| Author | Message | ||
     Gnomad |
I had this idea and thought I'd bounce it out on the experts... The S2 is just a little bit tight for 2 people. Before everyone points out that it's a sport bike, not a full touring bike, let me say that we just like it and it kind of needs to be our 2 up bike, since I have no plans to give up my Pegaso and don't know if there's room for another bike. Did I mention that I really really like the S2? My idea is to find another rear body piece, cut out the seat area back almost to the taillight, and build a custom seat to fit. That would give us another 4-5" to work with and also maybe work a backrest into the mix. I don't want to cut up my present tailpiece right now, I thinking that having basically 2 sets, one sport and one touring would work nicely. An S3 would maybe fit better, but I'm here in Alaska so you take what you can get Buell wise. I do believe that a S2 would make a fine sport bagger-have I mentioned how much I like the S2? | ||
| Phat_j |
your going to want to cut the subframe and extend it as well as the bodywork without framework underneath it is a bad idea.... and if you want to add a backrest you will definatly need to extend as the backrest will press down on the bodywork as well..... wish u the best of luck and plz post pictures.... | ||
| Rek |
Phat...You don't think the seat is rigid enough to cantilever over the rear wheel w/out support? Just curious. Rob | ||
| Buelliedan |
Follow Phat advice. The frame must be extended also or your bodywork will break in two. Before you start cutting however I have a question; Have you tried using a Corbin gunfighter and lady saddle? This seat will give your passdenger a lot more comfort and holds them in the seat better than the stock seat. | ||
| Phat_j |
rek, sure its rigid enough, but without support under it, the bodywork will be toast... the seat is least of my concerns...passanger ending up with her azz on the pavement being formost... | ||
| Mikej |
No passenger backrest for the S2 Corbins if that's a factor, which is why I was asking about the RS backrest some time back. Corbin apparently can't figure out a way to put a backrest on an S2 seat, and there isn't enough demand to motivate them to do so. | ||
| Jersey_thunder |
would this work?  | ||
| Doughnut |
Doesn't West Tek (sp?) have a backrest fro the S2? | ||
| Jersey_thunder |
out of stock....and they aren't making anymore. we tried! TONY | ||
| Gnomad |
The Givi on the back might have to....the main objection to the Corbin was the lack of backrest. After the trip to Vegas when we rented the Electra Glide the backrest is seen as a very good thing (how can women fall asleep on the back of a bike? Is it that boring back there and they're to polite to tell us?)but I can see a set of Givis or similar and the Corbin, or the extended one I'm thinking of, and you have a bike a lot more interesting that a Concours. | ||
| Rek |
After checking the backrest on my S3 Corbin seat it appears a fairly simple fabrication (a single 1/2" square stock bent and screwed onto the bottom of the seat). Maybe get a Corbin and modify it to accept a backrest? Rob | ||
| Buelliedan |
S2 Corbin seats do not have the provision to mount a backrest like their S3 seats do. It would take a whole new seatpan to make it work. | ||
| Mikej |
Can't with the stock S2 seat lock located at the rear center right where the S3 passenger rest bar is. |
