Riding without a backrest

**schoeney** · 10-08-2009, 01:16 AM

I had to run a few errands today and just for kicks I slid my Grasshpper backrest off today. I got 3 blocks away and said that just does not feel right without any support. So i turned around and put it back on.

Man...aren't we the spoiled one!

funtogo · 10-08-2009, 06:35 AM

Don't leave home without it!!!

audiogooroo · 10-08-2009, 12:13 PM

Spoiled? Or just worn out! ::)
For me, it's not so much the years as the mileage. I will readily admit that I want comfort on my ride now. I've got a lifetime of bravado experiences behind me, yanno?

cactusjack · 10-08-2009, 12:47 PM

Sometimes I remove my Mustang backrest for local errands and the like, but I wouldn't go on any trip over maybe 50 miles without it.

Comfort is king!

dogdoc · 10-08-2009, 01:04 PM

Did you say Gold King CJ? LOL

**Cajunrider** · 10-08-2009, 03:13 PM

I haven't gotten dependent on mine yet but I'm sure it won't take much longer.

rksaw · 10-09-2009, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by funtogo

Don't leave home without it!!!

+1

AlabamaNomadRider · 10-09-2009, 06:29 PM

Guess I am just an old fashioned guy or cheap. I have never owned a backrest. Not saying I wouldn't but just haven't done so yet.

**ringadingh** · 10-10-2009, 09:52 PM

Ive never ridden the Nomad without a backrest, and I doubt I could now. Its really nice having something to lean against.
If I could bolt a Lazy Boy on the bike and make it look good I probably would.

ridemslow · 10-10-2009, 11:23 PM

Wouldn't be without my backrest. Not a Grasshopper, it's a Bakup brand, but I couldn't ride without it.

putt · 10-11-2009, 01:01 PM

Never did the backrest thang in all my riding years, but who knows, when I was younger I used to tell friends if they ever see me behind a windshield, shoot me! To this day, I constantly watch for snipers.
But, unless they fold down or somethin',(do they?) how do you avoid that "lookin' like you have some kind of errrr, ahhhh, internal problem" when you mount up? ???

duneseven · 10-11-2009, 04:26 PM

I think I could still ride without my backrest,if I figure out a way to lay down and ride

**coacha** · 10-11-2009, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ringadingh

Ive never ridden the Nomad without a backrest, and I doubt I could now. Its really nice having something to lean against.
If I could bolt a Lazy Boy on the bike and make it look good I probably would.

I saw a Nomad in parts over in Orlando...hmmm, maybe I'll buy it cheap, put the ol' Barkalounger on it and see how she run.

10-08-2009, 01:16 AM	#1
schoeney Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NW Region Posts: 5,222	Riding without a backrest I had to run a few errands today and just for kicks I slid my Grasshpper backrest off today. I got 3 blocks away and said that just does not feel right without any support. So i turned around and put it back on. Man...aren't we the spoiled one! __________________ VBA #659 2003 Nomad 1500 (Gone but never forgotten) 2005 Honda ST1300 - Sweet and still kickin 2006 Honda Goldwing - Best Boat in the Marina Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-08-2009, 06:35 AM	#2
funtogo Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Amory,Ms. Posts: 74	Riding without a backrest Don't leave home without it!!!
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10-08-2009, 12:13 PM	#3
audiogooroo Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 3,390	Riding without a backrest Spoiled? Or just worn out! ::) For me, it's not so much the years as the mileage. I will readily admit that I want comfort on my ride now. I've got a lifetime of bravado experiences behind me, yanno? __________________ Audiogooroo - Daryl Porter Colorado Springs, CO VBA #248 VROC #17261 1999 Grn/Grn Nomad
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10-08-2009, 12:47 PM	#4
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Riding without a backrest Sometimes I remove my Mustang backrest for local errands and the like, but I wouldn't go on any trip over maybe 50 miles without it. Comfort is king! __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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10-08-2009, 01:04 PM	#5
dogdoc Top Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,263	Riding without a backrest Did you say Gold King CJ? LOL Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-08-2009, 03:13 PM	#6
Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	Riding without a backrest I haven't gotten dependent on mine yet but I'm sure it won't take much longer. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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10-09-2009, 06:29 PM	#8
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Riding without a backrest Guess I am just an old fashioned guy or cheap. I have never owned a backrest. Not saying I wouldn't but just haven't done so yet. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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10-10-2009, 09:52 PM	#9
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Riding without a backrest Ive never ridden the Nomad without a backrest, and I doubt I could now. Its really nice having something to lean against. If I could bolt a Lazy Boy on the bike and make it look good I probably would. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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10-10-2009, 11:23 PM	#10
ridemslow Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chesapeake, Ohio Posts: 1,537	Riding without a backrest Wouldn't be without my backrest. Not a Grasshopper, it's a Bakup brand, but I couldn't ride without it. __________________
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10-11-2009, 01:01 PM	#11
putt Jr. Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Melbourne,Fl. Posts: 37	Riding without a backrest Never did the backrest thang in all my riding years, but who knows, when I was younger I used to tell friends if they ever see me behind a windshield, shoot me! To this day, I constantly watch for snipers. But, unless they fold down or somethin',(do they?) how do you avoid that "lookin' like you have some kind of errrr, ahhhh, internal problem" when you mount up? ???
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10-11-2009, 04:26 PM	#12
duneseven Advanced Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: spokane WA. Posts: 535	Riding without a backrest I think I could still ride without my backrest,if I figure out a way to lay down and ride
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