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I did the bars too, to slide tour pack forward more (If I leaned back to use the tour pack as a backrest I'd barely have my finger tips on the grips). Used 1/2" X 2 1/2" X 12" aluminum bar stock and painted them black after drilling and stuff...
Also, I had the padding thickened and recovered the pad so it was comfortable to lean against, including 2" more padding in the lower "flap" part (which basically has none originally), so it gives some lower back support. Over all this turned out to be great lol
Here's a pic of basically what I did, if it gives you any ideas if you want to go this route.
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