My new Utopia Backrest

[budvoss]

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I have set my Utopia pad such that it is in the lowest setting as I wanted the pad to be more in my lower back.
Probably the higher the setting the more flat lie it would achieve.. i.e. .. the pad would stand up further from the back edge of the driver seat.
As it is, the bottom of my pad nudges into the driver seat back edge when laid forward.. still makes for good clearance for me swinging the leg over.
Just before I settle into the driver seat I reach around and straighten the backrest up. I have done it this way for years on all my bikes.

P.s… i also tie-wrapped a door wedge, with the fat end pointing down, between the back of the pad and the main support. It gives a little more support to my back with the pad being at a slight angle. Got this great tip from BlueKnight911 here on the forum. I believe he made his own wedge. I don't have any tools to do that but found the door wedge works great for me.

I ended up cutting the length of the back rest to 3 inches. Back rest now sits lower to seat and right up next to back of drivers seat. Before it was pushing to close to the front. now gets lower back and and im further back from front

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

It looks to me like it's a lot bigger than a lot of other backrests I've seen. I like that. It should cover more back area.

:agree: It does, it's also thinner than the others I have seen. .... This is a plus if your passenger is a bit portly ..... Mike :thumbup: