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Old 05-02-2016, 07:44 PM
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I would like to put beach bars on my rk classic.They look cool as hell for that particular bike but do they function well on corners and such?
 
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That's their only drawback, slow corners can be a real bitch unless you've got arms like an Orangutan!
 
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Old 05-08-2016, 05:44 PM
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Tight corners can be a touch difficult, but not impossible. I have beach bars on the 1980 FLT that I just sold... I also had a bunch of 2000 Road King parts on it. It really looked like a Shovelhead Road King.

The comfort of the bar position for me far outweighed the funkiness required for slow, tight corners. It wasn't really all that bad, but it did take a little stretching every now and again. Backing up can be a bit tight too... The close bar, might get tight against your thigh, kinda thing.
 
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