Back rest help please??

Thanks!
 
jake shaw said:
Utopia make some custom backrests for the Rocket. Great folks to deal with.
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Just fitted the Utopia drivers back rest. Quick 5 min job to fit.
Ordered it Just prior to Xmas and was given a post out date of the 9th of Jan.
I was notified it had been posted on the 5th and received it this morning 5 days from the US.
Bit expensive due to the postage and exchange rates at the moment but the lower back appreciates it.
Build quality is excellent.
Did have to search through my tools to find a 5/16 inch spanner.
 


So what is cost with postage to Oz at the moment?
 
Al, does the Utopia require cutting into the seat of the R3T?
I had one on my Nomad, and I had to cut thru the passenger seat for the installation. I really don't want to do that again.
Thanks, Eric
 
Eric R. said:
Al, does the Utopia require cutting into the seat of the R3T?
I had one on my Nomad, and I had to cut thru the passenger seat for the installation. I really don't want to do that again.
Thanks, Eric
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I have a R3R so it fixes to the pillion seat mounting point and requires no seat cutting. Not sure about the R3T
 
Al Burdon said:
Postage was $82 US which at the time converted to Just over $100 AU
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Cheers, thanks

Now AU$117 @0.73 and AU$401 all up after exchange fees is still a good price as 2nd hand the OEM version of seat and backrest starts at $400 if you can find one when they occasionally show up on eBay etc.
 
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Eric R. said:
Al, does the Utopia require cutting into the seat of the R3T?
I had one on my Nomad, and I had to cut thru the passenger seat for the installation. I really don't want to do that again.
Thanks, Eric
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Utopia Products - Motorcycle Driver Backrest - Motorcycle Seat
There are 2 versions one for the Std and Roadster that bolts onto the separate pillion seat mounting bracket and is slightly cheaper at US$199.

Triumph Rocket III (Standard and Roadster)

(two piece seat, see installed on rear seat below)


Triumph Rocket III (Standard and Roadster)

(Simple bolt on. Bolts onto stock bracket. No special installation like the Classic below.)

Note: Gel seat, black with gray sides has same setup except we use a different black to match closely to the black on your seat. Can not match the gray, so, we make all black.



The other US$225 version is for Classic, Classic Tour and Touring versions with the combined rider/pillion seats that will need a bracket and post version inserted.


Custom install bar. Not a simple bolt on like Std/Roadster. Installs inside rear seat. See installation click link below.
Click here to see "Bar Installation!" for Rocket III Classic






The OEM seats for Classic/Tour/Touring came both with and without the riders backrest. The seats for riders backrest have the square post hole in them and are still available at discounted prices from Oz and UK stores but the riders backrests to fit are no longer available.
 

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