SparrowHawkxx
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After getting a new 2013 Yamaha Super Tenere I have been searching for a backrest for the passenger and found two that I would consider:
Corbin - I liked the looks of the backrest but it mounts to the Corbin seat and was not convinced that I would like the seat.
Pirates’ Lair – The Pirates’ Lair Stealth Backrests are made to mount on the factory luggage racks.
I have a Pirates’ Lair Stealth Backrest on my VStrom 650 and it has worked well for my wife for the past three years. The backrest works well to support the back and for mounting a soft tail bag. The tail bag mounts with a strap that slides over a backrest.
I wanted to go with the Pirate's Lair Backrest but they do not make one for the Super Tenere. They make a backrest for the BMW R1200GS and after studying the pictures on their website, it appeared that the angles on the BMW R1200GS luggage rack were similar to angles on the Tenere. Their R1200GS backrest will also mount on a flat surface (not all of them do) so I thought I could make this backrest work if I got the AltRider luggage rack.
The AltRider luggage rack has a flat surface for mounting the backrest and the surface is larger than the factory rack so it will work better to support a soft tail bag. It is made of 3/16” aluminum so it should be strong enough to mount the backrest.
Installation
Accessories Used:
Pirates’ Lair - BMW R1200GS Stealth backrest
AltRider - Yamaha Super Tenere luggage rack
Additional Parts Used:
6 – 5/16” washers (I used stainless steel washers, just trying to match the other hardware)
Align backrest on luggage rack.
I spent quite a bit of time studying the placement of the backrest bracket before cutting metal.
See picture 1 below.
To center from side to side, I placed a straight edge along the outside edge of the AltRider countersunk mounting bolts then aligned the tips of the backrest bracket rear(shorter) “wings” to this line on each side.
The corners of the backrest mounting bracket can also be used to align to slots cutout in the luggage rack.
See picture 2 below.
To align front to back, you can look down from the top of the backrest and align the front surface of the backrest pad with the back edge of the rear seat. I have a thick mounting strap for my tail bag that slides over the backrest so I also had to account for this. If you do not use a tail bag, the backrest could probably be moved up to ½” forward from where I placed mine.
After the backrest bracket was aligned, I used a pencil to mark the location on the luggage rack.
I used the four holes in the backrest bracket “wings” as a template to draw circles on the luggage rack.
Plan how the backrest mounting bracket will attach to the luggage rack.
I thought the location of the holes in the backrest rear (shorter) wings could be used without modification.
I thought the holes in the front (longer) wings were just a bit too far out (If holes were drilled through the AltRider mounting bracket at this location they would be too close to the outside edge of mounting bracket).
Pictures 3 and 4 below show the final installation.
You can see part of the original holes in the front wings but they are mostly covered up by the washer and bolt heads.
Corbin - I liked the looks of the backrest but it mounts to the Corbin seat and was not convinced that I would like the seat.
Pirates’ Lair – The Pirates’ Lair Stealth Backrests are made to mount on the factory luggage racks.
I have a Pirates’ Lair Stealth Backrest on my VStrom 650 and it has worked well for my wife for the past three years. The backrest works well to support the back and for mounting a soft tail bag. The tail bag mounts with a strap that slides over a backrest.
I wanted to go with the Pirate's Lair Backrest but they do not make one for the Super Tenere. They make a backrest for the BMW R1200GS and after studying the pictures on their website, it appeared that the angles on the BMW R1200GS luggage rack were similar to angles on the Tenere. Their R1200GS backrest will also mount on a flat surface (not all of them do) so I thought I could make this backrest work if I got the AltRider luggage rack.
The AltRider luggage rack has a flat surface for mounting the backrest and the surface is larger than the factory rack so it will work better to support a soft tail bag. It is made of 3/16” aluminum so it should be strong enough to mount the backrest.
Installation
Accessories Used:
Pirates’ Lair - BMW R1200GS Stealth backrest
AltRider - Yamaha Super Tenere luggage rack
Additional Parts Used:
6 – 5/16” washers (I used stainless steel washers, just trying to match the other hardware)
Align backrest on luggage rack.
I spent quite a bit of time studying the placement of the backrest bracket before cutting metal.
See picture 1 below.
To center from side to side, I placed a straight edge along the outside edge of the AltRider countersunk mounting bolts then aligned the tips of the backrest bracket rear(shorter) “wings” to this line on each side.
The corners of the backrest mounting bracket can also be used to align to slots cutout in the luggage rack.
See picture 2 below.
To align front to back, you can look down from the top of the backrest and align the front surface of the backrest pad with the back edge of the rear seat. I have a thick mounting strap for my tail bag that slides over the backrest so I also had to account for this. If you do not use a tail bag, the backrest could probably be moved up to ½” forward from where I placed mine.
After the backrest bracket was aligned, I used a pencil to mark the location on the luggage rack.
I used the four holes in the backrest bracket “wings” as a template to draw circles on the luggage rack.
Plan how the backrest mounting bracket will attach to the luggage rack.
I thought the location of the holes in the backrest rear (shorter) wings could be used without modification.
I thought the holes in the front (longer) wings were just a bit too far out (If holes were drilled through the AltRider mounting bracket at this location they would be too close to the outside edge of mounting bracket).
Pictures 3 and 4 below show the final installation.
You can see part of the original holes in the front wings but they are mostly covered up by the washer and bolt heads.
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