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〜I built a motorcycle based on Prince's "Purple Rain" in Japan, so I'll show you the process of making it.〜

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Building Prince’s Purple Rain Motorcycle Replica (Honda CM400T Custom) in japan- No. 17

投稿日:2026年3月3日 更新日:



I’m building a motorcycles for Prince “Purple Rain”(No. 17)

☆Click here for the First article ☆
☆Click here for the completed motorcycle☆

I’m having trouble making a sheet. It’s my first initiative, and I’m making progress little by little while looking for ways to do it.

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

Fix the carbon pipe backrest made last time to the seat base.

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

Many layers of FRP are layered and hardened.

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

Paste FRP on the back for reinforcement. Originally, it would be better to make the backrest from an iron plate, but I made it from FRP because it does not fit two people and it has a sissy bar.

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

I covered the backrest with an acrylic plate. Secure with laundry clips.

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

I bought a sponge on Amazon.

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

Cut out the shape of the backrest

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

I’m not sure if it will look good.

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

The weeping cherry blossoms in the garden was in full bloom. The beautiful cherry blossoms will soothe your heart.

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

Scrub the sponge with a special tool.

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

Apply putty to smooth out unevenness.

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

Apply anti-corrosion paint to the metal of the seat base.

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

Cut and scrub the sponge.

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

It was difficult, but I managed to make it.

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

Since the sheet is thin, put another sponge layer on top of it.

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

I cut off the protruding part.

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

It seems to be a special motorcycle.

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

Adjusted the height of the backrest.

プリンスパープルレイン バイク prince purplerain motorcycle

That’s all for today. In the future, we will make the shape of the seat even more beautiful.

Please take a close look at it until it is completed.



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