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Hey folks, I have an 18 Fat Bob and I'm getting ready to move into a T-Bar setup. For risers, I'm considering the Kraus Pullbacks, they are kind of pricey, but they have a good reputation and look. I have a lucky daves riser bar I picked up that I was looking to pair with it. I do see a lot of folks with similar setups running fly moto bars or the like. Any reason the LD would be inferior in this case from a handing perspective? The LD look to be 3 inches narrower with a bit more rise. Still a bit new to lot of this and looking for any thoughts or recommendations folks may have on the setup. Thanks.
I just installed the Kraus 12 in Kickback risers on my sport glide and you are correct. They are pricey but they are also super high quality. Also most people dont realized that they are modular, you can remove the legs from the riser and purchase a different size from Kraus for >$100. I love them Yes I am changing my fairing
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I don't see any reason that the LD bars would hinder your handling. I went with some bars I got from another forum member and found out they are the Spooky Fast t-bars.
They are about 3" narrower than the stock bars and I haven't noticed any major difference in handling. I did notice a bit more vibration on the taller bars but nothing crazy. The risers are 9" and the bars have 3" of rise for a total rise of 12".
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I prefer to have risers and bars separate as you can adjust your bars or swap them out for something that is longer or with more rise or pull back. I have a 2020 low rider s and used the stock bars with a set of bung king 8" one piece lower handlebar riser. Being one piece they do not twist like a two piece riser and they are not expensive compared to the competition.
I just installed the Kraus kickback risers and Fly Moto bars on my Fat Bob. You want to use the Fly Moto bars with the Kraus risers because the bars are cut with a hole in the center that match with the hole in the center of the risers. I'm sure you could use another bar if you wanted to but you'd have to drill/mill out a hole in the center of the bar for the wiring to run through. I got the 10" risers because I didn't know exactly how high I wanted to go. I should have gotten the 12". Instead of getting the longer riser legs I bought their Raptor plate. It raised the bars an extra 2" and brought them back another 1.5". Use a 42" upper clutch cable. I got a 32" upper brake line from Magnum Shielding with a 35 degree banjo. With those lengths you'll have plenty of slack.
I prefer to have risers and bars separate as you can adjust your bars or swap them out for something that is longer or with more rise or pull back. I have a 2020 low rider s and used the stock bars with a set of bung king 8" one piece lower handlebar riser. Being one piece they do not twist like a two piece riser and they are not expensive compared to the competition.
Very good point about adjustability and/or change ability about two piece bars. Ive been tickling the idea about going up another inch or two and it would be a crap ton easier to just up the risers then pull out three sets of harnesses out of my T-bars.
I was considering LA Chopper 2 riser extensions, but never liked the concept of them. So Ill probably leave it for now.
Part # and details on the brake line. With the Raptor plate on this is basically a 12" rise and 3" pull back, with a 15" tall wind screen on the road warrior fairing. The wiring feeds down through the center of the bars through the matching hole in the riser. I cut and soldered the wiring extensions onto the factory wiring because the extra plugs were too bulky and made it look like crap. The 42" clutch cable threads down through the center of the riser.
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Opinion on riser/bar setup
