rider backrests

ace49 · 06-22-2010, 09:14 AM

I am considering installing the Utopia backrest for my 06 Nomad and wondering how others that have done so feel about the level of comfort for both rider and passenger. Thanks.

**brote** · 06-22-2010, 04:36 PM

I put one on my Nomad and can say it is a great back rest. You need to take the seat off and remove the cover from the rear seat. It really isn't as hard as you imagine. Just take your time and it will come out great. The directions that come with the backrest are right on. So is the information provided on the web site.

Best of luck and you will love the backrest.

ace49 · 06-22-2010, 08:31 PM

Thanks, being over the big 60 the old back needs all the help it can get!

nightflight1 · 06-22-2010, 09:33 PM

Utopia, the best investment I made for the Nomad. I can ride all day without back problems, 1000 miles in one day and it was the butt hurting, not the back. Needless to say, no more iron butt for me.

AlabamaNomadRider · 06-23-2010, 07:22 PM

Sounds like a good backrest although I hadn't heard of it. I will have to check it out.

Yellow Jacket · 06-23-2010, 08:20 PM

I have the Utopia backrest. Absolutely love it! Doesn't interfere with my passenger either.

AlabamaNomadRider · 06-25-2010, 09:38 AM

Thanks Bob I will have to check them out.

mobandy78 · 07-08-2010, 09:47 AM

From what I've read, the Grasshopper Driver backrest is a great option also. I've found it on EBay for $90. Easy to install and fits with the stock seat. When I decide to purchase one, it will probably be the one I get.

recumbentbob · 07-08-2010, 09:56 AM

I have the "Grasshopper" back rest on my 08 and love it.

**Top Cat** · 07-08-2010, 10:21 AM

I have a grasshopper rest on my 07.
Damn good product for the little amount of money.
I will say it moved me to far forward so I took it apart and modified it so I could sit back further.
This may not be a problem with stock seat. I have a modified Honda Aero seat on my bike.

boomerang2120 · 07-08-2010, 11:14 AM

+1 on Grasshopper! I got the one setup for the Mustang seats a few weeks ago. I haven't been on a ride longer than 3 hours but so far so great!

ridemslow · 07-08-2010, 12:49 PM

**BAKUP** Thats all there is to say. A bit more pricy, folds forward for ease of passenger mounting, no holes to cut or drill, on and off in 5 minutes. Mount slides between the two seat halves, bolts to front seat bolt. Has springy 'give' too. ;) Fully adjustable for and back, up or down. Maybe the best investment I made to my seating on my '06 Nomad. Second only to having the seat repacked and cut with memory foam. :) Grasshopper is one other option, less money and removable too. ;) Some claim that it moves you forword a bit, but I can't say. Looks good for the money tho.

roox · 07-08-2010, 02:31 PM

+1 for the grasshopper. I can't say that it moves me forward with the stock seat and I'm 6'. It does make getting on and off a bit more interesting but I've found a method that works just fine. I would not want to do without a backrest now that I have used it especially for the all day jaunts.

dandantmm · 07-08-2010, 10:44 PM

BAKUP is right. I had to back up after reading the price of those things. WOW! That's one expensive backrest. $369 with studs. That half the cost of the 3 piece Ultimate seat setup.

ace49 · 07-09-2010, 04:45 PM

for those with the Grasshopper backrests, do they make it more difficult for passnger to get on/off the bike? thanks

