Revised Back Rest
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Revised Back Rest
I have the Mustang Back Rest on my trike. It's nice to have something to lean against. But it just wasn't good enough for my taste. So I decide to make a better shaped back rest. In one of my shops. I had this old office chair.
I removed the back rest part and disassembled it. Fortunately I have a shrinker / stretcher tool here which helped me to add a curvature to the back rest. I made it fit my back as seen in the pictures below.
Though it's longer than the Mustang Back Rest. When I added to the curvature. It basically stayed the same length when viewed from over head.
When cornering on the trike. This will give me something to lean against while in a turn. I'll recover it like the OEM one and secure it to the existing Mustang mounting bracket.
zoood
I removed the back rest part and disassembled it. Fortunately I have a shrinker / stretcher tool here which helped me to add a curvature to the back rest. I made it fit my back as seen in the pictures below.
Though it's longer than the Mustang Back Rest. When I added to the curvature. It basically stayed the same length when viewed from over head.
When cornering on the trike. This will give me something to lean against while in a turn. I'll recover it like the OEM one and secure it to the existing Mustang mounting bracket.
zoood
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My wife said she wants me to borrow that tool......don't know what she meant by that 
Looks great. Good on you for coming up with that.
Looks great. Good on you for coming up with that.
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I have the Mustang Back Rest on my trike. It's nice to have something to lean against. But it just wasn't good enough for my taste. So I decide to make a better shaped back rest. In one of my shops. I had this old office chair.
I removed the back rest part and disassembled it. Fortunately I have a shrinker / stretcher tool here which helped me to add a curvature to the back rest. I made it fit my back as seen in the pictures below.
Though it's longer than the Mustang Back Rest. When I added to the curvature. It basically stayed the same length when viewed from over head.
When cornering on the trike. This will give me something to lean against while in a turn. I'll recover it like the OEM one and secure it to the existing Mustang mounting bracket.
zoood
I removed the back rest part and disassembled it. Fortunately I have a shrinker / stretcher tool here which helped me to add a curvature to the back rest. I made it fit my back as seen in the pictures below.
Though it's longer than the Mustang Back Rest. When I added to the curvature. It basically stayed the same length when viewed from over head.
When cornering on the trike. This will give me something to lean against while in a turn. I'll recover it like the OEM one and secure it to the existing Mustang mounting bracket.
zoood
Tomorrow Ill add pictures. I did however finish the revised back rest. And I must say. It's fantastic! Works just the way I hoped it would. Keeps me planted in my seat on turns and something to lean against too. Feels snug around my back. Makes me feel more as part of my ride. Than just sitting on it. It's beyond comparison of the typical flat padded back rest.
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Tomorrow Ill add pictures. I did however finish the revised back rest. And I must say. It's fantastic! Works just the way I hoped it would. Keeps me planted in my seat on turns and something to lean against too. Feels snug around my back. Makes me feel more as part of my ride. Than just sitting on it. It's beyond comparison of the typical flat padded back rest.
zoood
Tomorrow Ill add pictures. I did however finish the revised back rest. And I must say. It's fantastic! Works just the way I hoped it would. Keeps me planted in my seat on turns and something to lean against too. Feels snug around my back. Makes me feel more as part of my ride. Than just sitting on it. It's beyond comparison of the typical flat padded back rest.
zoood
I used the mustang back rest mounting bracket and attached it to the new back rest.
Like I mentioned before. With the back rest curved to fit my back. The ride makes you feel like your part of the machine and not just leaning back on a flat padded rest. Very comfortable!
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I totally agree but wouldn't you run into copyright issues when you start using a similar backrest adapter to fit the backrest into the seat manufacturers mount? RJ, I think you mentioned this before.
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