# My Solo Seat Cowl Project... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [September 30, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-solo-seat-cowl-project/74255 "2009-09-30T16:00:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-solo-seat-cowl-project/74255/1 "2009-09-30T16:00:08Z")
For those of you that don’t know me, I recently lost my solo seat cowl on my bike…long story short it came unlatched and flew off on the 198. Ugh. I lost my favorite hat in the process but luckily for me I was able to recover it 🙂 What pissed me off: 1- The passenger seat looks lame. 2- Solo seat cowls are $100 on ebay Anyways, thanks to Paulo and Tim for finding this for me! I got it for a steal on Craiglist for $50 🙂 On to the project… What I started with: 2003-2004 Kawi Green Solo Seat Cowl (Craigslist picture) ![http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs234.snc1/8121_289803490446_692180446_9052170_7842614_n.jpg](http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs234.snc1/8121_289803490446_692180446_9052170_7842614_n.jpg) First Step: Sand Down original paint with 220 and 320 grit sand paper ![http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs214.snc1/8121_289803480446_692180446_9052168_1075003_n.jpg](http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs214.snc1/8121_289803480446_692180446_9052168_1075003_n.jpg) Step Two: Spray down 2 coats of Filler Primer, sanding with 320 grit in between coats ![http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs234.snc1/8121_289803495446_692180446_9052171_1974635_n.jpg](http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs234.snc1/8121_289803495446_692180446_9052171_1974635_n.jpg) Step Three: Spay 1 final coat of Filler Primer, sanding with 600 grit after ![http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs234.snc1/8121_289803465446_692180446_9052166_3609646_n.jpg](http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs234.snc1/8121_289803465446_692180446_9052166_3609646_n.jpg) Step Four: Spray 4 coats of Galaxy Silver Metallic, sanded with a progression of 800, 1000 and 1500 grit sand paper in between coats. I then sprayed 4 coats of enamel clear on it, wet sanding with 2000 grit after letting dry for a night. ![http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs234.snc1/8121_289803460446_692180446_9052165_247017_n.jpg](http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs234.snc1/8121_289803460446_692180446_9052165_247017_n.jpg) Finished Product: ![http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs214.snc1/8121_289832415446_692180446_9052740_4695922_n.jpg](http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs214.snc1/8121_289832415446_692180446_9052740_4695922_n.jpg) BACK TO NORMAL! And cost me way less than I would’ve spent on buying a new one. Overall I’m happy with how it turned out, not too shabby for an overnight DIY project 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Tim](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tim/32/5211_2.png) [@Tim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tim)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-solo-seat-cowl-project/74255/2 "2009-09-30T16:09:37Z")
Looks siqqq!! :tup: ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-solo-seat-cowl-project/74255/3 "2009-09-30T16:17:55Z")
n0ice i need a cowl myself =( ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-solo-seat-cowl-project/74255/4 "2009-09-30T16:18:14Z")
looks good… make sure it stays on this time. also how much time did you invest? lol. if you say 5 hours… im going to lol. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-solo-seat-cowl-project/74255/5 "2009-09-30T16:19:47Z")
Haha naw I spent about 20 mins last night and about an hour today all together ---
**Author:** ![nytalonTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/nytalontsi/32/5399_2.png) [@nytalonTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nytalonTSi)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-solo-seat-cowl-project/74255/6 "2009-09-30T16:31:09Z")
Nice. Looks pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-solo-seat-cowl-project/74255/7 "2009-09-30T16:32:09Z")
Sweet… it matches perfect? ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-solo-seat-cowl-project/74255/8 "2009-09-30T16:32:50Z")
I hope i never hurt mine… they wont know what color to match… aww it’ll never work. :lol: ---
**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-solo-seat-cowl-project/74255/9 "2009-09-30T17:08:08Z")
Really? ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-solo-seat-cowl-project/74255/10 "2009-09-30T17:20:57Z")
It’s an exact match, I found a can if galaxy silver at hobbytown, it was for Kawasaki models ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-solo-seat-cowl-project/74255/11 "2009-09-30T17:26:36Z")
lol… all to save like what… 100-(50 cowl)- (labor) - (sandpaper) - (paint) … so what… 30 bucks… assuming you work for 3 dollars an hour… \<3… just saying… Love you. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-solo-seat-cowl-project/74255/12 "2009-09-30T17:29:53Z")
I actually only spent 10 bucks extra from the cowl itself, I had all the other material in my basement from when I painted my interior on the eclipse…lmao EDIT: \<3 willybeen ---
**Author:** ![98SS10](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/98ss10/32/7288_2.png) [@98SS10](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/98SS10)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-solo-seat-cowl-project/74255/13 "2009-10-29T17:38:13Z")
sweet, even if it took me 5 hours id still be all about the DIY’r job just cuz! ---
**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-solo-seat-cowl-project/74255/14 "2009-10-29T17:47:45Z")
> [@Willybeen](#): > > lol… all to save like what… 100-(50 cowl)- (labor) - (sandpaper) - (paint) … so what… 30 bucks… assuming you work for 3 dollars an hour… \<3… > > just saying… > > Love you. lol Looks killer. ---
**Author:** ![BlkKnight099](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkknight099/32/5276_2.png) [@BlkKnight099](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkKnight099)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-solo-seat-cowl-project/74255/15 "2009-11-01T16:54:00Z")
Nice job. Your hat must have gotten in the way when you went to clamp the cowl down. I still miss this bike so much. Still looks great.