That $34 is cheap. I spent about $80 to ship the stock seat from here to Russell back in July, then pay Russell the freight back to me. BUT my BUTT is very pleased to this day. New nickname is HAPPY-ASS! The steel bars were in the section with the steel rods, large steel plates, etc. I bought one 18" length and think it was 1/8" thick, so cut 2 pieces the same length and put them in the vice for drilling the holes using the stock rest holes as the template. Filed off the rough edges after cutting and bolted it together. Really took no time at all and the Flex Seal is still working great. It's the same stuff as that liquid rubber stuff and repels water and is tough to scrape off and has a matte finish to match all the stock matte black paint. When the GF messages your shoulders as you ride, you did her good by extending that butt rest.