Is this a stupid idea?
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Tourer
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From: Buffalo, NY
Is this a stupid idea?
Get a detachable solo rack, pillion and a rigid sissy bar. Will it work? I want to use the solo rack as luggage rack and I like the look of the solo seat.
Or should I just go with a 2-up seat and a sissy bar even though my wife won’t be riding much?
Or should I just go with a 2-up seat and a sissy bar even though my wife won’t be riding much?
Cruiser
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From: Kenosha Wi.
Save your self some cash and get a Motherwell rack. Here is a link to ebay for one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Moto...1%7C240%3A1318
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/_Moto...1%7C240%3A1318
Road Warrior
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You're using a solo seat... right?
I'm picturing a solo seat, a sissy bar (ridig mounted on side plates between the fender & the frame struts) and a detachable solo rack with docking hardware mounted on the outside of the strut covers (in the usual location)... right?
The sissy bar would be installed where the back of a two up seat would be... right?
Then you could run w/o the solo rack but with a solo seat and a sissy bar... right?
I'm picturing one of those sissy bars that come to a point at the top... right?
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I am not sure if the solo detachable rack and rigid sissy bar will work toghether or not.
What would work and look better imo would be a Motherwells solo rack and then either the detachable sideplates or rigid sideplates. The mothers well is also cheaper and comes off quickly.
I was going to do that but ended up selling my solo seat and rack. I went with a slim 2-up seat with a drivers backrest and use it to attach a bag when needed. I just needed more back support for long rides than a solo seat offered.
Pics
Solo seat with a Motherswell no sissy bar but you get the idea
New seat with out bag and backrest
Bag on
What would work and look better imo would be a Motherwells solo rack and then either the detachable sideplates or rigid sideplates. The mothers well is also cheaper and comes off quickly.
I was going to do that but ended up selling my solo seat and rack. I went with a slim 2-up seat with a drivers backrest and use it to attach a bag when needed. I just needed more back support for long rides than a solo seat offered.
Pics
Solo seat with a Motherswell no sissy bar but you get the idea
New seat with out bag and backrest
Bag on
Last edited by bberck; Feb 23, 2009 at 01:14 PM.
Road Captain
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From: Rolla, MO.
Yea, you can do it or anything that looks right to you. I had to run with just my sissy bar and solo seat till my new one got here. Do yourself a favor and get a new seat. The stock one just cant compare to my new pillow looking seat. Some guys like those thin seats but I love the feel and back support I get from this new seat
Heres a picture of both.
Heres a picture of both.
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Looking at the solo seat and the sissy bar, I'm not so sure that the solo rack can fit in between. If I get the solo rack (for riding with the solo seat), 2-up seat and a complete sissy bar (all detachable) I could end up paying up to a grand! That ridiculous but it would fill all of my needs.
I think I'm getting off track from the original question but how can I bungy stuff to my bike when I have a solo seat if I don't have the solo rack?
I think I'm getting off track from the original question but how can I bungy stuff to my bike when I have a solo seat if I don't have the solo rack?
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Looking at the solo seat and the sissy bar, I'm not so sure that the solo rack can fit in between. If I get the solo rack (for riding with the solo seat), 2-up seat and a complete sissy bar (all detachable) I could end up paying up to a grand! That ridiculous but it would fill all of my needs.
I think I'm getting off track from the original question but how can I bungy stuff to my bike when I have a solo seat if I don't have the solo rack?
I think I'm getting off track from the original question but how can I bungy stuff to my bike when I have a solo seat if I don't have the solo rack?
You can get a motherswell rack for about $100. It can hold quite a bit if you need it to without a sissy bar.
Bag straped to my motherswell for a 3 day ride.
