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Old 02-21-2021, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by RIPbiker13
I'd been looking into the Klock Werks shields. I'll check those out too. There's a dealer in Austin that has a windshield rental. They have the Klock Werks and they're free to try. I was going to strmart there. Nothing to lose.

I called the company and spoke to a guy there and explained what I wanted and kept going back and forth. 10 and 12 cost the same, nothing to gain swaying me onw way or the other. He said most people that get 10s swap for 12s and the 12s have more pull back, so my arms don't have to be fully extended to reach them. With that Mustang seat it moved me back and made the bars feel further away.

I'll ride to work tomorrow and provide an update. I really don't know of they're an improvement yet or not. I will say this though: it feels like I have more room on the bike and don't have to lean forward to reach the bars.
Klock Werks is good stuff. But the advantage Freedom Shields has for your application is that it's a wider windshield that will block the bars. I don't think the Klock werks does that.
 
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Lou, how does the boy feel about drag racing? I have a friend that I’ve known since HS that has a kid sized dragster with a Rotax engine. It needs a driver.

He would probably be into them if I took him. We are 2 1/2 from the Famosa drags. Le loves all racing except formula one and motorcycle racing.
 
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Old 02-21-2021, 08:55 PM
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Nice bars Chris. I went through 4 different handlebars before I found 16" apes were perfect for me. Hands just below my shoulders.
 
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Russ, what's with the electric bill spikes? How does a person amass a $17,000 bill over a week?
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Greg, I understand it was an option where the consumer could purchase at some sort of "open market rates" and take a gamble vs the standard fixed -rate billing.
I just checked our bill. Our usage was up over all because when things ran they ran non stop when they came back on I'd imagine. But were on a fixed rate plan. We pay X amount for each Kw/hr. If the market is below that, our electric provider profits. That's how I understand it at least. There are private companies and they offer deals like your highest usage day is free, or things like that, but you pay what it costs them to provide the power that they buy from someone else.
 
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Originally Posted by nevada72
Klock Werks is good stuff. But the advantage Freedom Shields has for your application is that it's a wider windshield that will block the bars. I don't think the Klock werks does that.
They do not. I will be at looking them. They seem to be about the same prices.

Lou, I've gone through a lot of bars on the other one too. The 14s are over my shoulders on the Bones, but you're a lot taller than I am too (I think). These are below my shoulders, but only just. Maybe 2 inches lower?
 
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I'm 6'4". I think our bikes have the same ride height. I went 12",14",15"16". Mine are RSD bars but I can't remember the style. The handles angle down which is good for my wrists. Stock bars were the worst on my fxst.
 
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Old 02-21-2021, 09:08 PM
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Loving my 14s

First start on new build




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How did it sound, Dave?
 
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How did it sound, Dave?

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