06-22-2010, 09:14 AM	#1
ace49 Jr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Belton, TX Posts: 10	rider backrests I am considering installing the Utopia backrest for my 06 Nomad and wondering how others that have done so feel about the level of comfort for both rider and passenger. Thanks. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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06-22-2010, 04:36 PM	#2
brote Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lawrenceville, Georgia Posts: 905	rider backrests I put one on my Nomad and can say it is a great back rest. You need to take the seat off and remove the cover from the rear seat. It really isn't as hard as you imagine. Just take your time and it will come out great. The directions that come with the backrest are right on. So is the information provided on the web site. Best of luck and you will love the backrest. __________________ Hank Brote W1HCB 2008 Diablo Black Nomad Lawrenceville, GA VBA # 1234 VROC # 32837 Patriot Guard Riders Naval Advisory Group Vietnam 69-70
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06-22-2010, 08:31 PM	#3
ace49 Jr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Belton, TX Posts: 10	rider backrests Thanks, being over the big 60 the old back needs all the help it can get!
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06-22-2010, 09:33 PM	#4
nightflight1 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rio Grande Valley of TX Posts: 97	rider backrests Utopia, the best investment I made for the Nomad. I can ride all day without back problems, 1000 miles in one day and it was the butt hurting, not the back. Needless to say, no more iron butt for me. __________________ '05 Nomad VBA#01280 KawiNow #1280 DarkSide#315 Patriot Guard Army Vet
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06-23-2010, 07:22 PM	#5
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	rider backrests Sounds like a good backrest although I hadn't heard of it. I will have to check it out. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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06-23-2010, 08:20 PM	#6
Yellow Jacket Top Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fayetteville, Georgia Posts: 5,792	rider backrests I have the Utopia backrest. Absolutely love it! Doesn't interfere with my passenger either. __________________ Bob KawaNOW/VBA 210 Green/Silver 2006 Patriot Guard Riders 2009
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06-25-2010, 09:38 AM	#7
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	rider backrests Thanks Bob I will have to check them out. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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07-08-2010, 09:47 AM	#8
mobandy78 Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Owasso, OK Posts: 1,485	rider backrests From what I've read, the Grasshopper Driver backrest is a great option also. I've found it on EBay for $90. Easy to install and fits with the stock seat. When I decide to purchase one, it will probably be the one I get. __________________ Matt "Mo" Moore Owasso, Oklahoma VBA #1250 2005 Nomad 1600 - Darkside "There is no normal life, there's just life. So get on with it." - Doc Holiday
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07-08-2010, 09:56 AM	#9
recumbentbob Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Newburgh IN Posts: 3,404	rider backrests I have the "Grasshopper" back rest on my 08 and love it. __________________ VBA #01084 "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
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07-08-2010, 10:21 AM	#10
Top Cat Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Peoples Republic of New York State Posts: 15,154	rider backrests I have a grasshopper rest on my 07. Damn good product for the little amount of money. I will say it moved me to far forward so I took it apart and modified it so I could sit back further. This may not be a problem with stock seat. I have a modified Honda Aero seat on my bike. __________________ Tim "TC" Conley VBA #9 2011 Victory Kingpin mine 2013 Victory Boardwalk -hers [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] [SIZE=4]
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07-08-2010, 11:14 AM	#11
boomerang2120 Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Winston Salem, NC Posts: 115	rider backrests +1 on Grasshopper! I got the one setup for the Mustang seats a few weeks ago. I haven't been on a ride longer than 3 hours but so far so great! __________________ '00 - 1500 'Carbed' Nomad VBA #01600
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07-08-2010, 12:49 PM	#12
ridemslow Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chesapeake, Ohio Posts: 1,537	rider backrests BAKUP Thats all there is to say. A bit more pricy, folds forward for ease of passenger mounting, no holes to cut or drill, on and off in 5 minutes. Mount slides between the two seat halves, bolts to front seat bolt. Has springy 'give' too. ;) Fully adjustable for and back, up or down. Maybe the best investment I made to my seating on my '06 Nomad. Second only to having the seat repacked and cut with memory foam. :) Grasshopper is one other option, less money and removable too. ;) Some claim that it moves you forword a bit, but I can't say. Looks good for the money tho. __________________
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07-08-2010, 02:31 PM	#13
roox Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 152	rider backrests +1 for the grasshopper. I can't say that it moves me forward with the stock seat and I'm 6'. It does make getting on and off a bit more interesting but I've found a method that works just fine. I would not want to do without a backrest now that I have used it especially for the all day jaunts. __________________ Wayne 2011 FLHTK
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07-08-2010, 10:44 PM	#14
dandantmm Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bartlett, TN Posts: 235	rider backrests BAKUP is right. I had to back up after reading the price of those things. WOW! That's one expensive backrest. $369 with studs. That half the cost of the 3 piece Ultimate seat setup.
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07-09-2010, 04:45 PM	#15
ace49 Jr. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Belton, TX Posts: 10	rider backrests for those with the Grasshopper backrests, do they make it more difficult for passnger to get on/off the bike? thanks
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