What u can do with a back seat ??? back support??

[jexy]

today i take a back seat from the closet, loocked at it and i found something interesting to do with...











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[patrick_777]

Creative. Does that flex at all when you lean back on it? If so, how do keep it from scratching the tail paint?

I thought about doing a tail rack in place of the back seat with the support of the third bolt. With my back seat off, a standard tail rack seems really far back.

[jonathan180iq]

I'm surprised no one else repsonded to this. I love homemade stuff. Nice work.

Patrick,
If you're lookig for a rack in order to mount a trunk, check this out:
http://www.gz250bike.com/viewtopic.php?t=286

[patrick_777]

Originally Posted by jonathan180iq

If you're lookig for a rack in order to mount a trunk, check this out:
http://www.gz250bike.com/viewtopic.php?t=286

Thanks for that. After seeing it, I don't think I want one now. I'll stick with a backpack.

;)

[Water Warrior 2]

Patrick if you will be riding one up and never plan on a passenger you might consider this. Put a trunk in place of the pillion seat. Storage and a backrest all in one. Check out Happy Hobo's post(Lynda) of March 22/07 in Bike Mods. She is very happy with the combo. WW.

[jonathan180iq]

That's actually what I just sent him.

[patrick_777]

Originally Posted by Water Warrior

Patrick if you will be riding one up and never plan on a passenger you might consider this. Put a trunk in place of the pillion seat. Storage and a backrest all in one. Check out Happy Hobo's post(Lynda) of March 22/07 in Bike Mods. She is very happy with the combo. WW.

That's the thread that jonathan linked. After seeing it on the bike, I think I like the plain, no-back-seat, no-trunk look. Of course, I don't really ever plan on any trips over say 50 miles on the bike either.

Thanks for the feedback. I'm still curious about this thread though, the metal plating holding the now seat back is alarmingly close to the tail paint in those pictures. It looks like it wouldn't take much flex to touch and subsequently scratch the fender paint.

Edit: Doh, same time!

[jonathan180iq]

I agree with you on how the metal would probably flex. As far as the paint rubbing goes, a nice rubber spacer wouldn't be hard to fabricate either.

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by jonathan180iq

I agree with you on how the metal would probably flex. As far as the paint rubbing goes, a nice rubber spacer wouldn't be hard to fabricate either.

The plate does not flex. It is thicker than it appears. I too was concerned about the fender rubbing underneath and added a couple washers to the rear mounting point to lift the plate a bit. The plate attaches to the original mounting points for the passenger seat and is very secure. Lynda found the back rest just right on our recent ride and never complained about a sore back until going back to work a few days ago.

[finallyinthesaddle]

Originally Posted by Water Warrior

The plate does not flex. It is thicker than it appears. I too was concerned about the fender rubbing underneath and added a couple washers to the rear mounting point to lift the plate a bit. The plate attaches to the original mounting points for the passenger seat and is very secure. Lynda found the back rest just right on our recent ride and never complained about a sore back until going back to work a few days ago.

Was the plate fabricated? Or was a plate manufactured for some other purpose? I like the mod, and don't mind fabrication, but don't want to do it if I can help it!