i have a question.my good ole friend out of state wants me to make her a custom gothic sissybar.i need some one to measure the (INSIDE TO INSIDE)of thier sissybar,at the bottom were it mounts to the sideplates.she has a 07 std. softail,but she hasnt purchased the sideplates yet,for her to measure.it can be a 06 or 07 softail.cant be a custom or a hertiage though.they have diffrent stlye sissybar.thanks a ton.please tell me yr and model.thanks jackyl

here is were i need the measurementinside to inside of the lower bars of the sissybar. not the sideplates

 

The best measurement I can get on my 07 Softail Custom is 10 13/16" or 27.5mm from the outside of one fender strut to the outside of the other. Or inside one side of the sissy bar to the inside of the other.
The only way I could get a more accurate one would be to pull things apart and it wouldn't change it more than a 1/16" one way or another.
Hope that helps you out. Post pics when you get it done, I'm curious to see how it comes out.

 

thanks citoriplus,but i cant use the measurements of a custom.since they have a built in kinda sissybar attachment.diffrent from the standard or the other softails.sorry for not posting that.forgot about the diffrent stlye the custom has.but i will post pics when iam down.i have done alot of custom sissybars for people.ill try and get some pics for ya,and when iam done with hers to.but thanks again,and glad they came back out with the custom.very nice bike you chose.

 

The Customs sissy bar is unique to that model, true. But all three of the 200mm tired bob tailed Softails (Night Train, Standard, and Custom) share the same rear fender and strut setup.
They differ in color (fenders) and finish (struts) but unless I'm very badly mistaken, they are all dimentionally the same and completely interchangable.

 

one sec ill take a pic of mine,i think your thinking something diffrent.one sec.here ya go

 

I think he's looking for something more exact - meaning taking into account the thickness of the plates themselves as bolted onto the bike, spaced from the struts, curvature for fender, etc, etc.

I have an 07' Custom as well, so can't help you, but I think I know what you mean. Just curious though - would this be the inner dimensions of a "fixed" side plate/sissy bar, or for the inner dimensions of a "detacheable" side plate/sissy bar? Reason I ask is, the docking hardware protruding from the struts probably makes the detacheable a little wider, so want to make sure you get the correct measurements you're needing.

And on that note, got any ideas to make a back rest/sissy bar that would fit the 06'/07' softail detacheable sideplates - and would allow the 07' Customs to use their stock seat? Needs to have the correct angle for the back of the seat, and the correct height for the 2 studs on the back of the seat to bolt through (as the fixed one currently does). That's my project for this winter. I want to run a solo most of the time, but want to keep the stock 2-up seat and use it for passenger travel (wanting detacheable for ease and speed of changing between the two).

Right now, if you want to run a detacheable back rest on the Custom's, you have to buy a different 2-up seat and bolt it to the fender and buy a different back rest assy..........I like the stock seat, trying to make it work.

 

If the sissy bar attaches to the outside of the plates then all you need do is add the thickness of the plates (times 2) to the numbers I posted to find out the size your looking for.
If the sissy bar attaches to the inside of the plates, then the number your looking for is what I posted minus double the thickness of the sissy bar.

 

9 7/8" inside of uprights on an 07 Fatboy for what that's worth.
david

 

i need the measurement inside to inside of the lower bars of the sissybar.not the sideplates.the custom or the hertiage,wont work for the measurement i need,they use a totally diffrent sissybar.

 

I gave it my best shot, sorry if its not going to work.