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I have a 2017 Freewheeler with stock seat and want to add a rider backrest. Service department and my local dealer says adding a back rest requires replacing the complete seat. The current seat has a slot behind rider position that looks a lot like the the one on my Street Glide and has a back rest installed.
Comments?
Photo of FreeWheeler seat attached. 2017 stock FreeWheeler seat. Will the slot in the seat accomodate bracket for a rider backrest?
Last edited by cwn8288; Sep 8, 2018 at 12:12 PM.
Reason: correction
Yeah i had a backrest on my Roadglide and was told it would not fit my '12 Triglide so ordered the 'correct' one. Well it looked exsctly like the one I had. So tried mounting my original and it worked perfectly and the 'correct' one was returned. Sometimes ignorance is bliss. I should have just tried mine, lol.
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Rider Backrest on 2017 FreeWheeler
