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WebsterMark Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 13180 Gender:	Pro Tac Driver's backrest 08/18/08 at 09:26:48 Has anyone installed a Pro-Tac Driver's backrest on an S40?
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Bleemus Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 106 Mt Pleasant, SC Gender:	Re: Pro Tac Driver's backrest Reply #1 - 08/18/08 at 10:10:55 There was one on my bike when I bought it. I don't have it on there now but it was comfy for longer rides.
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Jay Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1445 Fort Worth, Texas Gender:	Re: Pro Tac Driver's backrest Reply #2 - 08/18/08 at 22:04:51 Bleemus wrote on 08/18/08 at 10:10:55: There was one on my bike when I bought it. I don't have it on there now but it was comfy for longer rides. Do you still have it, and do you want to sell it? PM me if you do.
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Re: Pro Tac Driver's backrest
Reply #3 - 08/19/08 at 05:03:11

The backrest is sitting in the garage. I am not sure that it is a Pro Tac model though. I can take a look to see if I can identify who made it. It looks like the ones on that website with longer tube on the bottom.

Send me an email address and I can email you a photo of it. The bar bends around at the bottom and is pretty long for forward and rear adjusments.

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sockmonkeygirl Serious Thumper Offline 37 Stitches Posts: 819 W.Mass Gender:	Re: Pro Tac Driver's backrest Reply #4 - 08/19/08 at 05:18:14 I bought one on Ebay, but have not received it yet. I can let you know how it goes when I do get it. I did get a price quote ($125 plus s/h) from Pro Tac for a new one.
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WebsterMark Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 13180 Gender:	Re: Pro Tac Driver's backrest Reply #5 - 08/19/08 at 06:48:06 I was thinking about making my own by shaping flat steel and having it chromed after it has the correct shape.
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: Pro Tac Driver's backrest Reply #6 - 08/19/08 at 12:26:22 sockmonkeygirl wrote on 08/19/08 at 05:18:14: I bought one on Ebay, but have not received it yet. I can let you know how it goes when I do get it. Yea... I bid on that too...... :'(
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sockmonkeygirl Serious Thumper Offline 37 Stitches Posts: 819 W.Mass Gender:	Re: Pro Tac Driver's backrest Reply #7 - 08/19/08 at 13:00:02 Oh oh. Well, at least the retail price for a new one isn't outrageous. But still...sorry.
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: Pro Tac Driver's backrest Reply #8 - 08/19/08 at 13:43:49 sockmonkeygirl wrote on 08/19/08 at 13:00:02: Oh oh. Well, at least the retail price for a new one isn't outrageous. But still...sorry. No Problems. My friend has one on his Honda 750 and loves it. Me, I rode his Honda and am not so sure. That's why I didn't set my price too high. Let us know how it rides......
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sockmonkeygirl Serious Thumper Offline 37 Stitches Posts: 819 W.Mass Gender:	Re: Pro Tac Driver's backrest Reply #9 - 08/19/08 at 18:19:01 Honestly, I plan to use it more as a security blanket than for comfort. I just don't like the idea of nothing behind me when I ride. Some of those potholes can toss you back a bit. I will let you know how it goes.
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6125 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Pro Tac Driver's backrest Reply #10 - 08/19/08 at 18:25:41 got it on my 06 3rd best mod ive dont ..fyi this back is 54 yrs young!!!
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6125 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Pro Tac Driver's backrest Reply #11 - 08/19/08 at 18:27:20 only thing is the mars on the side rail chrome....buffered with flexable non metalic conduit....
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Re: Pro Tac Driver's backrest
Reply #12 - 08/19/08 at 20:17:33

Yea, I'm interested in how the backrest rides and feels as well. I'm trying not to do to much to my new 2007 S40 as I just started up again this summer after 20 years away from riding. I put on a Sigma 800 bike speedometer which was an outstanding addition. Easy to install, gives excellent information as far as miles run, speed, max speed and the wires to the front wheel are pretty much hidden from view. I have a tank bag that I ended up moving to the rear of the seat and it looks much better. I didn't like the way it looked on the tank. I attached it to the seat strap. If I had a driver's back rest, I could move the 'tank' bag back to the tank, attach a larger bag behind the back rest and would have enough storage to be gone a few days.

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