Kuryakyn Driver Backrest - Softail / Chrome / Adjustable | 8987

Adjustable driver backrest with a quick-detach hoop and pad assembly for compatible Harley-Davidson Softail mounting arrangements.

Features

• Backrest angle and height adjust to the rider; the mounting position adjusts front to rear.
• Quick-detach mechanism for installing and removing the hoop and pad assembly.
• The pad folds forward for passenger access.

Specifications

• Brand: Kuryakyn
• Manufacturer part number: 8987
• Chrome-finish support assembly with a driver backrest pad.

Fitment and installation

• The manufacturer's 8987 guide covers 1993-on Softail applications that match its fender-strut mounting arrangement; the year notation is not blanket approval for every later Softail generation.
• Excluded: Deuce; 2006-on FXST/B/C/S; 2007-on Fat Boy. Verify the exact model, year, seat and fender-strut mount before ordering.

Package contents

• Sold individually as one driver-backrest kit: backrest assembly, left and right mounting brackets with pads, and hardware kit. A passenger sissy bar, seat and the other motorcycle accessories in the installation photo are not included.

Supply and delivery

• Overseas warehouse stock. Estimated arrival: 7–10 business days.

Installation notes

• Heritage models with saddlebags may require the supplied spacers between the bag and fender strut for clearance.
• Align both mounting brackets and follow the guide's tightening instructions. Check fastener security before riding and periodically thereafter.