Any interest in sissy bars?

[Elipten_imp]

Hard to do something like this project remote remote. Big risk without the bike and you present.


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[PowerDubs_imp]

Agreed- but that was his decision to make considering he does this for a living and posts pictures of all the bars he makes on his website and facebook. He said send him the bar I had on the bike and he could build the sissy bar based on that.

I'm in no way upset it wasn't right the first time. I am upset he dropped off the radar, mia, with my money, kijima grab bar and back pad for months.


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[PowerDubs_imp]

Bar is here- and the modifications in design look good. No flaws that I can see initially.

I just got home from work- so I will get changed and head to the garage to see if it fits.

It did ship directly from the chrome shop- so I do not have the Kijima bar or the back pad. I texted him and he said he sent them separately and they left his house 3 days ago.

Update shortly.....

[the Ferret]

Well that's good news. maybe it won't turn out so bad afetr all

[PowerDubs_imp]

I wish...

The back angle is good now- further reclined. The back pad mounting straps are 3 inch lower which look like they are right height- but I had asked for the entire legs to be 3 inches shorter. The vertical tubes start an inch closer to the rear of the seat.

Still not right on the mounting holes in the brackets, and the best part- since I had told him that I wanted the vertical section to start upward an inch closer to the seat-instead of doing that and changing where the bend is- he just welded the mounting tabs back an inch moving the whole thing forward.

Works great as far as the rear spacing on the seat- but now the front of the bar hits the shocks.

So he fixed the angle, and lowered the pad- but left the bar 3 inches taller than I wanted, still didn't get the bolt holes to line up, and now is interfering with the shocks.. So I would say 25% better- 75% still wrong.

Guy is a complete amateur as far as claiming to be a 'businessman' as he won't actually speak on the phone, denies responsibility via text and basically is just trying to run and hide considering he is on the other side of the country.

SOOOOO... I will have to make it work myself- which will require redrilling the mounting holes and trimming the ends off the front of the bar which is annoying as I will have to paint the ends silver to prevent rust, as well as the holes I redrill- on my otherwise nicely chromed bar that I spend about $500 on at this point. And it will still be a little too tall for my preference- but I can't do anything about that...

ARRRGGGHHHHHHH

[Elipten_imp]

Write honest reviews all over the internet and let him flame out.


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[the Ferret]

Bummer Josh

[PowerDubs_imp]

No worries. I'll make it work. The rest of the bike is far from perfect since I am doing homemade stuff myself- so this being flawed won't kill me. I just hate paying good money for flawed.
Almost done. Sneak peak- still missing some parts and filthy dirty.

Wish the back pad was here. Hopefully Monday or Tuesday?

The sissy bar bag I bought should be here on Tuesday.

I need to finish the valve cover in brushed aluminum.

And if I can get the sissy bar mounted correctly today, I might test fit the panniers to see what happens.

But the bike definitely has a little more attitude than it did before.




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[PowerDubs_imp]

Don't get me wrong – I know it would be cleaner and cooler if it were my Kajima bar from Japan, but my wife wants to ride and would like back support.


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[c-breezy_imp]

It sucks that you still have to make some adjustments yourself after all of this - BUT - I think it looks pretty good!


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