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are all softail backrest setups interchangable?

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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 07:41 AM
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Default are all softail backrest setups interchangable?
Found one that fits heritage/fatboys. It would fit ok on my standard, right?
 
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Hey Betty, did your forum owner ever get rid of that girl's bike?
 
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Originally Posted by schumacher
Found one that fits heritage/fatboys. It would fit ok on my standard, right?
No they aren't.

If your talking passenger back rest, it all depends on your rear tire size. If you have a 200mm tire, or the older style 150mm tire. The side plates will be exactly the same, but the upright part will be different in width.

If your talking riders back rest, once again no. The only difference I know of is Heritage Springers and the Deluxe have a different set up than all the other softails where the riders seat mounts to the fender.
 
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I think he is talking about passenger's... You may have to consider that yours are "permanent" Shu, not dettachables.

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No they aren't.

If your talking passenger back rest, it all depends on your rear tire size. If you have a 200mm tire, or the older style 150mm tire. The side plates will be exactly the same, but the upright part will be different in width.

If your talking riders back rest, once again no. The only difference I know of is Heritage Springers and the Deluxe have a different set up than all the other softails where the riders seat mounts to the fender.
+1 on that. The side plates work on all, but you have to have the same tire size for the upright to work.
 
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well, this sissybar and mounts came from a 03 Heritage. Should work then, right?
 
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Same year for those models it would work
 
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