Author Topic: Where to get a backrest...not a $500 one!  (Read 10338 times)

Offline Kidfastball

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Re: Where to get a backrest...not a $500 one!
« Reply #20 on: September 18, 2014, 11:54:22 AM »
What happened to AST?  That was the backrest I was planning on getting.  I don't like the Givi trunks, the style, in my opinion, looks bad on the Concours.
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Offline blanton

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Re: Where to get a backrest...not a $500 one!
« Reply #21 on: October 02, 2014, 08:58:41 PM »
Then there is the bicycle seat option..
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Re: Where to get a backrest...not a $500 one!
« Reply #22 on: October 02, 2014, 09:55:43 PM »
Might want to be careful with AST!  http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=17816.0
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=18127.0

What happened to AST?  That was the backrest I was planning on getting.  I don't like the Givi trunks, the style, in my opinion, looks bad on the Concours.

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Re: Where to get a backrest...not a $500 one!
« Reply #23 on: October 03, 2014, 03:41:13 AM »
Then there is the bicycle seat option..
This is very nice. Tell me about the suitcase. Mount? Waterproof?

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Re: Where to get a backrest...not a $500 one!
« Reply #24 on: October 03, 2014, 09:42:08 AM »
Sure gpink, T shapes aluminum mounted to rack with the bottom of T extendingforward. Not waterproof. Looks worse the closer you get...
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Re: Where to get a backrest...not a $500 one!
« Reply #25 on: October 03, 2014, 09:44:55 AM »
Front view.
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Re: Where to get a backrest...not a $500 one!
« Reply #26 on: October 03, 2014, 09:53:43 AM »
Been on for 40k+...I call it my walmart tourpack.
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Re: Where to get a backrest...not a $500 one!
« Reply #27 on: October 03, 2014, 12:09:20 PM »
Thanks

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Re: Where to get a backrest...not a $500 one!
« Reply #28 on: October 03, 2014, 12:14:52 PM »
Then there is the bicycle seat option..

Hey Blanton, I am interested in how you did the red mesh on the fairings?  I did something similar to my sold 2001 ZX-6R....see pic.  Wondering if you did it the same way I did.  Let me know.  Thanks.

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Re: Where to get a backrest...not a $500 one!
« Reply #29 on: October 03, 2014, 12:57:38 PM »
Ok ljcorby, that is gutter gaurge from home depot...formed easy....
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Re: Where to get a backrest...not a $500 one!
« Reply #30 on: October 03, 2014, 05:12:06 PM »
I actually wanted a tighter mesh so I found a mesh garbage can at Lowes, cut it up, formed it how i wanted, painted it the same color as the frame, and used adhesive to glue it in.  How did you adhere yours?
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