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I've been looking for a way to give some support to my aching, sixtyish back, and I finally found it - courtesy of a photo I saw on TWT a few days ago. This is a seat back from Dan Vesel V-Strom Accessories. The prices was quite low - $140 + shipping.
Once I contacted Dan, he was friendly, helpful and prompt. The seat back went out by US mail almost immediately, and arrived today. Installation was ridiculously simple, requiring only an 8mm allen wrench and about 5 minutes of my time.
A fifteen-minute test ride was enough to know that this is what I've been looking for. It'll take a bit of adjusting to get the positioning perfect, but that's no biggy.
The obvious downside is that it takes quite a kick to swing your leg over the seat back when mounting up. I knew I would face that, and it's a small price to pay for the comfort.
By the way, there's an unexpected bonus. This is the first time I've ever had the thrill - on a motorcycle - of feeling my back pushed into a seat back during quick acceleration. That was kinda fun.
Dan Vesel's website isn't terribly easy to find. I'll paste the link here, for anybody who might be interested. He also builds several other farkles and widgets for V-Stroms. http://community-2.webtv.net/CHERDAN/MyVStromAccessories/
Once I contacted Dan, he was friendly, helpful and prompt. The seat back went out by US mail almost immediately, and arrived today. Installation was ridiculously simple, requiring only an 8mm allen wrench and about 5 minutes of my time.
A fifteen-minute test ride was enough to know that this is what I've been looking for. It'll take a bit of adjusting to get the positioning perfect, but that's no biggy.
The obvious downside is that it takes quite a kick to swing your leg over the seat back when mounting up. I knew I would face that, and it's a small price to pay for the comfort.
By the way, there's an unexpected bonus. This is the first time I've ever had the thrill - on a motorcycle - of feeling my back pushed into a seat back during quick acceleration. That was kinda fun.
Dan Vesel's website isn't terribly easy to find. I'll paste the link here, for anybody who might be interested. He also builds several other farkles and widgets for V-Stroms. http://community-2.webtv.net/CHERDAN/MyVStromAccessories/
