Utopia backrest too big??
I swapped the pad from the Utopia with the passenger pad. it took a little bit of thought but I much preferred it. I do not have that bike anymore so cannot post a picture.
 
The Utopia is an awesome product!
Tis large indeed, but it pivots forward and back making the leg swing much easier.
The comfort for a bad back is WELL worth the inconvenience, IMHO.

Is that seat on your Rocket OEM?
I LIKE it!

Solo seat with Odessy back reat
 
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Yeah, that's the standard seat, reshaped and retrimmed by BeyondTrim.
And yes, the backrest attaches to the standard pillion seat mount.
The Back rest has a hinge with a stop, so that the whole backrest folds down forward, so throwing the leg over is no different to when the rest isn't there. Quite an ingenious design.

 
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I think I'll get the guy who did the seat to fix it for me. The backrest comes from the US, whereas he's at least in the same state as me - a mere 1200km away!
 
jake shaw said:
I swapped the pad from the Utopia with the passenger pad. it took a little bit of thought but I much preferred it. I do not have that bike anymore so cannot post a picture.
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I was thinking about the possibility of using the Triumph pillion backrest pad on the utopia mount. It'd look spot on. How did you find it for comfort?
 

Yeah, it's the standard r3r seat, reshaped and retrimmed by a local motor trimmer in Perth. He does the best work I've ever seen!
 
Having had mine on for a bit now, I am torn.

I absolutely HATE the look of any backrest. On the other hand I really like the feel, and it encourages me to keep by butt further back in the seat to take advantage of it, which leads to a more correct and vertical posture.

As a result I find low speed stability is better because I am sitting taller and have no issues riding around at sub 1mph speeds in traffic etc with feet on pegs instead of duck walking like a baby giraffe.

For faster playing, I move forward a bit to make slipping my butt off the seat easier for better cornering speed. So the backrest doesn't come into play at all.

All in all, after a couple of days in the saddle for 6 hours or more with only gas stops, I find myself less fatigued and not at all sore the following day, and I use the stock seat, roughly 200lb rider. This was not the case before the Utopia, so, even though I think it looks rediculous, and surely seems out of place when I'm out riding like I'm running from a Russian invasion, I'll keep it, as function in this case outstrips appearances.
 
Stepnerd said:
Yeah, it's the standard r3r seat, reshaped and retrimmed by a local motor trimmer in Perth. He does the best work I've ever seen!
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Sure does look good!
So then, reckon I can't but one?
 
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