Arm Rests for RSTD

[BigLenny]

Better Half would like armrests for long vacations. Anybody have armrests on your RSTD? Any suggestions.

 

I have seen a product online called Love Handles. Anybody know have this product?

 

Thanks

[Leland]

Another option, but I have no personal experience. http://motorcyclereararmrest.com/store/

[ronjolly]

lookin for the left side emblem?? if anyone haz one I am interested. giv me a hollor. 06 RSTD

[Leland]

Well after all of these years, my wife has decided to ride (some). I installed these passenger armrests http://www.motorcyclereararmrest.com/ . The metal is aluminum and it is very well made. Cost $149.00 plus $15.00 for UPS ground. Arrived in four days after order. Less than one half the price of Love Handles http://www.motorcyclearmrest.com/ . Just had to drill two holes to mount with the lower backrest screws.

[FuzzyRSTD]

  Leland said:

Well after all of these years, my wife has decided to ride (some). I installed these passenger armrests http://www.motorcyclereararmrest.com/ . The metal is aluminum and it is very well made. Cost $149.00 plus $15.00 for UPS ground. Arrived in four days after order. Less than one half the price of Love Handles http://www.motorcyclearmrest.com/ . Just had to drill two holes to mount with the lower backrest screws.

 

Those are neat Leland. What kind of material is that in between the armrest please ? Is that 1/8" steel with a nice powder coating ? Or is it some other material, such as fiberglass ? I checked out the site and does not really give that information or I missed it.

 

Fuzzy

[Patrolman46]

  Leland said:

Well after all of these years, my wife has decided to ride (some). I installed these passenger armrests http://www.motorcyclereararmrest.com/ . The metal is aluminum and it is very well made. Cost $149.00 plus $15.00 for UPS ground. Arrived in four days after order. Less than one half the price of Love Handles http://www.motorcyclearmrest.com/ . Just had to drill two holes to mount with the lower backrest screws.

 

Where did you get the "Beaded Seat Cover? Thanks, Dan 970-396-1609

[frodotoo]

  Patrolman46 said:

Where did you get the "Beaded Seat Cover? Thanks, Dan 970-396-1609

Hi Dan

 

here's where I got mine:

[url=]http://wingstuff.com/products/22902-motorcycle-oversize-beaded-seat-cover[/url]

 

Steve

[Brake Pad]

  Leland said:

Well after all of these years, my wife has decided to ride (some). I installed these passenger armrests http://www.motorcyclereararmrest.com/ . The metal is aluminum and it is very well made. Cost $149.00 plus $15.00 for UPS ground. Arrived in four days after order. Less than one half the price of Love Handles http://www.motorcyclearmrest.com/ . Just had to drill two holes to mount with the lower backrest screws.

 

does that come with a flip up tray, and a cup holder?

[BigLenny]

Leland, I bought those same armrests 3 weeks ago and installed them on my RSTD. My wife and I left two Saturdays ago and went on a 4000 mile 12 day trip through some of the western states. Long story short, she loved the armrests.

 

She said that she feels a lot more secure on the bike, especially during times when she might doze off.

 

I like them because they look more integrated into the bike, and they don't intrude into the area behind the backrest where our t-bag rests.

 

I recommend them.

[Solodadof2]

Check with ultimate seats they have a nice set of armrest that are easy to install for trips and uninstall as well.

[BigLenny]

Ultimate Seats backrest is a good set. I have Ultimate Seats on my RSTD and we have really been impressed with the comfort of the seat, so I naturally looked at their armrest. The problem with the Ultimate Seats armrest is it mounts on the back of the backrest with a bar that goes across it. This interferes with sliding a t-bag onto the backrest because the t-bag sleeve that fits over the backrest fits so snug that the armrest bar gets in the way. What I like about the armrest i bought from http://www.motorcyclereararmrest.com is it is a thin aluminum plate that fits between the backrest pad and the sissy bar. No concern about a bar going across the back of the sissy bar that gets in the way.

 

The Lovehandles armrest has the same issue that the Ultimate Seats armrest has.

[FuzzyRSTD]

  Patrolman46 said:

Where did you get the "Beaded Seat Cover? Thanks, Dan 970-396-1609

 

Dan I think you can get those from Wall Mart ... Not what he has, but that seems to be just a regular beaded seat cover to me ?

 

Fuzzy

[Leland]

  frodotoo said:

Hi Dan

 

here's where I got mine:

http://wingstuff.com/products/22902-motorcycle-oversize-beaded-seat-cover

 

Steve

 

Me too.

[Leland]

  Brake Pad said:

does that come with a flip up tray, and a cup holder?

They do offer a cup holder.

[Leland]

  FuzzyRSTD said:

Those are neat Leland. What kind of material is that in between the armrest please ? Is that 1/8" steel with a nice powder coating ? Or is it some other material, such as fiberglass ? I checked out the site and does not really give that information or I missed it.

 

Fuzzy

The material is aluminum. If it was steel, I would say that it is about 10ga. Don't think that they are powder coated, but he did do a nice job of painting them. Like I said, I think that they are very well made.

[Brake Pad]

  Leland said:

They do offer a cup holder.

there has to be away to inter-grade it on the the bars....