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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. 19

投稿日：2026年3月3日 更新日：



I’m building a motorcycles for Prince “Purple Rain”（No. 19）

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From this time, it is the production of the epidermis of the seat.　It’s my first experience, so I’m not sure if it will work.

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

It is a fake leather seat.  I bought a large size for motorcycles on Amazon.

This fabric is thick enough and flexible.

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

Roughly cut the sheet according to the seat base.

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

Prepare a black string and double-sided tape.

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

Place the string on the thin cloth and sandwich it with double-sided tape.

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

It’s called a “piping code”.

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

Sew across the “piping cord”.　It took a long time.

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

I managed to take shape.　It took about 5 days.

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

Tight corners are cut into the “piping cord”.

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

The edge of the seat is sewn with 3 pieces of fabric.

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

I sewed it cleanly.

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

↑This is how you sew.

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

I added a sponge to the part where the thickness was not enough.

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There is a diamond mark on the “Purple Rain” sheet, so reproduce it.　Place the sponge between the pieces of fabric and sew them together.

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

There is a wrinkle in the fabric, so I will fix it.

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

Sew the pinched part.

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

No more wrinkles.

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

The sheet of “Purple Rain” is reproduced because it has seams in the back.

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

Sew the cut fabric.

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

Next time, we will put a diamond mark on the sheet.



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