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ok so the wife wants to ride now.....
03/13/16 at 09:35:27

Not that I am complaining but after just changing the bike to solo bobber style now she wants to come to bike weekends with me and ride on the back.

The rear fender now moves with the swing arm so I do not think a slap on will be safe.

She should be high enough where she wouldn't be blocking the turn signals and forward enough to not block brake light. All this for probably 5-6 times to ride with me a year.

Thoughts.....?

So what about fabricate a seat pan for original rear seat that stable enough to attach to the frame possibly where the old fender did on the "horns"

And if that still not stable enough maybe fabricate a bar with bungs for springs that attach to the rear fender strut and rest on the fender that attach to the rear seat.

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smokin_blue Serious Thumper Offline From Cafes to Streetfighters! I build them all! Posts: 830 St. Paul, MN Gender:	Re: ok so the wife wants to ride now..... Reply #1 - 03/13/16 at 10:10:51 Sounds like that grounds to buy a second bike
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: ok so the wife wants to ride now..... Reply #2 - 03/13/16 at 17:52:25 Can she ride on the handlebars?...
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Re: ok so the wife wants to ride now.....
Reply #4 - 03/14/16 at 03:51:25

If you are going to add a seat for her.....I think you need to make it so you can take your solo seat off, and then bolt on the double seat. The support for the double seat should come off the frame so she has he benefit of the suspension - bolting supports to the rear swing arm would be brutal....even worse than a hardtail as the swing arm moves independent of the bike frame and it would only be her and the swing arm absorbing the bumps.

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Chase Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 167 Cape May NJ Gender:	Re: ok so the wife wants to ride now..... Reply #5 - 03/14/16 at 12:01:51 Wasn't planning on making it mount to swing arm. Was planning on mounting to where stock fender used to. Should I use rails instead of a pan though?
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Re: ok so the wife wants to ride now.....
Reply #6 - 03/14/16 at 12:30:20

Chase wrote on 03/14/16 at 12:01:51:

Wasn't planning on making it mount to swing arm. Was planning on mounting to where stock fender used to. Should I use rails instead of a pan though?

Those small photos you provided made it hard to see what you planned....I guess I interpreted the sissy bar mounted to the fender and swing arm being used as a seat support.

You need to use something that has the ability to hold your wife up....and I can't see how a pan can do it without some form of structure that attaches to the current frame.

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Chase Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 167 Cape May NJ Gender:	Re: ok so the wife wants to ride now..... Reply #7 - 03/14/16 at 12:54:41 the more I think on just the idea, its probably safer and more comfortable for "bar hopping" just to swap to rigid struts and a slap on to the fender.
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Re: ok so the wife wants to ride now.....
Reply #8 - 03/14/16 at 14:06:53

Chase wrote on 03/14/16 at 12:54:41:

the more I think on just the idea, its probably safer and more comfortable for "bar hopping" just to swap to rigid struts and a slap on to the fender.

since you have the sissy bar attached to the swingarm, yes! you don't want it to smack the back of your wifes head if you ever want to get any again.

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: ok so the wife wants to ride now..... Reply #9 - 03/15/16 at 04:27:51 Using struts to support the passenger seat might be a good solution if your rides are short and the roads are smooth. You could make a frame that incorporates the struts in back, and attaches farther forward on the frame for the front of the seat.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: ok so the wife wants to ride now..... Reply #10 - 03/15/16 at 04:36:27 Get her a bike. You rode with her, she changed her mind. You modified your bike. I'm guessing you're liking it. Do YOU want to change it? How long till she changes her mind, again?
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: ok so the wife wants to ride now..... Reply #11 - 03/15/16 at 04:48:58 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 03/15/16 at 04:36:27: How long till she changes her mind, again? Two or three rides on a hardtail should be enough!
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Re: ok so the wife wants to ride now.....
Reply #12 - 03/15/16 at 11:28:54

The hope was to make something that could be taken on and off the bike to accommodate the rare occasion she does want to ride.

So sortof if I made a rail system that bolted to the frame that went under my seat and extended enough to allow the passenger seat.

A bike for her isn't in the budget, and a second bike isn't in the budget.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: ok so the wife wants to ride now..... Reply #13 - 03/15/16 at 16:35:52 Well, you can figure out a way to get her safely seated. You can Un Do the mods. You can sell it and get another one that hasn't been modified. Or, You Could call her and explain to her that SHE is the one who decided to not ride it. I'd probably be in another state...
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old.indian Serious Thumper Offline Fighting Foreign Terrorism since 1492 Posts: 975 Central New Mexico Gender:	Re: ok so the wife wants to ride now..... Reply #14 - 03/16/16 at 12:45:04 Here ya go !!!! Nice hefty grab bar and nice springy seat.....
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