Anyone have a pic of an RT S2S backrest retaining clip fitted in position on the underside of the seat?

[Freddy]

Asking for a friend - who earlier this year purchased the new trike with the backrest retaining clip in a parts bag in the frunk. When he asked the salesman what it was for, he said: it's for the backrest! Anyhow, this friend has asked to see if I could fit it for him, but alas, neither the Owner's Manual nor the parts illustration have enabled me to see exactly how it fits, which requires the passenger seat to be removed, and spent a half hour trying to work it out.

Is there a kind soul out there who can take a pic of the clip fitted in position on the underside of the seat - please.

It might be like the clip that holds the m/cyl in place that no-one knows how to refit.

The clip is shown as item 500D in the illustration below shaded yellow. TIA.

 

[racoon]

Here's the instructions I used for installing the driver's backrest on my 2024 Sea2Sky:

https://brp.my.salesforce-sites.com/ISPublicArticleInfo/apex/BWLightningViewerWithTranslate?#id=kA00c000000PUOiCAO&googtrans(en|en_US)

Basically, 500c, 500f, and 500g have to be installed onto the bike.
The backrest then is inserted into the slot on the seat, and down into 500c.
The 500d rod then is inserted into 500c and through the notches at the bottom of the backrest, which holds the backrest in place.

 

[Flier Tuck]

On my 2021 S2S, I found it easier to fit the wire part 500D into the slide all the way in, then force the backrest down until you feel it lock into one of the positions you want it in. To remove the backrest, you have to remove the wire 500D first. Due to my wrist problems, I found this difficult, so I fitted some strong tie wraps through the closed end of the wire loosely to form big loops that I could grab easily and pull.

 

[Kromm]

When I still had my stock seat, I found it was a real pain to put that clip on. Then I went to Corbin in Hollister and had a custom seat made. Since they use their own custom seat pan and it's all one piece, you cannot "lift" the front part and put the clip in place. I just slide my backrest in place and don't use the clip. It works great, and if I need to get under the seat (oil check), I just lift it up before releasing the seat. Then slide it back in when done.

 

[Mikey]

My friend has his backrest just in the slot without the lock installed, don't seem to have an issue with it, stays in just fine!

 

[Jetfixer]

Here you go! In the darker photo, the latch is in the forward, unlocked position. If you look rearward, you'll see two ramps. The side lobes of the latch handle will ride up those ramps and drop down to lock this handle. When you want to release the backrest, you need to simultaneously lift the handle and pull it forward. The lighter photo shows the latch in the locked position. (Which also locks the backrest from being removed.)