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Old 05-13-2024, 04:26 PM
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Rainy day project:

It looks like you kept the stud setup to mount the bars, is there a reason you didn't switch to bolts that could be lower profile and cleaner?

 
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Old 05-13-2024, 04:34 PM
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She wants to keep the stock look, so they've got to be 10" mini-apes.
Well after some Mother's Day bike fitting, she's on board with going with a pullback MX bar setup. The stock mini-apes are 11" from the top of the tress and 34" at their widest point and I haven't been able to measure pullback yet. Doing the hand placement exercise, she needs narrower bars that are pulled back about 3" and about 10" high. I'm looking at the Thrashin 6.5" pullback risers and the Biltwell Tracker mid bends. That would get her 10" from the top of the tress, 30.25" total width and 4.5" of pullback. It'll depend on how much pullback the stock bars have to know what she'll gain, but I can tell that it's not 4.5", maybe 2.5"?
 
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Old 05-13-2024, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by snake_eyes
It looks like you kept the stud setup to mount the bars, is there a reason you didn't switch to bolts that could be lower profile and cleaner?
That was to hold the bar for that picture, I switched to bolts.
 
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nice looking bar OldMike, how high and what brand is it ?
 
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Old 05-14-2024, 06:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Big Al 59
nice looking bar OldMike, how high and what brand is it ?
They are Biltwell.
I have the 10" bars, I'm 5'9" tall.

https://www.biltwellinc.com/products...ack-8-10-12-14

 
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Old 05-14-2024, 07:57 AM
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Thanks for the answer, I like the look but a bit too high for me, I wonder if I could find a 6" like this...
 
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Originally Posted by Big Al 59
Thanks for the answer, I like the look but a bit too high for me, I wonder if I could find a 6" like this...
This brand, they have 8", No 6.
Remember this is total height not like buying a riser and bars.
Mine sell as 10" but are 9-1/2" at most.


 
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At the handlebar axle it looks like it's closer to 8", so the 8" should be closer to 6"
 
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Today I put some of the H-D parts, acquired over the last couple of weeks, on the bike...
H-D black rear axle covers; H-D black front axle covers; H-D black headlight trim ring; H-D black clutch and brake levers; Adversary handgrips; Adversary Derby cover; Adversary Timing cover; Adversary Brake Pedal (I bought a second-hand brake arm and modified it so that I could fit the brake pedal), I also fitted an adjustable rear brake lever.






 

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Need your help....

Really deflated - OH went to take out the Street Bob today - got about 5 mins up the road, turned around and came back - she couldn't control it properly because of the reach to the clutch lever
So, I've searched around and it appears that there are adjustable levers out there.
I've come across, Oberons, Rick's and PSR.
However, before shelling out a load of dosh I need to find the ones that give the best fit/reach.
She has small hands and needs the clutch lever to be around an inch nearer the grip.
This could be achieved by the ergonomic design of the lever, i.e. rather than it bending forward, it being more straight - I've tried to show this in the following picture.

If I can't get the ergonomics right, what about adjustability?
Which manufacturer/levers would offer the best solution?
TIA

P.S. Any comparison pictures against standard would be awesome.
 

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