My Sons bought me a "rider backrest" for my '03 FLHTCUI.....I love it! Strangley....the ride is quite different...seems to manuver more agressively! Turns are quicker!

Am I a whack job? or can someone agree with this statement....above?

Saludos!

 

I love my backrest.

When it comes to low speed maneuvering tho....I have GOT to lean forward. Just can't do tight turns, etc while leaning on it.

 

Agree!... installed my backrest after x-mas.... still finding myself leaning forward around turns..... But that adjustable back rest is the bomb!

 

Four back surgeries. Couldn't ride without the backrest.

 

Same feeling here. It seems to me i feel more a part of my bike. Maybe its just there is more contact. Not sure what it is but i took mine off one time to accomodate a gal and after the ride i didnt put it back on for a bit. WTF was i thinking, now it is on all the time.

 

Yep, I really like mine. I don't lean back on it so much as it just sort of "places" me on the seat. I suppose it just encourages me to sit with better posture and not slump so much. Seems to relax my arms quite a bit.

 

Aside from stabilizing your mid-section, it also moves you slightly forward (in many cases). You might have had some sloppy body position on turn-in that the back rest if forcing you to correct.

It's amazing what a slight lean forward (not to mention leaning INto the turn) can do for handling.

 

my backrest alowed me to take longer,,,, little snoozes.................

 

Most deffinately. I have felt the same way. I have had back rests on all my bikes and have gotten the same sensation with all of them, 97 RK, 01 RG, 03 RG and 05 RG. Once I rode with one I have never rode without since.

 

back fusion, 4 rods and 6 screws. couldn't ride without it, was good for 30-45 min ride on my sporty. It makes my bike as comfy as a recliner. My son calls the glide my (Motorized wheelchair) But, that will be my next ride!