It is a cockpit for my dog "Buddy".
He has let me know in no uncertain terms, that he resents being left behind whenever I go out.
Touring is the only time I have to leave him behind & that is kind of working on me as well... he is my pal, true & blue.
Update: I haven't be able to continue with the glass work because the temp has been in the high 20's.
One of the guys inquired as to how this was initially set up. I used cardboard templates every 1 inch to control the shape as well as check the fit on the bike with the rear seat removed. Once the fit was close, I filled the spaces in between the templates with expanding foam & when the foam had cured, I carved away the excess with a kitchen knife, then sanded the foam to the templates... leaving a "plug".
The mount was constructed of aluminum sheet metal & extrusions, riveted together. Under the mount & utilized springs to maintain tension against the seat latch & to prevent rattles. The carrier fits the same as a stock rear seat, uses the same mounts & detaches as easily as the stock seat.
The plug was stretch-covered with fleece to smooth out the shape & then covered with a brushed-on coat of marine epoxy.
3 layers of fiberglass cloth over the fleece brought out the shell thickness out to the desired thickness.
This is the only pix I took of this process.
I have plopped him inside & he appears to be getting the idea that Summer is going to bring some good times.
