Sissy Bar Blues
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Road Master
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From: Puyallup, WA
Sissy Bar Blues
Recently purchased a HD standard height sissy bar for my 08 road king classic. Bought it for comfort for my wife and for securing stuff for road trips.
My wife has her own scoot but it's not set up for longer rides and she occasionally likes a designated driver. This weekend we go on a 200 mile poker run for a local charity and I throw on the sissy bar. First stop about 60 miles in she tells me she hates the darn thing and would rather ride without the bar. Luckily one of our riding buddies was able to mount it to the back of his bike and we were off. Basically she said the bar and backrest are just too far forward and prevents her being able to slide her bottom further back where it's comfortable.
Are there other backrests that sit further back, or maybe a bracket that can shift everything back. Should I just return the darn thing or what. I think total cost was about $290.00. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
My wife has her own scoot but it's not set up for longer rides and she occasionally likes a designated driver. This weekend we go on a 200 mile poker run for a local charity and I throw on the sissy bar. First stop about 60 miles in she tells me she hates the darn thing and would rather ride without the bar. Luckily one of our riding buddies was able to mount it to the back of his bike and we were off. Basically she said the bar and backrest are just too far forward and prevents her being able to slide her bottom further back where it's comfortable.
Are there other backrests that sit further back, or maybe a bracket that can shift everything back. Should I just return the darn thing or what. I think total cost was about $290.00. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Monroe, Louisiana
Not sure how your hardware mounts, but on mine, I drilled a hole lower in the bracket and moved the back mount down about a 1/4" maybe 1/2". This tilted the backrest back a little and gave my passenger a little more room. You can't tell by looking at it.
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