mounting a bates style p-pad?

I wouldn't do it that way...

You have to drill holes for the rivets anyways, why not drop some nice and strong hardware in those holes instead. ??

What if you have to remove it for some reason? rivets would be a pain in the ass.

Use Fender washers on the inside of the fender,,rivets will pull right out,, not really rocket science

VELCRO Get the large 4x6 piece with adhesive on the back or use double sided tape on the back of both pieces.
It worked for me on my 45

Hell back in the day we used velcro and carried crochless panties in our pocket. Worked great for years.

^^LOL^^ might not work these days, jungle bush isn't too popular anymore....

i scooped one up and it came with the hardware to mount.....

scottto93 said:

^^LOL^^ might not work these days, jungle bush isn't too popular anymore....

i scooped one up and it came with the hardware to mount.....

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^are you talking about the bates or is your second sentence still about a chick?
made me laugh out loud, thanks i needed that today.

no prob...vtwinmotors made me laugh...yes the second part is about the p pad....it was some repop pleather p pad...and it came with hardware....i will see about posting a pic....

vtwinmotors said:

Hell back in the day we used velcro and carried crochless panties in our pocket. Worked great for years.

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Trailer ball works even better.

Richard D said:

Trailer ball works even better.

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yes they do.

I just figured the pop rivits would look clean and to remove takes to seconds to drill them out, I havent actually seen the p pad in person yet as its in the mail. But if its better to use washers and bolt thats easy enough too.

Also I have a 7metal west fender (16gage steel) mounted in two places off the frame and a strong sissy bar. My chick is about 110 pounds. will that fender hold her or should I try and make that fender stronger underneath

and no jungle bush either, and ribbed fender for her pleasure

I wouldn't trust some lousy pop rivets. Use your standard nut and bolts. If your looking for clean, just put some sort of cover on the nuts. Acorn, round, etc.

Im not sure what size chicago screws are available. Some big ones would look cool and clean. It would look like a smooth (without the rivet hole) rivet head on the outside and have a screw or bolt on the inside. But Ive only ever seen one size diameter chicago screw.

neither pop rivets nor velcro are good ideas. just bolt the dam thing on.

I taped mine down, marked the holes, drilled them then welded nuts to the under side of the fender. Chrome bolts and washers hold in in place, and it can be removed in about 30 sec. to swap on a little more ass friendly seat for long rides.