jkm789
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- Joined
- Apr 27, 2011
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- 8
Howdy: About a year ago I asked if anyone had ideas on lowering the passenger floorboards on the touring model. (wife is all legs!) Peg lowering kits would not fit Tourer. Also wife found long haul passenger seat and Triumph backrest both very uncomfortable. Jeez, keep bike or wife..?
Took seat to an auto upholsterer and he added about 2 inches of high density foam to top and around edge of passenger seat. Puts her up about 1 to 1.5 inches. Took Triumph sissy bar to welder and he built a new one that puts wife back about 2 inches. Slight increase in height and sitting back farther made bike very comfy for wife. Bought an Ultimate backrest for new sissy bar which has a more straight up and down angle - backrest doesn't cut into her lower back anymore. Bottom line, my sweetie is happy and so am I!!!
Have attached a few pics of retrofit. Maybe someone else will benefit from changes as well. I'm not a photographer so hopefully details are clear enough.
Later dudes.
Took seat to an auto upholsterer and he added about 2 inches of high density foam to top and around edge of passenger seat. Puts her up about 1 to 1.5 inches. Took Triumph sissy bar to welder and he built a new one that puts wife back about 2 inches. Slight increase in height and sitting back farther made bike very comfy for wife. Bought an Ultimate backrest for new sissy bar which has a more straight up and down angle - backrest doesn't cut into her lower back anymore. Bottom line, my sweetie is happy and so am I!!!
Have attached a few pics of retrofit. Maybe someone else will benefit from changes as well. I'm not a photographer so hopefully details are clear enough.
Later dudes.
