i laid them on top of the bars that i have that are 32" wide, these new ones are 39.5" wide, and pull back quite a bit more. i think they are going to be very comfortable.
next step is to figure out what cables and brake lines to get. all i know is that i want black ones.
anybody put these bars on a springer and know the cable sizes?
... anybody put these bars on a springer and know the cable sizes?
You have the perfect mock up to determine the new cable length. Measure your existing cables and then measure how much longer they need to be for the new bars.
i was hoping someone could just tell me some part numbers? it might look mocked up, but not really. i would have to remove the existing bars and mount the new ones to get "accurate" measurements. i know someone has one this before. i did it on my roadking about 200 years ago.
Just lay them over the top and account for the difference in inches. Odds are the wires won’t need to be longer, but the cables will. I go for magnum shielding for mine and you just need to put in the year/model bike and how many inches over.
Going to find yourself leaning forward more than you think and makes using forwards a bitch on the lower back if you spend any real time in the saddle. Bike's I rode with wide beach bars were a bear on low speed in town handling and corners, got to where I wouldn't test ride the real wide ones when they came into the shop.
Going to find yourself leaning forward more than you think and makes using forwards a bitch on the lower back if you spend any real time in the saddle. Bike's I rode with wide beach bars were a bear on low speed in town handling and corners, got to where I wouldn't test ride the real wide ones when they came into the shop.
nothing for nothing, but i dont know who this guy is or where he gets his information but he's all wrong, even though he has 55,000 posts and supposedly works or owns a shop????
1. I'm NOT gonna have to lean forward to grab the bars because they have much more pullback than the originals, so i get to lean BACK more and relax more.
2. Using the forward controls doesn't change one bit, I'm sitting on the same seat with the same distance from the foot controls.
3. If you know how to handle a bike, going around corners slowly isn't a problem.
4. I had no trouble riding my roadking 3200 miles in 4 days and my back was fine.
5. I dont take my bike to ANY shop, and even if I did, I wouldn't take it to one that had a guy working there who refused to test ride a bike just because it had something he didn't like.
These shops are full of ****. I called one just to amuse myself about this job. they told me 10 hours labor at $89 per hour. do the math. They would charge you another $1000 for the parts. So about $2000 to change the handlebars LOL.
i know some people cant do this kind of thing themselves, like deer in the deadlights LOL.
not trying to start an argument, but when someone comes on here giving false information when I asked a simple question about part numbers, i'm gonna say something.
anyway, i ordered up my cables, maybe I'll post up something when i get them and install them. its not rocket science, a monkey could do it.
nothing for nothing, but i dont know who this guy is or where he gets his information but he's all wrong, even though he has 55,000 posts and supposedly works or owns a shop????
1. I'm NOT gonna have to lean forward to grab the bars because they have much more pullback than the originals, so i get to lean BACK more and relax more.
2. Using the forward controls doesn't change one bit, I'm sitting on the same seat with the same distance from the foot controls.
3. If you know how to handle a bike, going around corners slowly isn't a problem.
4. I had no trouble riding my roadking 3200 miles in 4 days and my back was fine.
5. I dont take my bike to ANY shop, and even if I did, I wouldn't take it to one that had a guy working there who refused to test ride a bike just because it had something he didn't like.
These shops are full of ****. I called one just to amuse myself about this job. they told me 10 hours labor at $89 per hour. do the math. They would charge you another $1000 for the parts. So about $2000 to change the handlebars LOL.
i know some people cant do this kind of thing themselves, like deer in the deadlights LOL.
not trying to start an argument, but when someone comes on here giving false information when I asked a simple question about part numbers, i'm gonna say something.
anyway, i ordered up my cables, maybe I'll post up something when i get them and install them. its not rocket science, a monkey could do it.
04-28-2022, 11:38 PM
i bought some big fat beach bars!!
