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Offline tweeter55

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Driver's backrest on a stock seat?
« on: April 02, 2012, 07:04:38 AM »
Any ideas? I have a 2006 & am looking for a little more comfort. I'm talking day trips when I'm traveling w/o my wife. When I get serious travel plans, I pack my tent & Duluth bag behind me & it works fine.
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Offline timsatx

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Re: Driver's backrest on a stock seat?
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2012, 11:06:25 AM »
Do you have modified handlebars? On mine it wouldn't do any good unless I had modified bars that at the least let me sit up straight. Leaning forward the backrest won't do anything, for me, on this bike.
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Offline tweeter55

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Re: Driver's backrest on a stock seat?
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2012, 11:16:44 AM »
Forgot to mention that. Yeah, I've got the shorter risers that don't need changes to the stock cables/lines. I must not have very good posture. I keep reminding myself to "sit up straight".
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Offline Daggett

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Re: Driver's backrest on a stock seat?
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2012, 01:54:57 PM »
I bought a Utopia for my 02, it fits the stock seat.  YOu can take a look at them here : http://www.utpr.com/concours.html
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Re: Driver's backrest on a stock seat?
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2012, 02:02:40 PM »
Quote from: Daggett on April 17, 2012, 01:54:57 PM
I bought a Utopia for my 02, it fits the stock seat.  YOu can take a look at them here : http://www.utpr.com/concours.html
How long have you had it and how do you like it? I had thought about that years ago but musta slipped my mind
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Re: Driver's backrest on a stock seat?
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2012, 02:23:54 PM »
I'm liking the looks of that, Daggett. Let me know how it works for you.
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Offline jworth

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Re: Driver's backrest on a stock seat?
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2012, 02:47:48 PM »
Wouldn't the shorter bars mean more lean rather than less?  I've got the stock risers and I'd have to practically sit on the tank to lean back.
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Re: Driver's backrest on a stock seat?
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2012, 03:01:35 PM »
Iv'e got the shorter of the 2 risers I could have gotten. They do bring my bars up & back, just not as far as the taller ones would have. Also, I didn't have to replace any lines/cables with the set I have.
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Re: Driver's backrest on a stock seat?
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2012, 07:39:18 AM »
Sorry, I misunderstood.  When you said risers, the first thing that came to my mind is the shorter of the two types of factory bars that came on our bikes.  I believe early bikes had shorter "risers" than later bikes.  I get what you're saying now though.  I should have before.  My bad.
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Offline Daggett

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Re: Driver's backrest on a stock seat?
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2012, 07:22:36 PM »
It works fine.  It's not like a Goldwing backrest because of the slightly forward riding position but it does give me a chance to straighten up on long rides and rest my back.  I have LMC handlebar extenders of 1.25" so I am not sitting straight but I use it mainly to take a break.
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