should I ever need to.
C6.05Total Cost: US$0.00 [Raw tubing US$6.00]
