Im thinkingof adding a backrest to my 09 SG, for those of you who have them what is your opinion of the following:

HD 52546-09 adjustable (where do you mount the cable / adjuster?)
HD 51631-09a
Mustang 79067

Do any of these push you forward? Id like to maintain the stock riding position. Im also not concerned with passenger room since my wife doesnt ride with me. Do you really use the adjustments that much while riding, enough to make it worth $60 more (between the 2 HD models)?

 

Get the adjustable! It's worth it to be able to change the positions on longer rides. The non-adjust might not be comfy.

It took me a few rides with my backrest to get used to it being there. It doesn't move me forward unless I adjust it all the way to the front. But since your seating position changes during a ride, and also changes due the clothing / jacket your wearing..................

Adjustable

 

I'm completely satisfied with my non-adjustable one, but I did have to modify it slightly because it pushed me forward to much. I see no need for an adjustable (for me).

 

I bought the adjustable and found that I put it in the furthest back position, and the lowest height level, and then just leave it there. I'm 6' tall, stock seat, bars, and have a 32" inseam. I'm also on a RoadGlide, not a Street Glide. If I knew then what I know now, I'd have bought the non-adjustable and saved some $$.

 

I have the adjustable on my 08 SG and love it. The cable pull mounts left side frame right about where the tank and seat meet. If you have mid-frame air defelctors you won't even be able to see it.

I find the adjustability nice especially when changing riding gear- heavy leather jacket vs t-shirt. It's also nice to change it up a bit on longer rides.

 

I have the non adjustable, which actually is adjustable with an allen wrench in the back of the pad to move it forward or back. The non adjustable on the 09 is much better than the older style, doesn't push you up to the tank. I love mine.

 

I've got the adjustable and pretty much never ride without it. I do adjust it from time to time on longer rides when I'm alone....don't think I would like the non-adjustable.

 

Do they still leave you enough room that you can sit without using the rest if you choose? Do you guys use them only for trips, or everyday riding too? I do ride to work when I can in the summer and make other short (~20mile) trips and being lazy probably wouldnt want to take it off all the time.

Also, does the backrest help out with back soreness? I have a bulging disk in my lower back so I have to be careful, sometimes it gets sore from sitting to long.

 

I installed the adjustable HD a couple of weeks ago. I LOVE IT . You can adjust it back so you don't even feel it, or adjust i forward for support. Expensive, but worth it to me.

 

I assume the installation is simple, right?