Drivers backrest question

[raceman62race]

Does anyone know where I can get a drivers backrest, non studded, for a stock seat for a 08 Venture..............or do they even make such a thing? I checked Yamaha's site but couldn't find one. Any advise?

[Freebird]

You can get studded or non-studded from:

 

Diamond R Accessories

http://www.diamondraccessories.com

 

or

 

Utopia Products

http://www.utpr.com

 

Diamond R is a great friend to our club.

[1sttenor]

Nothing else to be said. I've got the Utopia, my buddy the Diamond R. Both are excellent!

[Bigfoot]

I also have the Utopia. If you are tall then you may have issues as I do. I'm 6'5 and I couldn't use the backrest until I installed some risers as the end of the handlebars hit my knees on a turn and almost caused a wreck. With the risers this is not an issue now but the backrest is keeping me pushed forward a little too much. I'm constantly pushing back on the backrest but there is no way you will bend this bar. I need to find someone who can heat it up and bend it back an inch or so then reinstall it.

[Eck]

Only one word of caution and one reccomendation that I can add on this subject.

 

Word of caution:

When you install either back rest that Freebird mentioned, make darn sure you do not pinch the wire harness that runs up the front side of your rear fender (under forward edge of passenger seat).

 

It has been a documented problem that the steel bracket used to mount the back rest will sometimes pinch that wire harness.

 

My Solution:

I stopped and picked up a small piece of a re-cap tire that was layng along side the road and then cut a 1.00 inch wide by 1.5 inch long piece then just wedged it between the steel back rest bracket and the front fender making sure it was along side the wire harness. This way as you lean or push back on the back rest and the steel mounting bracket bends backwards from the force, it can only compress the piece of rubber and can not touch the wire harness ever....

 

 

 

My reccomendation:

If you so choose the Utopia backrest, you will need to "open" the two mounting holes up just a little larger than what they are in the steel mounting bracket when you get it, because they do not line up directly with the mounting holes on the bike.

 

Just take a drill bit that is a little larger and drill those two mounting holes out larger before you even attempt to install the steel mounting bracket..

 

It sure makes the job go easier and you will not damage or strip the threads out in the two mounting holes

 

Other than that, either back rest that Freebird mentioned are of great quality.

 

 

Hope you find this info helpful.

[BigBoyinMS]

I also have the Utopia. If you are tall then you may have issues as I do. I'm 6'5 and I couldn't use the backrest until I installed some risers as the end of the handlebars hit my knees on a turn and almost caused a wreck. With the risers this is not an issue now but the backrest is keeping me pushed forward a little too much. I'm constantly pushing back on the backrest but there is no way you will bend this bar. I need to find someone who can heat it up and bend it back an inch or so then reinstall it.

 

Hey Bigfoot. You may want to do this... You can unbolt the top bracket and reverse it. It will allow the backrest to go back further. You can't use the adjusting screw anymore tho. It will go back far enough that I had to adjust it a little by taping a thin piece of steel (or a couple of dimes, etc) on the spot where it the adjusting screw used to adjust against. Now it's perfect!

[raceman62race]

Thanks for the advise guys! I ordered one from UTPR.com yesterday. The only reason I ordered from them is because they offered one that has the pillow look like the stock seat. I'll be sure to do something with the wires when I install....Thanks again!

Edited October 30, 2008 by raceman62race

[AZSpyder]

I used the pillow type one from Diamond R. It is aso a good match for the later RSV. It's the one described as "Overstuffed".

Jerry