Okay ... since the meandering trip has been pushed back a week, I have some time to "Play" with the pet palace.
My first thought was to get a tour pak relocator kit from DK and move it back 3" ... easy pizzy ... done. Set the tour pak between the arm rests and strap it down.
Needless to say, I'm a tad worried about sticking my little buddy on the tour pak in the wind and going 75 mph ... would he be okay ... probably. The Pet Palace is designed to do just that and has all kinds of tie downs, so it should be fine. Just not for his Highness ... LOL.
So I'm done right? Nope ... I have never liked the "pushing back the tour pak" look. I get if you have a co rider you need to do that ... I just am not a fan of the look. Not judging, I just don't like the look, is it still an option, of course.
One of the big reasons for not wanting to push the tour pak back 3" or less is the arm rests, these things are massive .. LOL. Moving the tour pak back makes these things stick out way more. I don't think I want to loosen the tour pak and move it back to test my theory, but, I am fairly sure I wouldn't like the look.
My second thought is just remove the back rest and put the pet palace in the seat. Do I "need" the back rest? No, but, it sure makes riding more comfortable. So, while I had the seat off, for the might mite install, before I put the back rest back on, I set the pet palace on the seat to see how it fit.
Really a pretty good fit ... the armrests will hold it in and I probably wouldn't even need to tie it down, but, I would.
So this morning I got to playing with the pet palace in my bedroom. I purchase a Kuryakyn Tour Pak Filler piece incase I needed it for the relocator. I figured out how to use existing connection points on the pet palace to "mount" the filler pad onto the pet palace.
Okay ... that works ... but ... is this thing sturdy enough to allow me to kick back and relax leaning on it ... I doubt it, just not designed for that ... designed for that??? ... hmmmm ... I'm in trouble now ... the brain is taking over ... LOL.
So, I'm thinking of a frame made from PVC 1/2" tubing that has two rectangular loops (one for the bottom and one for the top with four vertical legs to keep them in place. On the side that will support my back ... maybe add several vertical support legs to reinforce. Also maybe add two horizontal braces on the top rectangle on either side of the top opening to help keep the shape when I lean on it ... maybe.
I also am considering some sort of mount between the armrests that would "T" and go down into the backrest mount. Then I could mount the pad on that T.
I'll try to get these ideas on paper today and post it. If anyone else has and idea on how to brace this up ... I'm open to other ideas.
My first thought was to get a tour pak relocator kit from DK and move it back 3" ... easy pizzy ... done. Set the tour pak between the arm rests and strap it down.
Needless to say, I'm a tad worried about sticking my little buddy on the tour pak in the wind and going 75 mph ... would he be okay ... probably. The Pet Palace is designed to do just that and has all kinds of tie downs, so it should be fine. Just not for his Highness ... LOL.
So I'm done right? Nope ... I have never liked the "pushing back the tour pak" look. I get if you have a co rider you need to do that ... I just am not a fan of the look. Not judging, I just don't like the look, is it still an option, of course.
One of the big reasons for not wanting to push the tour pak back 3" or less is the arm rests, these things are massive .. LOL. Moving the tour pak back makes these things stick out way more. I don't think I want to loosen the tour pak and move it back to test my theory, but, I am fairly sure I wouldn't like the look.
My second thought is just remove the back rest and put the pet palace in the seat. Do I "need" the back rest? No, but, it sure makes riding more comfortable. So, while I had the seat off, for the might mite install, before I put the back rest back on, I set the pet palace on the seat to see how it fit.
Really a pretty good fit ... the armrests will hold it in and I probably wouldn't even need to tie it down, but, I would.
So this morning I got to playing with the pet palace in my bedroom. I purchase a Kuryakyn Tour Pak Filler piece incase I needed it for the relocator. I figured out how to use existing connection points on the pet palace to "mount" the filler pad onto the pet palace.
Okay ... that works ... but ... is this thing sturdy enough to allow me to kick back and relax leaning on it ... I doubt it, just not designed for that ... designed for that??? ... hmmmm ... I'm in trouble now ... the brain is taking over ... LOL.
So, I'm thinking of a frame made from PVC 1/2" tubing that has two rectangular loops (one for the bottom and one for the top with four vertical legs to keep them in place. On the side that will support my back ... maybe add several vertical support legs to reinforce. Also maybe add two horizontal braces on the top rectangle on either side of the top opening to help keep the shape when I lean on it ... maybe.
I also am considering some sort of mount between the armrests that would "T" and go down into the backrest mount. Then I could mount the pad on that T.
I'll try to get these ideas on paper today and post it. If anyone else has and idea on how to brace this up ... I'm open to other ideas.