Backrest questions

dougster · 09-15-2008, 10:29 PM

Hey all,

I tried to install the Kawasaki driver's backrest, and could not line up the holes. Almost like it was for the wrong model. As far as I know, the backrest for the Classic and Nomad are the same backrest.

Am I wrong? Has anyone else run into this?
Thanks in advance.

Doug

cactusjack · 09-15-2008, 10:43 PM

I didn't know Kawasaki made a driver's backrest for either the Classic or the Nomad. Do you have a part # for it?

rksaw · 09-16-2008, 12:28 AM

Maybe this is it: from the Fire & Steel Creuiser Accessories Catalogue Volume II:

K53043-068M Driver Backrest

http://www.kawasaki.com/KawasakiNew/...xt=k53043-068m

cactusjack · 09-16-2008, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rksaw

Maybe this is it: from the Fire & Steel Creuiser Accessories Catalogue Volume II:

K53043-068M Driver Backrest

http://www.kawasaki.com/KawasakiNew/...xt=k53043-068m

I searched the Kawasaki website and couldn't find one.

Well the website says it only fits the 1500 Nomad. Dougster is a little thin on the information in his post. What bike is he trying to install it on?

rksaw · 09-16-2008, 12:46 AM

Sorry CJ, we'll have to wait until Doug is back online. I was just lucky that my Previous Owner had all the original write-ups, magazine articles, Kawi brochure and Catalogue. My PO was a little anal retentive, and for me, that ended up being a good thing.

dogdoc · 09-16-2008, 02:12 PM

never seen a stock drivers backrest, only after-market ones Doug. maybe why it won't fit.

dantama · 09-16-2008, 05:30 PM

There for sure is a drivers backrest for the 1500 Nomads, had one on my 99. And the one for the 1500's for sure won't fit a 1600.

I've never seen one for the 1600 from kawi

09-17-2008, 01:55 AM

Ditto on dans post. Grasshopper makes a good backrest for the 1600 http://www.grasshopperlimited.com/

moenko · 09-17-2008, 06:49 AM

^^^ +1 Had one on the C50 and now one on the Nomad. Easy install, removable without tools, cost-effective (under $100), makes a HUGE difference. Fits like a charme ;)

classic1 · 09-17-2008, 07:43 AM

+1 on the Grasshopper backrest. I never had a driver backrest before now. It's comfortable, affordable, and riding is sweet.

dougster · 09-18-2008, 12:52 AM

Hey,
Thanks a lot for answering so quickly.

rksaw and CJ,
Yes, that is exactly what it looks like (though I didn't look yet for a part number), and, yes, I have the 2003 1500 Nomad.

Dan,
I got it from a friend who has the 1999 classic. But from what I have been able to find out, the backrest part number is the same for both the classic and the Nomad. Also, the price was right!

I have been looking at the grasshopper backrest after reading the thread on it the other day. If I cannot get the one I have to work, I think I will get the grasshopper. I especially like the way it mounts.

Doug

rksaw · 09-18-2008, 02:29 AM

Doug,
Tell us what happens...I hope you get it all worked out.
Rich

formikec · 09-18-2008, 12:55 PM

If you get it on, you won't like it anyway. I have one on my bike (03' 1500), and I can't use it. It makes you feel like you are pushed up into the bars and windshield. Not comfortable at all.

dakals · 09-18-2008, 11:03 PM

Hey guys, thanks for the kind words about grasshopper and my backrests!!!!!!!!!

Hey Doug, did you get it figured out? Try posting some pics of it on here if you can so we can see what you are dealing with.

