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sharps45100 · 07-28-2011, 08:41 PM

Schoeney I have the grasshopper backrest but I didn't put it on cause I would have to modify the bracket some. Needs to be bent some so to lay down by top of my new seat. Can I do this...yes, I just didn't want to fool with it cause I wanted to get riding! I beleive just a little tweaking in the vice and it will work. Now each seat fron Russell Day Long is different so you might not have to adjust your bracket.

ponch · 07-30-2011, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by prairie cruiser

Great! I have yet to hear a disappointed Daylong customer. Enjoy!

I have. BMWs tend to be tall bikes and when short riders get Day Longs, it put the seat too high. I have read about a few that sent the seat back a few times, still not happy, but these were people with inseams shorter than 30" on a bike that is taller than any cruiser.

ponch · 07-30-2011, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by sharps45100

Schoeney I have the grasshopper backrest but I didn't put it on cause I would have to modify the bracket some. Needs to be bent some so to lay down by top of my new seat. Can I do this...yes, I just didn't want to fool with it cause I wanted to get riding! I beleive just a little tweaking in the vice and it will work. Now each seat fron Russell Day Long is different so you might not have to adjust your bracket.

You could have gotten a backrest from Russell.

ponch · 07-30-2011, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Blowndodge "Darksider"

what are your monthly payments????

It's no more than a corbin and it's a better seat.

ponch · 07-30-2011, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by James "Bubba" Andreu

If they weren't so ugly I'd have them also but I'm just a slave to looks. Maybe one day I'll cave in.

And that is why form over function never works.

ponch · 07-30-2011, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by macmac

You got a Sharps 45/100 and you wanna tawk seats?

I'd like to have a 1886 in 50-110, but I settled for a 444. Shoots better anyway. ;)

sharps45100 · 07-30-2011, 01:38 PM

With riding two up I felt that I had no use for a backrest. Wife provides ample backrest support!

ponch · 07-30-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by sharps45100

With riding two up I felt that I had no use for a backrest. Wife provides ample backrest support!

Then no need to worry about the grasshopper. I never liked a backrest. Makes me feel locked into one position and trapped.

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sharps45100 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Maysville, Ky. Posts: 283	New Seats Schoeney I have the grasshopper backrest but I didn't put it on cause I would have to modify the bracket some. Needs to be bent some so to lay down by top of my new seat. Can I do this...yes, I just didn't want to fool with it cause I wanted to get riding! I beleive just a little tweaking in the vice and it will work. Now each seat fron Russell Day Long is different so you might not have to adjust your bracket. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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sharps45100 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Maysville, Ky. Posts: 283	New Seats With riding two up I felt that I had no use for a backrest. Wife provides ample backrest support!
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