Does anyone have a rider backrest with a tallboy seat?

[cigarman]

I would like to add a rider seatback and asked at my dealer and when he looked it up HD indicates that the tallboy (52000134) works with the adjustable seatback. The HD site says it is not compatible. I found an old posting about putting on the kit and backrest but it is from 2015 and the books/parts change. http://www.triketalk.com/forum/threads/28055-Do-You-Ride-On-A-Freewheeler-With-a-Tallboy-Seat


Has anyone put a backrest on a tallboy on the Freewheeler? If so what parts?

Thanks

 

[cigarman]

I had a non-adjustable seat from my '95 FLTCU and as the thread above indicates I bought the mount and installed it (new from eBay for $44.00/free shipping).

I still have to put the front anchor in since the bolts are too short just as the post indicates, but the seat looks great.

Pics on the way.

 

[kuri]

I would like to add a rider seatback and asked at my dealer and when he looked it up HD indicates that the tallboy (52000134) works with the adjustable seatback. The HD site says it is not compatible. I found an old posting about putting on the kit and backrest but it is from 2015 and the books/parts change. http://www.triketalk.com/forum/threads/28055-Do-You-Ride-On-A-Freewheeler-With-a-Tallboy-Seat


Has anyone put a backrest on a tallboy on the Freewheeler? If so what parts?

Thanks

I followed that exact "howto" with the exception of making a new angled front support strap instead of an extension of the one that comes with the kit. I felt that a new strap out of a single piece of steel stock would be more secure since I'm a pretty big dude and put a lot of weight against that strap. I got a bar of stock at home depot, cut it to length, drilled 2 holes in it, and heated it with a torch and bent it to the right bend.

Everything else fits perfectly as described in that post, and it's made a HUGE difference in my ride.

 

[cigarman]

Thanks. I added the kit and used the seat back from my old FLTCU. Very happy with it.