| Author | Message | ||
     Ronmold |
The Rox Risers helped a lot but there was still that fatigue in the back on longer rides. If I shoved my Buell triple-tail backpack full of stuff it was better but not the solution. I knew what I wanted so I built it! Only have a few miles on it so far as the weather has turned foul but it feels great! The bike has a more powerful feel as there's no seat slip when twisting the grip. The rods are 12" spade drill bit extensions, stiff but weldable, the rest is from projection screen brackets. Got the Harley Softail sissy-bar pad off Ebay. Pad will flip up in front of the triple-tail and stay for climbing aboard and pull down into place when seated. The rods just spring-load it into place and flexing them together removes it, I like things simple. The hinge brackets are bolted to the nice 5/16 bolt holes on the underside. Now I need the Palmer forward footrests and I'll have the first Uly geezer-glide!      (Message edited by ronmold on September 30, 2009) | ||
| Jimmy_in_nc |
I really like that. I'd love some more pictures of it if you have them available and wanted to e-mail them to me. Simple, effective, easy on and off. Nice work! Jimmy | ||
| Obuell1_kanoby |
Whoa!! that is a great idea! I recently took a 600+ mile round trip voyage to the NC/VA mountains from the coast, I sure could have used that contraption!! Nice write up/design/build... I may have to copy that one, if you don't mind...  | ||
| Ronmold |
Here's more pictures   | ||
| Nevrenuf |
pretty slick idea. i'm impressed. although i don't have a problem with the back on the buells or the geezer glide, you wouldn't have done it if you didn't need it and i'm sure there are other people that could use that. etenuly comes to mind? i could use the highway pegs for the uly and some kind of throttle lock though. that would make me the happiest. | ||
| Eulysses |
Clever man! You know how ideas progress on top of other ideas and you gave me a thought to configure a back support that L-shaped onto the sides of the lowered beaver tail. Lower the tail forward and slide on (under) the back support (or before lowering) and let the tail hold it. Clear as mud? | ||
| Jimmy_in_nc |
Eulysses- I follow what you are saying. Nice progression. I like the way this setup would allow the continued use of the triple tail bag though. If I wasn't using a triple tail bag though I think you may be on to something great. | ||
| Eulysses |
Jimmie...yes...the tail would be down for the driver's back support only...no support for passenger's back...and no tail up to hold any luggage either. But luggage duffles could go over top of tail if it were down. Might just be a solution for a long no-passenger trip. Would be simple to make the more I think about it... | ||
| Ronmold |
That was my original plan to use the beaver tail as the support and make a thick leather sheath to go around the tail and use snaps or velcro to hold it on the narrower mid part of the tail. Rivets would hold an "L" type bracket that would fasten to the backrest cushion. That WAS my plan until I found those 2 bolt holes under the tail handles, and I realized I could do this myself in one day w/o spending big bucks at a leather shop. There I go, giving away more $1000 ideas! But hey, if Buellers can't selflessly help each other out, what hope does the World have? | ||
| Eulysses |
Thanks Ron...so much for early retirement. But hey...start making the kit and us lazy types will buy it! So there is hope yet... | ||
| Nevrenuf |
lazyness is the mother of invention | ||
| Kimberley |
Nice.......!! | ||
| Ronmold |
Thought it through and decided to make a few of these, if there's any interest! They will include a better looking backrest (see picture). Price? working on that , the cushion is $80 alone but quality name-brand stuff, I estimating $160-180. If I have enough interest I will send out for powder-coating otherwise Rust-oleum rattle can. The brackets are one size but the pad can be adjusted forward by using various spacers and different length bolts.  |
