I really find myself liking some of the softail models that do not have sissy bars so I took the time yesterday to remove it. It looks good but the seat has so much overhang over the sides. Its an older bike and the seat needed replaced anyway so I ordered a saddleman profiler seat. I think it will look better overall with not having a sissy bar and a slimer seat. Anyone else remove their sissy bar from a heritage?

 

Is it a sissy bar or back rest? Sissy bars are long and pointed towards the top. Anyway, I hate backrest on my bike, the only time it's on is if the wifes on the back.

 

get a quich detatchabel sissy bar for U bike and when U want to go two up it'll only take a few seconds to change her out.

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+1 what oct1949 said. I have gone a little nuts with two different backrests and several seats depending on where I'm riding and if my wife wants to go. I really like the look with the saddle bags and backrest removed and with the badlander seat installed.

 

Love the clean rear fender look on my Heritage. Agree with others, get a quick detach. My junk's off most of the time

 

I don't have a heritage but I don't have my back rest on unless the Wife is riding with me. QD setup is the best way to go, easy on-easy off!

 

+1 on the quick disconnect equipment...the only way to go. from solo to 2-up in minutes. A buddy has an '01 heritage. Baker 6 speed, big bore cams, $10K worth of chrome, 14" apes with some some longshot fishtail pipes. She's a badda$$ ride. He rides without the backrest and pillion and no bags...looks freakin' amazing.

 

As others said...get a quick detach for the back rest...I ride solo and prefer the rider seat w/bags only. It takes a couple minutes to add the passenger pillon and back rest back on the bike.

 

I notched 2 of the 3 holes in my stock back rest so it goes on and off a lot quicker. Good enough for the 2 times a month I double up.

 

Cool, I thought this would be a dead thread. Yeah, I didnt know any better, thoght a sissy bar was a backrest. Glad you all seemed to know a newbie when you see one and understood what I was reffering to. I didnt know about the quick detach backrest. I'll find it and may buy something like that. My corbin is real comfy with a driver backrest, just a little big and bulky without a backrest. I'd like to keep it just in case. My wife NEVER rides with me, has no cares to. Its unfortunate. Funny, she loves to hunt and fish. Me, not so much. Well, yall have some awesome looking backrestless bikes, glad I made the decision. They almost look like RKs but better