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Message started by BarneyBWilde on 10/01/10 at 10:49:53

Title: Backrest Dilemma
Post by BarneyBWilde on 10/01/10 at 10:49:53

Wanting to take it off this weekend, but I think it would look tacky if I remove it without taking off the brackets. Any Ideas? Thanks in Advance!

Title: Re: Backrest Dilemma
Post by bluesavage218 on 10/01/10 at 11:06:15

You can get some rubber caps to cap off those rails for the time being, but I would get the side rails without the backrest. I've got a set I can sell you if you want, I just took them off of mine.

Title: Re: Backrest Dilemma
Post by babyhog on 10/01/10 at 11:16:35

Somebody had a neat little loop thing / curved bar that hooked into the bracket where the backrest goes. It only stuck up an inch or so. I can't remember who it was though. Would be a nice anchor spot if you carry anything on the seat.

Title: Re: Backrest Dilemma
Post by Boofer on 10/01/10 at 11:38:20

4C6F7C606B774C5967626A6B0E0 wrote:

Wanting to take it off this weekend, but I think it would look tacky if I remove it without taking off the brackets. Any Ideas? Thanks in Advance!

Barney, I'll send you a picture of my bike sometime, and you can pull it out and say, like Crocidile Dundee, "Tacky? Now this one is tacky."

Title: Re: Backrest Dilemma
Post by BarneyBWilde on 10/01/10 at 12:01:06

6A6F737277686974000 wrote:

You can get some rubber caps to cap off those rails for the time being, but I would get the side rails without the backrest. I've got a set I can sell you if you want, I just took them off of mine.

That would be good! PM sent!

Title: Re: Backrest Dilemma
Post by SimonTuffGuy on 10/03/10 at 17:19:05

I think the bike looks sexy without the rails at all, but that requires a change in turn signals...

The S40 rails that were made without the sissybar are a good option too...

Title: Re: Backrest Dilemma
Post by BarneyBWilde on 10/03/10 at 18:22:26

Yeah, I would like to ride without the rail but I dont wanna have to worry about the holes till I get ready to paint.

Title: Re: Backrest Dilemma
Post by SimonTuffGuy on 10/03/10 at 18:27:40

The hardware store near me has these little "plugs"... I used them on my Jeep several times.

http://images.grainger.com/B316_34/images/products/250x250/Hole-Plug-1ELY4_AS01.JPG

Kinda looking like that. They worked really well to cover up until I got them fixed properly.

Title: Re: Backrest Dilemma
Post by Serowbot on 10/03/10 at 19:54:46

When I first got mine,.. I just covered the front three holes with a triangle of black, vinyl, sticky backed, shelf paper...
...the back one was handy for bungees... ;)...

http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2010%5C10%5C03%5Cbikepics-2072830-full.jpg