I am searching for new bars for my 06 Street Bob, thinking about drag style bars. Any thoughts or pics would be great.

 

2006 FXDBI - Night Train bars w/ 6" risers

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Thanks for pics and advice, was it an easy swap? Did you use all H.D. OEM parts. Is it a do it yourself swap?

 

Spent 5 minutes on a detailed reply and somehow dumped it! Anyway, here goes:

Credit for the idea goes to MaineHD - he and his dad have a pair of '06 DBIs with the same set up

Bars are stock 2006 Night Trains (sorry, don't have part #s handy)
Risers are 6" from Drag Specialties with the smooth caps (clamp bolts are underneath)
Used the original rubber riser bushings, may change to nylon - they wiggle a bit
Have not changed out the cables yet, too busy riding...but suggest you do it all at once. The stock cables are a pain to route and look like ****.

Stock Night Train throttle cables will work. You will need to get a custom clutch cable 4" shorter than stock (unless someone knows of a stock cable thatfits this application)

Is it an easy job? I guess that depends on your wrenching skills. I had no problem but have been tearing apart my bikes for almost 30 years... There are some small and somewhat delicate parts involved (throttle cables, brake switch). I would highly suggest you purchase a shopmanualforany type of work performed on your bike. The left grip can be a challange to get off; all depends on how much adhesive they used at the factory...One more thing - cover your tank to cushion against parts that may bang into it. I used bungee cords to hold my stock bars up from the shop rafters during disassembly.

Hope this helps!

 

Or you can go ***** out!

 

JT,

Here's a front view - not exactly a clean look with the stock cables - If you run with a windshield I suppose it would'nt matter...

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Wow! That's one I've never seen - very original. How does it handle?

 

I love it! I used to get pain at the base of my kneck with the stock bars for some reason. I find this set up comfortable, and it handles well.

 

Want to sell your stock bars??

 

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