You cannot order a backrest afterwards from Mustang if you buy it without one. It will no have the receiver for it. I bought the Mustang Wide Touring seat without the backrest and road with it for about three years and wished I had gotten the one with the Backrest. At the time I did not want to pay the extra money but should have. I sold my seat last year and bought the same seat with the backrest and haven't been happier. If I were you I would go for it if you can afford it and want the extra comfort that comes along from having it. Once you buy one without your stuck unless you want to take a loss later.
Ugh! That sucks!
You would think they would. It would make sense to do that. The only other difference between the two seats is that on the non backrest model the pillion overlaps the drivers seat making it higher on the back. Does not compare to the backrest though.
It does make it more difficult. I sometimes just get on from the right side of the bike to make it easier. I put the Mustang touring seat with the back rest on my ACE last year and love it. Took the back rest off a couple of times for some around town riding but eventually put it back on and it stays there all the time. The only draw back to the back rest is that it basically slides in and out and that same back rest can fit other Mustang Seats on other bikes so it is a theft worry if I am at a place with a lot of other bikes. Usually I ride with a couple of buddies with Ultras and I throw it in their Tour Packs when I park my bikes at a rally event.
