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Old Mar 11, 2019 | 05:40 PM
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Do you feel any tension when moving the bars from one side to the other with the front wheel off the ground? Or a tendency for it to always pull one way?
I dont have a jack to get the front wheel off the ground but it should have some resistance. One of the harley mechanics youtube videos shows how to measure the resistance with what is basically a fish scale on the axle. It should be about 10lbs if i remember right.
The 7 inches of rise im referring to is how much rise these bars have and that at full turn the blinkers are about an inch off the tank. Not really geared to you but general info since i had these questions when I was looking at new bars.
 
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Old Mar 15, 2019 | 07:16 PM
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Hi nice bars...Carlini? Any more pics from front and Side? Cheers.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2019 | 04:20 PM
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Hi nice bars...Carlini? Any more pics from front and Side? Cheers.
harley bars, don’t know what they came off



 
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Old Mar 19, 2019 | 04:36 PM
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Wow nice look, mind if you ask how did you get the rider footpegs?, I just pulled the trigger on a FB 114 but I am tall rider and would like to change the floorboards to pegs, do you have any part # or how to get them? Thanks!
 
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Old Mar 19, 2019 | 05:21 PM
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Originally Posted by HD-IRON
I just purchased a 2018 Fat Boy S and previously owned a 2015 Breakout. I have the sissy bar and pillion pad from that bike and was wondering if it will fit the new 2018 Fat Boy, since it has the same size rear tire.
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lmao? Try it and see?
 
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Old Mar 19, 2019 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by BigRed117


First you will find as you get more miles on your bike you will notice getting into neutral will become much easier. I have also found replacing the shifter “peg” with a shifter pedal makes shifting night and day different. It is so much easier to shift with a pedal versus a peg in my opinion.
can you post a pic of your shifter pedal? Never seen one before.
 
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Originally Posted by wheelred12
harley bars, don’t know what they came off



I think a set of lower "z" bars would look awesome.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2019 | 01:12 PM
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How is the buffeting while riding with the 15'' windshield?

I am considering a windshield for longer highway rides and undecided between the 15 or the 19'' HD windshields.

Thanks for any feed back
 
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2018 fatboy... I’m 6’1” tried the 15 up to 55 mph fine over that the wind hits nose up. I’m taking back for 19.
 
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I bought a 2019 fatboy s in October and finally got it out on the road. I was told that it is a stiff steering bike. Previously I owned a 2017 Sportster and the Fatboy actually seemed to handle better in the turns. I love this bike and am impressed with the ride and, obviously the power. Its going to be a great summer.
 
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