bigdave · 09-18-2008, 11:59 PM

I have the grasshopper backrest also and am very happy with it

09-15-2008, 10:29 PM	#1
dougster Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Crete, Nebraska Posts: 679	Backrest questions Hey all, I tried to install the Kawasaki driver's backrest, and could not line up the holes. Almost like it was for the wrong model. As far as I know, the backrest for the Classic and Nomad are the same backrest. Am I wrong? Has anyone else run into this? Thanks in advance. Doug __________________ Doug Witzke - "Dougster" 2003 Nomad 1500 VBA# 740 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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09-15-2008, 10:43 PM	#2
cactusjack Mega-Contributor Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Where it doesn't snow...ever! Posts: 21,926	Backrest questions I didn't know Kawasaki made a driver's backrest for either the Classic or the Nomad. Do you have a part # for it? __________________ Scott "Cactusjack" Hanks VBA #00105 H.O.G. #4250060 2011 H-D Ultra Limited 103ci :: 2011 HD Electra Glide Ultra Limited w/Stage 1 :: Rallies: Mesquite '08\|Custer '09\|Cortez '10\|Crescent City '11\|Kanab '12\|Antlers '12\|Estes Park '13\|Antlers '13\|Orofino '14\|The Dalles '17
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09-16-2008, 12:28 AM	#3
rksaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Damascus, OR Posts: 1,430	Backrest questions Maybe this is it: from the Fire & Steel Creuiser Accessories Catalogue Volume II: K53043-068M Driver Backrest http://www.kawasaki.com/KawasakiNew/...xt=k53043-068m
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09-16-2008, 12:46 AM	#5
rksaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Damascus, OR Posts: 1,430	Backrest questions Sorry CJ, we'll have to wait until Doug is back online. I was just lucky that my Previous Owner had all the original write-ups, magazine articles, Kawi brochure and Catalogue. My PO was a little anal retentive, and for me, that ended up being a good thing. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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09-16-2008, 02:12 PM	#6
dogdoc Top Contributor Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,263	Backrest questions never seen a stock drivers backrest, only after-market ones Doug. maybe why it won't fit.
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09-16-2008, 05:30 PM	#7
dantama Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 0	Backrest questions There for sure is a drivers backrest for the 1500 Nomads, had one on my 99. And the one for the 1500's for sure won't fit a 1600. I've never seen one for the 1600 from kawi
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09-17-2008, 01:55 AM	#8
Guest Posts: n/a	Backrest questions Ditto on dans post. Grasshopper makes a good backrest for the 1600 http://www.grasshopperlimited.com/
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09-17-2008, 06:49 AM	#9
moenko Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Suffield, CT Posts: 477	Backrest questions ^^^ +1 Had one on the C50 and now one on the Nomad. Easy install, removable without tools, cost-effective (under $100), makes a HUGE difference. Fits like a charme ;)
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09-17-2008, 07:43 AM	#10
classic1 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: waynesboro, va Posts: 408	Backrest questions +1 on the Grasshopper backrest. I never had a driver backrest before now. It's comfortable, affordable, and riding is sweet.
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09-18-2008, 12:52 AM	#11
dougster Advanced Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Crete, Nebraska Posts: 679	Backrest questions Hey, Thanks a lot for answering so quickly. rksaw and CJ, Yes, that is exactly what it looks like (though I didn't look yet for a part number), and, yes, I have the 2003 1500 Nomad. Dan, I got it from a friend who has the 1999 classic. But from what I have been able to find out, the backrest part number is the same for both the classic and the Nomad. Also, the price was right! I have been looking at the grasshopper backrest after reading the thread on it the other day. If I cannot get the one I have to work, I think I will get the grasshopper. I especially like the way it mounts. Doug __________________ Doug Witzke - "Dougster" 2003 Nomad 1500 VBA# 740
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09-18-2008, 02:29 AM	#12
rksaw Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Damascus, OR Posts: 1,430	Backrest questions Doug, Tell us what happens...I hope you get it all worked out. Rich
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09-18-2008, 12:55 PM	#13
formikec Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 462	Backrest questions If you get it on, you won't like it anyway. I have one on my bike (03' 1500), and I can't use it. It makes you feel like you are pushed up into the bars and windshield. Not comfortable at all.
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09-18-2008, 11:03 PM	#14
dakals Sr. Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Beloit,WI Posts: 4,256	Backrest questions Hey guys, thanks for the kind words about grasshopper and my backrests!!!!!!!!! Hey Doug, did you get it figured out? Try posting some pics of it on here if you can so we can see what you are dealing with.
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09-18-2008, 11:59 PM	#15
bigdave Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Burnsville, NC Posts: 1,589	Backrest questions I have the grasshopper backrest also and am very happy with it __________________ David "BigDave" Hall Burnsville NC VBA #477 2007 Red and Silver Nomad (traded 4/10/2014) 2013 Blue and Black Voyager
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