I have the 4 point docking hardward; but usually only run the King Tour Pak when the Old Lady comes along.

Considering getting the Solo Mount for tours without her. Curious how folks with this set up find it. Do your shoulders rest in the backrest pad: comfy? Any increase in handling or other pros and cons?

Seems like an interesting mod for the $180.

Much appreciated.

 

I'm interested in this also... Same situation here, looking into a solo mount for the King Tourpak but not sure if any issues with comfort, etc as far as actually being a backrest for the rider.

 

Placement and position are likely different for a later-model bike like yours, but for my '07 the TP backrest didn't work well at all. It is designed to work for a passenger that will be sitting higher, and the support was too high for the rider leaving a big gap in the lumbar area. It was also too far forward, and although the TP has some minor adjustment fore and aft on the mount the contact point on my back was unacceptable regardless of its position. A 5-min. ride convinced me it wouldn't work and I returned it, opting instead to use the backrest on my Mustang solo seat. If you do buy a TP backrest, have an agreement with your dealer that you can return it if you aren't satisfied. I believe you're better served by mounting the TP without the backrest, then buy a backrest for the seat. I ran into another glitch in that the seat backrest was too close to the TP, so I had to modify the rack mount to move the TP back ~1", but that may not be necessary for '09 and above. Be also advised that the solo rack will likely require a solo seat.

My chopped TP had holes already drilled for the backrest, so I installed some auto body-panel plugs and painted them. There needs to be something to support the lanyard for the TP lid, as it is otherwise attached only by a small rivet. I used metal lock nuts that self-tapped into the plastic panel plugs.

 

I installed the solo kit..........(after seeing Iclicks's months ago)..........looks a lot better and I like the weight being more central. I can not see any difference in the bike's handling with or with out the TP.

I have the stock back rest hooked on to the TP. It is a little far back............(I have to put my feet on the highway peg and lean back a little, to use it)............a real big guy would probably fit the way it is.

I have never had a back rest before and rarely use it, so I haven't moved it, as of yet.

Hope this info helps............

 

here's mine, with the brawler seat you sit far enough back to take advantage of the backrest. The winter I'm putting an airbag in the lower pad of the backrest to make it somewhat adjustable.

 

THis is my 09 FLHP with the King Tour Pak on a solo rack.

I took me quite a while to get dialed in with the solo seat in that the T Pak was too far back for me to recline against it. I ended up adding the Kuryakyn relocator unit between the T Pak and the solo rack. THis kit is designed to allow 1 inch forward and 3 inch backward travel. I needed it to come even farther forward so I made several mods detailed here:

http://retiredpolicebikes.com/~retiredp/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=1988

This got the T Pak close enough to recline against the post also shows how I used a small sissybar pad to give some more lower back support.

I had this setup for my trip from Seattle to Lake Tahoe to Stugis and back and loved almost everything about it. The one thing that I would change is King-style back rest with arm rests...at times when cornering hard, I would bump into these leaning the bike. WHile I love the size of the king, I want to get a Chopped T Pak pad on it. THat is on the winter project list.

 

I have the chopped pack on solo rack.
I had to drill different holes in the rack to get it lined up where I wanted it then I had it powder coated black.
Its like sitting in a easy chair.

 

Well, have been looking into this before.
I don't like the handling of the bike with the tour pack mounted, it just feels tail-heavy, on the other hand I sure like the storage!

Does anyone have a picture of the solo tour pack on a FLHTK Ultra or Ultra Classic?

I was wondering if it is possible with the armrests and speakers still attached to it.
Also afraid it might be to massive.

 

Glad to hear (and see) your experiences with the King Pak. Just bought one for my Road King Classic, and had already thought that a 1-up backrest would be ideal on solo runs. Guess when it gets here I will have to do as you have with a little R&D in the garage.