Custom Solo Seats

An almost iconic custom part of the past is the Bates solo seat. Sleek looking and easy to mount it was and is the seat of choice for many choppers and bobbers. These reproductions are meticulously made after the period accessories, with no detail left out. This means the detachable leather cover is fixed to the correctly fabricated and zinc-plated base plate with Phillips screws and countersunk washers.

These seats belong to Chopperdom since there are Choppers, which is a mighty long time and as custom parts par excellence they will never go out of style. Made just like back in the days with quality covers and upholstery on black steel base plates.

These seats belong to Chopperdom since there are Choppers, which is a mighty long time and as custom parts par excellence they will never go out of style. Made just like back in the days with quality covers and upholstery on black steel base plates.
This Deluxe version features a wide seating area and a comfortable upholstery.

These seats belong to Chopperdom since there are Choppers, which is a mighty long time and as custom parts par excellence they will never go out of style. Made just like back in the days with quality covers and upholstery on black steel base plates.
The Buddy Boy has a deep dish, high density molded foam foundation which creates a more pronounced back support.

These seats belong to Chopperdom since there are Choppers, which is a mighty long time and as custom parts par excellence they will never go out of style. Made just like back in the days with quality covers and upholstery on black steel base plates.
The Buddy Boy has a deep dish, high density molded foam foundation which creates a more pronounced back support. This Deluxe version features a wide seating for improved comfort.

Have fun, get a little crazy and create your own style! This is one of the coolest ways to show off your bobbed, chopped or stock ride. Any of these metal flake color solo seats will make your bike stand out in the crowd. Besides the colors these seats are made to the same standards as our Sport Solos, i.e. steel base plate with four mounting studs, marathon foam and vinyl cover.

With one of these seats you will very likely get a free beer when you park your scooter in front of the Zócalo bar in El Barrosito, Mexico. The genuine Latino style of these solo seats namely, is simply eyecatching. Each seat top is covered with genuine Mexican, handcrafted blanket fabric, colorful, and rugged. Colors and pattern alignment differ slightly from the illustrations, so each seat is unique. The bottoms of the Hot Rod solos are finished with a chromed steel plate. A swiveled mounting bracket and four studs allow for universal installation.

If you’re looking for period correct parts for your 1960’s style motorcycle, then you realize just how difficult it can be to find a good Custom solo seat. This is why the Bear Parts Company from Australia thought it‘s important to have a good reproduction available. They manufacture them in the same styles as they were made back in the days, in 1” or 2” thickness and with top leather covers. BPC has been obsessive with getting those seats to look exactly the same as the original counterparts and to be of the same high quality, down to the last detail. The only way to tell the difference is the logo that is stamped into the steel seat pan underneath. A word about the leather used on BPC seats. Modern leather is aniline dyed. This means the hide is dyed all the way through the skin, then a clear top coat is put on top for protection. This leather will almost never show any wear. Older leather was instead pigmented, or put simply, the top of the hide was painted. This is why seats covered with this leather wear after time and begin to show the beige color of the hide under the pigmented top coat. This is what makes period seats like a good baseball glove or a vintage pair of Levi’s - they just get better with age. BPC realized a perfect reproduction would never be right if the leather wasn‘t right and uses autentic materials, so with age you will be rewarded even with the correct patina.

The functional, comfortable styling cues of this solo seat include a slight rear kick for added support and gently sloping sides. The pan is stamped from heavy gauge high-tensile steel and features ribs and indents for added rigidity and stiffness. The four threaded mounting bosses are TIG welded into position and the entire seat pan is powdercoated for beauty and weatherproofing. The medium-density polyurethane padding is custom-molded to each pan, the cover is made from black vinyl.

The Biltwell solo seat No. 2 has two extra inches of kick in the tail to deepen the seating area and thus particularly improves the visual flow with the rear fender on rigid frame bikes. It features a 3mm stamped steel pan with four welded-on carriage bolts on nose and tail for spring and hinge mounting. One inch thick molded polyurethane foam padding with hand-stitched heavy-duty vinyl cover. Four carriage bolts are welded onto the bottom of the pan to facilitate spring and seat hinge mounting.

Nice and narrow with a substantial kick in the back, the Slimline seats are perfect for small chops. The pan is stamped from heavy gauge high-tensile steel and features ribs and indents for added rigidity and stiffness. The stainless steel carriage bolts slide in the slotted holes on the bottom of the pan to match almost any mounting brackets. The entire seat pan is black electroplated for beauty and weatherproofing. The foam inside our upholstered solo seats is custom-molded, medium-density polyurethane padding — not a chunk of old carpet padding. Your butt will know the difference. The cover is made from black vinyl.

These are the same steel pans and molded foam you'll find on complete Biltwell No. 1 and No. 2 solo seats, but uncovered so you do your own custom cover. While similar in basic shape the No. 2 pan has more kick in the tail section.

These are the same steel pans and molded foam you'll find on complete Slimline solo seats, but uncovered so you do your own custom cover.

Build your own seat with upholstery and covers to your personal likings. These steel solo seat pans are made closely after original Bates patterns and feature a longitudinal flat bar, two fixed rear studs and two adjustable front studs.