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17th February 2010
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Senior Master Custom Bike Builder
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Posts: 4,961 Sportster/Buell Model: XL 883 Sportster/Buell Year: 2007 Other Motorcycle Model: BMW R1150R Other Motorcycle Year: 2004
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Homemade rider backrest?
I'm curious if anybody has came up with a DIY backrest for the rider. Since I got my buckhorn bars, I really need a backrest!  And I simply will not pay Mustang $500 for a the same seat I have with a backrest, that's highway robbery!!
Anyways, I got some ideas I'm going to try to draw up and begin the experimentation process.
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17th February 2010
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Join Date: Apr 2009
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I am in the same boat. I have a Mustang Vintage solo and would like a back rest also, and I don't have $500 laying around. Be interesting to see what you come up with.
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17th February 2010
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I can make the backrest, but my problem is where to mount the support bracket. Our seats only have 1 screw so even if I braced it off that, it would wiggle. Then there's the shock tower bolts, but I don't think that will look right.
I'm thinking of a bracket that mounts to the underneath of the seat (or over the ECM) and uses the rear mounting screw just to hold it in place (and more support).
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17th February 2010
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My Sport is older and not quite the same as yours.
But this site looks like what we need but not sure what their prices are, may give you some ideas.
http://www.protac.net/index.html |
18th February 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wilkin4
My Sport is older and not quite the same as yours.
But this site looks like what we need but not sure what their prices are, may give you some ideas.
http://www.protac.net/index.html |
I've seen those too, but they aren't available for 04+ Sportsters. |
18th February 2010
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I've never given this idea any thought, but I noticed when I put on my Mustang solo that if I were to put my sissy bar brackets on backward it would put the sissy bar right at my back ... only at an impossible angle. The point being, it might be possible to fab up something from some ridged sissy bar mounts.
Hey just a thought ...
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18th February 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Baphomet
I've never given this idea any thought, but I noticed when I put on my Mustang solo that if I were to put my sissy bar brackets on backward it would put the sissy bar right at my back ... only at an impossible angle. The point being, it might be possible to fab up something from some ridged sissy bar mounts.
Hey just a thought ...
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I was thinking that too!
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18th February 2010
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The Protac backrests are available for the 04 and up Sportsters... I just called them last week about it. If you give them a call, they will explain how it mounts and answer any questions you have. I was going to buy one, but ended up getting the Mustang seat with the backrest. I was in the same situation, I had a Vintage solo but needed the backrest. The Protac looks like a good compromise. The only downside I can see is that if you are riding with a passenger, it will be a problem because their legs will hit the backrest support bars.
I bought my Mustang thru Powersports2go on Ebay. The price for the solo was $382 with free shipping.
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I was just going to suggest those. Remember seeing them on ebay a few years ago.
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