YAMAHA 1600/1700 ROADSTAR

First off the price is fantastic. This is the first time I have had a backrest on a bike. I put the backrest on and went out for a test ride. A couple hours later and 140 miles, I wasn’t ready to go home yet! Night and day difference!

Affordably provides a very well made removeable backrest that is great quality and super easy to install.

I bought a used 2008 Yamaha Road Star Silverado in July, so it was new to me. I am getting up there in age, so long days in the saddle would make my back ache, so I started looking around for a backrest. I'm not bothered by the stock seat, so getting a Mustang, Saddlemen's, or Corbin seat just to get a backrest was too expensive and overkill. Grasshopper's price was nice, but some reviewers had mentioned that the post that holds the pad was too flimsy and bent too easily. I'm a big guy, and would probably put quite a bit of weight on it, but, for the price, I decided to risk it. If it didn't work out, well, the cost of education.... So, I got the backrest today and looked at the post. It's substantial! I don't think I could bend it with my entire body weight, let alone just leaning back on it. So, I took off my back seat (first time I've done that) and what do you know! There was a Grasshopper bracket already installed! Evidently, the former owner had a Grasshopper backrest too, and took it with him, but left the bracket! So, "Cool!" I think, "I don't even have to install the bracket." But, when I tried to insert the backrest post into the bracket, it wouldn't fit. I mean, it wasn't even close. The bracket slot was way too thin for the post. Evidently, the former post was significantly thinner than the new ones and fit into a thinner bracket. So, I uninstalled the old bracket, installed the new bracket, and sat down and tried to bend the post with my hands and body. Nothin' doin'! This is a substantial product now. For $80 bucks, this is great.