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Old 05-12-2017, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Mathis
The mount for the HD backrest on my RK Special is bolted to the frame. I added several washers under the two front mounting points, to tilt the mount back, and inserted longer bolts. It worked great.
Here's my bracket for the backrest.
 
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Old 05-12-2017, 10:00 AM
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Here's where my backrest mount attaches and where I put the washers. Made a big difference.



 
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Originally Posted by Mathis
Here's where my backrest mount attaches and where I put the washers. Made a big difference.



That makes sense. I'll try that option and see how it does. I'm pretty sure I have plenty of washers to use...LOL
 
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