Yeah, it had a lot to recommend it. I drooled over it a little when it first came out, but dismissed it as too pricey. (Kinda like women -- no matter how desirable the one you're with, you're always checkin' out others on the sly!)
But that backrest concept stuck with me. Had trouble Googling it cuz I thought it was an add-on accessory. Turns out it was OEM on the Cruiser model. Just couldn't remember which series. Now for cost and availability of parts and degree of difficulty adapting it to the Wing. On Sep 20, 7:19 am, "Allen Thomas" <[email protected]> wrote: > I always thought that was a really cool bike. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: surfswab <[email protected]> > > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:37:56 > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!<[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Memory jogger > > That's it! The R1200C. Exactly what I had in mind. > > Thanks. > > On Sep 19, 9:37 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > It is the Cruiser. > > > rodhall > > > Any old-timers remember a fold-flat driver backrest offered as an > > accessory for BMWs a number of years ago? > > > It was a dual-use design in conjunction with a solo seat (no pillion) > > and folded backwards onto a luggage rack for occasional use as a > > piliion pad. > > > It was designed so, if riding solo, a rider could reach back while in > > motion and flip it forward into position for use as a backrest. > > > Never been much of a BMW fan, but I remember being impressed with the > > cleverness of that design. Kinda sorta thinking of something like it > > for my Goldwing, but have had no success with an internet search for > > such. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > Visit this group athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US.
