Im new to the forum, think it's great, just chasing some info on sissy bars for my new 883c.
Yeah rkc, Im looking for the minimal look, something that doesn't stick out like dogs balls.
Shit, Thats a bit of a worry
I was seriously considering one of these but if they can bend I don't want it, I think you should be able to lean back on something like this with a bit of confidence
My pillion is a bit weighty, (Hope she don't read this Lol) And she ain't experienced at all on the back so I would hate for her to think she can lean back and then the bloody thing bends
Thrus7er
Just saw that your backrest is bending? We did some serious engeneering so that wouldn't happen. Can you tell me some of the condtions you ride under... hard acceleration? Where is it bending. Do you put any bags on it?
I just want to get a good understanding of the situation so it can be corrected.
Thanks
You deff. get the best style points among our customer pics... thats an awesome addition you put on.
Was wondering what changed since your posts in this thread???
http://www.hdforums.com/m_1915379/tm.htm
Hmmmm
A piccy speaks a thousand words don't it
I thought this thing would have been made from a high tensile or spring type steel but looking at that I'm not so sure
It cant be good bending it back and forward, It will have to weaken it until someday it fails completely
Might pay to get one of those shirts that say on the back "If you can read this, The bitch has fallen off"
Be interesting to see what Haulen Ass have to say about this, I would even consider posting this in the General threads so everyone is aware
Hmmmm .... This is the only time We've herd of this hapening.
To Be Continued
Hey Thrus7er If you could, can you pm me your personal info (name & address), purchase date and any order information you may have used when you purchased the backrest from us so we can investigate this backrest and ensure your satisfaction?
We have done extensive material and design testing on this product with local technical colleges and know that we offer the best product for normal riding conditions. This is the first time since we've offered this product that a failure has been brought to our attention and we want to investigate and resolve this issue immediately. We take great pride in our designs and customer service so if there is ever an issue we will make sure you and all our customers end up completely satisfied.
Haulen Ass
Good to see you are looking in to this
I am still keeping an open mind on these things and have'nt asked around the US forums yet but will do
Hey Thrus7er,
When you bought the backrest from the guy in FL you had it mounted to a Bobtail fender and now it is on the Sportster.
I looked this over with my team and this is what we feel the situation is...
Now that its on the Sportster fender it has a different angle and a higher seat which puts the passenger higher on the bracket.
The issue is that we offer different backrests for each style of Bike / Fenders... different bends to accomidate different set ups.
Using the same backrest on differnt bikes / fenders puts it at wrong angles then add the increased leverage from the taller seat and the force form acceleration could very well compramise the backrest.
In short we think its the wrong bracket for the application.
Ok Thrus7er,
You say I dont do my home work, well we havn't answered right away cause thats what we were doing... our home work. I guess my last post wasn't clear enough and that could have been my problem so now Im gonna paint a clear picture. You buy a Haulen Ass backrest from Mr. Vall from Florida, not us. I looked up his invoice and on Oct. 22 2007 he buys backrest number HA-FXD-CBR1 which is a 1986-2003 Sportster & Dyna backrest. Your sporty is a 2008... Theres problem #1. Now these backrests had to be changed for 2004 and newer sportsters because a frame and fender change. We change the angle to bring the bracket forward. That gets the new part number HA-XL-CBR2. You show a pic of the brackrest bent on your fender but that is how the old version (HA-FXD-CBR1) would have looked as soon as you put it on a 2004 and newer Sport, Now I'm not saying it never bent but it looks similar. Now you have a backrest that angles back too far and a tall seat which puts your rider on top of it not in front of it... Theres problem #2... and you even said she uses it like an arm chair which would be ok if she was in front of it. Then you change it from fender to fender...Theres problem #3, there are different backrests for different fenders.
You buy a backrest from a guy in Florida for '86-'03 sportsers for your '08
The angle is wrong to begin with and then start swaping it from fender to fender.
Like I said before... wrong backrest... wrong application.
Our backrest fit as follows
HA-FXD-CBR1: '86-'03 FXD Dyna & XL Sportster (the one you got from Mr. Vall)
HA-XL-CBR2: '04-'08 Sportster (the one you should have gotten)
HA-FXST-CBR1: '00-'08 FXST Softail with Bob Fender
Hope this helps
