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Old Apr 29, 2013 | 11:22 AM
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I was wanting to know how the rider backrest installs to the seat. I see there is aleady a slot in the seat for the rest to go through. I'm assuming the seat has to be removed and the rest is bolted through underneath the seat?
 
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Old Apr 29, 2013 | 11:25 AM
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You would be correct sir.
 
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There is a bracket that attaches under the seat and then the back rest slides through the slot of the seat into the bracket.
 
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Old Apr 29, 2013 | 11:28 AM
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There's a place to bolt the bracket to the fender basically, then re-install the seat and insert the backrest into the bracket.

Here's one from the Harley website...

http://www.harley-davidson.com/en_US...ts/-J04730.pdf
 
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Keep in mind the back rest and the bracket are sold separately
 
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If HD sold hamburgers, you would purchase each condiment separately.
 
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And the back rest can sometimes be a pain in the butt to get locked in.
 
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