Anybody using a stock sg seat with the harley backrest? is yours set to far forward? i can't get mine to angle back enough to be comfortable. anybody with any input?

 

I have a back rest with the stock SG seat and don't have a problem but I'm not very tall so I appreciate being a bit closer to the bars. Some on here have had success with bending the seat post back a bit to get more room or a more comfortable angle.

 

I had a similar problem with the backrest on my Road Glide. I removed the strap that mounts from the front of the bracket under the seat to the frame & made a longer one. Then I bolted the bracket tab on top of the new strap. That allowed the backrest to tilt back far enough that adjusting the set screw made it comfortable. Take a look at the mounting setup. Might just require a little tinkerin'.

 

I got myself a Mustang back rest and it works better than the
ones from Harley.I had both and they both were not for me
shortleg[Dave]

 

I put a few washers/spacers under the front of the mounting bracket to move me back. It was just enough to make it perfect for me.

 

ok all sounds like good advise ... i'm thinking of bending the post first.. anybody else have any thoughts

 

bent the posts .... easy fix .... thanks all

 

Put mine in a vise and bent them. Took a few tries. But now it's perfect. I'm 6'2 and when I first put it on, it felt like I was 7' tall!!!!

 

ok anybody else with this problem just bend the bars ....worked great!

 

I put the bend of the post in the shop's hydraulic brake and increased the angle and the problem is fixed. Now it doesn't push me forward as much and I can lean back to a more comfortable angle.
However, I think the post is too long. I don't like the big gap it leaves between the seat and the bottom of the backrest. I also think there is too much slack between the post and the bracket, the backrest rattle around. Anyone find a solution to those problemsyet. BTW, my seat is a stock SG seat.