driver backrest

[terbear]

Guys and Gals,

I recently added a drivers backrest from Grasshopper, got the chance to try it out last night first ride of the year, we still have snow, but it was 48 degrees. Anyway, I love it !!!! I have read a thread where someone had the bolt that holds the bracket down strip out.

Tonight I modified the bracket a bit so it is held down with the bolts that hold the back seat bracket. I think it will make it a little stronger. See the picture.




Still waiting for the rest of the snow to melt.
Terbear

[beezer]

that's not going anywhere

[blowndodge]

At least until the snow melts...

[dakals]

That's different!!!! Good work!!!

[dogdoc]

YEP

[jon]

Grasshopper needs to offer this because mine has loosened on long rides

[lw]

...Tonight I modified the bracket a bit so it is held down with the bolts that hold the back seat bracket. I think it will make it a little stronger. . .
Terbear

Can you give some more detail on how you the bracket? The single-bolt attachment is my only concern about the backrest design. I'm ready to buy one, but will definitely want to beef up the attachment point.

[dakals]

Hey guys, if you were having trouble with it being too loose or loosening up you should have told me. You silly people. How am i suppose to make it better if you don't tell me? Now all of you go to your corners!!!!LOL

[vaccam]

My backrest on my 1500 gets loose as well.

[blowndodge]

mines stayed tight so far! But then it's dakals so it should be tight right???

If it ain't tight it aint right.......No problems with mine. Lube it up and crank it down Loktite might help

[blowndodge]

tight is very good. Mine is always tight, every time.

[terbear]

Info

LW asked for more detail on building it.

Simple really, I just bent the 2 pieces of metal to match the exixting bracket. The I bent a little bit of a curve in the part that goes back to the other bolts.

The metal I used was thicker than the original bracket, just something I had laying around.

Put it all in a vice, and welded the underside. I would show you, but my welding looks a lot like dog sh--.

Drill the holes for the back bolts, thats it.

I did put some longer bolts in the back 2 holes.

Terbear

[dkdixie]

Hey guys, if you were having trouble with it being too loose or loosening up you should have told me. You silly people. How am i suppose to make it better if you don't tell me? Now all of you go to your corners!!!!LOL

dakals.....are you considering modifying existing bracket?????

[dantama]

Info

LW asked for more detail on building it.

Simple really, I just bent the 2 pieces of metal to match the exixting bracket. The I bent a little bit of a curve in the part that goes back to the other bolts.

The metal I used was thicker than the original bracket, just something I had laying around.

Put it all in a vice, and welded the underside. I would show you, but my welding looks a lot like dog sh--.

Drill the holes for the back bolts, that's it.

I did put some longer bolts in the back 2 holes.

Terbear

Terbear, I built myself one using the same holes you did, but it wasn't for Dakals backrest, it was one I built entirely myself.

In the end, my wife found it hard to get on and off with the backrest not hinging, so I bought a CWI.

Your bracket looks better than mine, mines more amateurish, but used the same holes.

If I could get one just like yours, and find a way for my CWI hinge system to weld to it, that would look a hell of a lot better than the brackets that a CWI has going down to the shock mounts.