I am planning on making my own sissy bars. I have done a little research and found a good video. Any input from someone with experience would be awesome. I am really curious about the best way to make the bracket? I am wanting to make one that will come off fairly easy.

Pics of sissy bars and brackets would be great.

Thanks

 

The brackets themselves are fairly simple if they aren't quick detach as its just a plate on each side with small boxed sleeve for the actual sissy bar to fit in on each side with two screws keeping the bar from moving. Here is a pic for an older Dyna side plate but the idea is the same for the newer models http://www.debrix.com/Sissy-Bar-Side...p/28114-m1.htm

and another showing the inside shot to give you an idea of the boxed sleeve I mentioned http://www.google.com/imgres?q=dyna+...t:429,r:16,s:0

You can get like 1/8" plate sheets from Ace hardware. Once you have the side plates made you can decide whether to bolt or weld the bar on and just bend the bar however long or curved or whatever you want. You can also get round or square steel stock from Ace Hardware in up to 4' sections and I think home depot has 6' and longer stock for your actual "sissy" bar. If you've got a torch you can bend it or twist however you like just takes a lot of patience. A vice is nice to have so you can lock in one end of the bar and bend or twist away. A portable metalworking stove is nice too for heating the bar but most of us don't have one of those.

On a side note I am gonna build a drivers backrest using a similar concept and bolt it to the frame under the front seat.

 

Damn double post

 

Sorry I don't have pics but I scaled quick detach plates from an ebay add. And bought the detach swivel pieces off of ebay for $25. Used the pins from the quick release saddle bags, with spacers on the rear pins, to mount both the sissy bar and bags. Also made a little rack on the bar and adapted a Honda Shadow back rest to fit. On and off in seconds.

 

be nice to see pictures of that sissy bar and drivers backrest when their done.thanks

 

This is my home made sissy bar. It fits with easy bracket mounts.
Another alternative would be to bolt the bar on the bracket to change bars(to something 2' high with a reverse kink on the top?)