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Old 09-14-2022 | 09:08 AM
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Like @MURPHCC1 I used Hill Country Customs and am very pleased with both the product and service.

If you like that style (I do as well) then Hill Country's Hellbent bars are a solid choice.

I love mine!

 
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Old 09-14-2022 | 02:57 PM
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Yeah, the Hellbent bars are pretty much the same as the DNA but twice the price. Right at $500 for just the bars is a little steep. Pre-wired is going to be $1100. The DNA prewired is only $459.
 
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Old 09-15-2022 | 10:13 AM
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Whichever bars you decide on,look into Burley's pre made kits for your cables/wiring.If you don't ge too crazy with the bend angles,bars aren't TOO hard to do yourself-and cheaper-and the Burly kit makes it pretty plug and play.The bars you posted wouldn't be very hard IF....IF the welds inside are decent.
 
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Old 09-15-2022 | 03:27 PM
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Check out, Carlini.
 
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Old 09-15-2022 | 03:50 PM
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There are a couple of the Carlini bars that I like, but not my favorite this bike. There are a few people that are saying he DNA are low quality, the only thing I have seen bad about them is the powder coating finish on the black ones. I’m wanting chrome. Carlini comes in 1-1/2 like the DNA ones. Which I think will look a lot better on my bike since the forks are not stock. They are bigger. Plus this DNA kit is prewired with connections so I won’t have to deal with wire extensions.
 

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Old 09-15-2022 | 06:29 PM
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OP shows a cheap price for the pre-wired apes, which causes me to doubt quality. However, the 95% Ebay rating makes anything their selling a No-Go, for me. Add in the seller's suspect history. Myself, I'd run. I consider 99.4% a rather low score, under 99% is way too iffy.
 
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Old 09-17-2022 | 06:09 PM
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Carlini or Factory47 for me over the years. Excellent quality. I've wired 14" Gangster Apes using the steel bead chain method and never had any issues...other than my patience.

Just my $0.02 of course.
 
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Old 09-17-2022 | 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by decencyxdefied
DNA is kinda suspect. They are cheap for a reason
Yep. This. I’ve been running a mitre welded bar for years. I have zero concern of them breaking. But I run Factory 47s and just the bars cost what that whole set up is. I would not buy something that important to my safety and a bargain basement price. No way in hell.
 
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Old 09-17-2022 | 08:50 PM
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I do like the Carlini Flying Apes but they are a little wider than I think I want. The T bars on there now are 31” from the end of the grips. And the 1-1/2 are even wider than the 1-1/4. What’s the difference between stepped and non stepped on the Carlini bars?
 
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Old 09-17-2022 | 08:59 PM
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Ok I see what the step down is. The clamp area. They do have a lot more pull back though than some of the other brands. That’s another concern is the wrist angle. There’s way too many choices out there.
 


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