Been riding for 47 years and the back isn't what it was, wouldn't ride without it. Enjoy the highway peds even more when your leaning back with the cruise set @ 75.
Rider backrest - Do you like it?
Road Warrior
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 1,255
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From: Superior, WI
I had the HD Non-adjustable one. Couldn't get it dialed in right. I'm a little too tall for it and it pushed me up on the seat. My new Mustang seat has one, and it is a MUCH better setup. Super simple, super comfy, and still keeps my rump in the bucket of the seat. Wouldn't do a long ride without it.
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 103
Likes: 2
I will say that when I got my HD rider adjustable backrest, I was not in love with it. It hit me too high in the back and the adjustment just went from "too high" to "way too high". When I had my custom seat made (at Rich's Custom Seats in Kingston, WA), he moved the backrest back about an inch and a half and cut about 2 inches out of the upright part (this required some welding/fabrication/finishing/repainting, so not something I would have done myself). Now it's perfect and I love it.
Road Captain
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 568
Likes: 3
From: Windber, PA
I was wondering the same thing. Plan on buying one, but fixed or adjustable?
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