Lone Ranger - 2010-03-30 9:23 AM I like the look of the arms. Only thing is that for me, both arms would have to be able to pivot. Nice work!

Thanks....................Lone Ranger,

Both sides could be made to hinge up.

My wife always gets on the left side (kickstand side) so I made only the left side hinge up

Tom 

ScoreBo - 2010-03-30 4:59 PM I love the looks of these. The Vic ones look like a wheelchair bolt on cheesy version. I will not buy these. Tom, on the pivot point, does it move freely or is there a bit of rubbing on the back seat pad? It looks like is more separation between the back and speaker grill when the armrest is in the upright position.

Thanks.......................... John,  I really like the look too!

Yes when the left side is pivoted up the arm steel rubs on a protruded plastic rib on the back of the back pad.

It doesn't seem to hurt anything and provides a clearance gap.

When the arm is lowered I noticed it was starting to rub the vinyl so I screwed on a little wear plate

Tom

nailer - 2010-03-30 8:30 PM Nice mod Thomas. (got your fork bullets installed by the way) I was looking at the ~ 1/8" gap between the seat and the sides of the speakers on my vision and my only concern is wear/tear on the side of the seat/speaker housing from moving the armrest up and down. How about a thin rectangular slot mounted to the side of the speaker in which the arm rest bracket would pass thru and allow movement up/down. The slot would create a gap between the speaker and the seat and prevent the armrest bracket from rubbing on the sides of the speaker or seat. Just a suggestion....

Thanks..................Nailer!     

Hey your the first guy that I know of that did my fork bullet mod , way to go, how did they turn out?  I what to see a pic

I think your right the gap could be almost eliminated with a slot taken out of the speaker grill. 

First I think the arm steel could be bent more exact and then maybe just a 1/8" shave of the speaker grill would be in order. 

Tom

First and foremost, Great job and great mod!!!! I was thinking about the pivot point and thought that if a larger bracket was made the pivot point could be closer to the middle of the speaker area. This would put less force on the stop when the arm rest is down. I will see if I can mock something up. The bracket would be larger but the arm could swing further up. Possibly the bracket could be two pieces....a left and a right with the arm pivot bolt going through one side, the arm and the other side. That would protect the seat and speaker from the pivoting of the arm. Ride Safe!

Thanks.............................Paul!

I agree with your thinking the pivot point can be located closer to the speaker area.

It's going to be interesting what you come up with

Tom

ScoreBo - 2010-03-31 4:57 PM Hopefully someone with a production facility can produce these for those of us that aren't metal workers. A very contemporary look for our contemporary looking machines.

John,   Good point!   

The arm rests do seem to belong at that location.

Maybe with more modifying of my mod a more precise version can be manufactured.

Tom

clubford00 - 2010-03-31 5:24 PM Do you have any pics a little further back so we can see how they look? Thanks

Hi Dean,

I can take some pics of my scrap mistake pieces. LOL!

To be honest with you, I wasn't sure I was going to be able to pull this off when I first started. So I didn't take step by step pics.

Finally the homemade arm rests came together and I wasn't going to post them, just in case they didn't hold up.

My wife said you better let the guys on the forum know about this

Tom 

victoryvisiontour - 2010-03-31 8:04 PM I like the homemade ones because when you remove the trunk the armrests go with it. This is the only thing that has prevented me from getting the Victory ones.

Thanks................JC.          Now that's an added benefit!

Tom

ScoreBo - 2010-03-31 9:42 PM Please stop posting pics! You are making me jealous!

Sorry John,      Just can't resist, two pics for you. LOL!

I'm trying a different set of pads (inch longer but thinner) that I was able to get off of an older office chair.

I think I like the original ones  better

Tom

ammo - 2010-04-02 1:28 PM Is someone mass producing and selling these things yet? Whose taking the pre-orders

Hi Tim,

I don't know of anyone manufacturing these arm rests yet.

The homemade arm rests that I made work well for us, however they could definitely be improved

Tom

ebayjoe - 2010-04-03 8:04 PM Still have a few adjustments to make, but I like them and my wife loves them, thanks Thomas for the idea and the excellent pics, was an easy project, I made both sides able to swing up. Go Super Steel

Alright!...................way to go Joe and your...........welcome!  

Glad to see you made them and I bet it was fun to see that smile on your wife

Tom

clubford00 - 2010-04-03 10:51 PM Thanks for adding the extra pix, they look great.

Dean,       

Your.................................welcome!

So far the arm rests are holding up well

Tom

Gadget - 2010-04-04 2:11 AM These are fantastic ideas!! Please put me down for a set if able to be re-produced and "In-Stock". I love em...

Scott,

Glad you like them.

At this point you have to make them yourself.

I happen to come up with the idea but maybe someone will manufacture their version.

Tom

ScoreBo - 2010-03-31 9:25 PM I don't believe the Vic ones are even available yet. They have been "out of stock" since they came out. I don't know of one person that has them.

I saw a pair of Vic armrests at my dealer in Alabama on a bike that was in the shop for maintenance a few weeks ago.