Badly need padded sissy bar with luggage rack

[joc18]

Does anyone have a used sissybar with rack for 2001 GZ250? I just can't afford the new prices.

AT least, if you know some I can check out that don't cost $325 and up.

[Rookie Rider]

Its nice to meet you too, ride safe.

[Gz Rider]

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[joc18]

thanks for the welcomes. I'm new to any forums and don't know protocol so I hope I didn't come across rude in any way without saying how glad I am to participate. I got a GZ250 for my son and he loves it but when he rides his sister she almost slides off the back. Christmas broke us and we don't have enough money to buy one of those new so thought this'd be a good place to find one.

Again, thanks, and I'm happy to be a part.

[Gz Rider]

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[blaine]

Welcome to the family.You can look for a backrest off a Suzuki 800 Boulevard.It will fit with very little modifying.( drill two holes).That is what I had on mine.Good luck.
:) :cool:

[jonathan180iq]

If all you want is to keep her from sliding off, you should be able to make a very small butt guard in place of a real sissy bar.

I would take a piece of scrap metal, bend it into a "U" shape that would fit over the pillion seat and then add some kind of padding so it doesn' dig into her back too badly. She really needs to learn how to grip the bike while she rides, even as a passenger. The Gz isn't one of those bikes that should throwing people off the back. Hands around the waist help too. Brother or not, a good grip on the rider is essential for passenger safety.

[greatmaul]

Welcome to the family.You can look for a backrest off a Suzuki 800 Boulevard.It will fit with very little modifying.( drill two holes).That is what I had on mine.Good luck.
:) :cool:


well, that being the case there is one on eBay for $35 and free shipping (no luggage rack though:)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2003-03-Suzuki-VL800-VL-800-Volusia-C50-Boulevard-Passenger-Backrest-w-Bracket-/260857726171?hash=item3cbc5504db&item=260857726171&pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr#ht_889wt_698

I tried to find gz specific but they all started around 200

[jonathan180iq]

viewtopic.php?f=34&t=4882 (http://gz250bike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=4882)

Also, see this thread. It should be very helpful.

[greatmaul]

... She really needs to learn how to grip the bike while she rides, even as a passenger. The Gz isn't one of those bikes that should throwing people off the back. Hands around the waist help too. Brother or not, a good grip on the rider is essential for passenger safety.

+1 I was thinking the same thing. People shouldn't fly off of this bike unless they aren't holding on properly or the bike is being ridden insanely. Proper instruction and good gear for both of them is definitely called for not just for them but for any riders or passengers.

[blaine]

well, that being the case there is one on eBay for $35 and free shipping (no luggage rack though:)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2003-03-Suzuki-VL800-VL-800-Volusia-C50-Boulevard-Passenger-Backrest-w-Bracket-/260857726171?hash=item3cbc5504db&item=260857726171&pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr#ht_889wt_698

I tried to find gz specific but they all started around 200
Yes,but that's the backrest only.There are no side rails, which are the pieces that bolt to the bike.
:)

[greatmaul]

Yes,but that's the backrest only.There are no side rails, which are the pieces that bolt to the bike.
:)

Ah... didn't think of that. In that case, there are a ton of them on ebay starting at $71.99 shipped. I wonder why they're $70-$80 for a bigger, more expensive bike, and $220-325 for a smaller, cheaper bike like the GZ? I guess it's a supply and demand kind of thing?

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l2736&_nkw=Boulevard+suzuki+Backrest

[blaine]

I wonder why they're $70-$80 for a bigger, more expensive bike, and $220-325 for a smaller, cheaper bike like the GZ? I guess it's a supply and demand kind of thing?

Exactly.Supply & demand. :) :cool:

[Gz Rider]

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[joc18]

Welcome to the family.You can look for a backrest off a Suzuki 800 Boulevard.It will fit with very little modifying.( drill two holes).That is what I had on mine.Good luck.
:) :cool:

thanks, blaine, for this idea. I have a C50 boulevard myself and I went down to look at it. The hole-drilling would work but the spread of the mounts is much wider on the C50 than the 250. I don't know if that steel stuff will bend, do you? Is that what you had to do? If you say it bends, I'll do just what you suggested.

Everybody else, thanks for all those ideas. However, it's not just about keepign a passenger from sliding off the back. We know about holding on and all. It's also about chroming out and dressing up a bike as sto the rest of the story.

Thanks all, James

[blaine]

Sorry,didn't see this till I got your pm.I took the back pad off,and bolted the side rails on first.Than the top of the rails will flex enough to install the back pad.
:) :cool: