Adjustable Rider Backrest
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 4,741
Likes: 45
From: Indian Land, SC
Spend a little more, get the bracket cut down between 1"-3" and it will then sit on the top of the seat with no bar showing, unless you adjust it all the way up which most people don't.
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 1,935
Likes: 90
From: Charlotte
In addition to adjusting back and forward, it also adjusts up and down to fit in different areas of ones back. So, if he was to cut the bracket down, he'd lose the ability to adjust. In that case, get a non-adjustable bracket. But then again, if you're sitting on it while riding, who cares what it looks like.
Elite HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 4,741
Likes: 45
From: Indian Land, SC
In addition to adjusting back and forward, it also adjusts up and down to fit in different areas of ones back. So, if he was to cut the bracket down, he'd lose the ability to adjust. In that case, get a non-adjustable bracket. But then again, if you're sitting on it while riding, who cares what it looks like.
Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 26
Likes: 0
From: england
Harley Warranty
Feeling really cheated by HD have a 2013 RKC with 4500 miles on, just over 12 months old. Never been dropped, serviced in accordance with manufacturers schedule.
Had booked into dealer for brake judder and now have a bill for in excess of Ł700 for service and new discs.
Harley maintain discs are consumable items and not a manufacturing defect.
So much for a quality brand......
Had booked into dealer for brake judder and now have a bill for in excess of Ł700 for service and new discs.
Harley maintain discs are consumable items and not a manufacturing defect.
So much for a quality brand......
Road Warrior
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 1,935
Likes: 90
From: Charlotte
Feeling really cheated by HD have a 2013 RKC with 4500 miles on, just over 12 months old. Never been dropped, serviced in accordance with manufacturers schedule.
Had booked into dealer for brake judder and now have a bill for in excess of Ł700 for service and new discs.
Harley maintain discs are consumable items and not a manufacturing defect.
So much for a quality brand......
Had booked into dealer for brake judder and now have a bill for in excess of Ł700 for service and new discs.
Harley maintain discs are consumable items and not a manufacturing defect.
So much for a quality brand......
As a former Road King owner I know what you mean about the bracket. The Electra Glide comes with a higher bucket seat and completely hides the bracket. I learned to live with it on the Road King because I liked the riders backrest that much.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Thread Starter
|
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 419
Likes: 22
From: Spring Branch, Texas
Yeah, I've got it on the lowest setting and I still have 3" of bracket showing. Maybe it's my OCD, but I definitely want it covered up.
