Question on handlebars
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Question on handlebars
I have a 07 fxd with the stock handlebar set up and would like to get something a little higher.How tall can I go without changing my cables? Thanks for your input
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My brother has a '06 Superglide so I think the cables are the same as yours.
We added 6" pullback risers with drag bars that also have some pullback to them.
All he did was bend the metal on the brake line.
I ordered the same cables when I put the same setup on my Bob. I have a stainless brake line that is longer because I also added an additional 3" spacer under my bars.
We added 6" pullback risers with drag bars that also have some pullback to them.
All he did was bend the metal on the brake line.
I ordered the same cables when I put the same setup on my Bob. I have a stainless brake line that is longer because I also added an additional 3" spacer under my bars.
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If you are using the same handlebar, and just going up or up/back, 2" from the stock location is about it. Replacing your stock risers with a 3.5" riser, means you've increased the height 1.5", completely within the capabilities of the stock cables/br-line.
I have the fat mini apes, and the fat risers are 2" taller than stock. I currently have the stock cables/br-line for a streetbob installed, but they are a little more snug than I would like. Just ordered new cables, and ordered them in a +4 over what came stock on my bike.
If you are putting new bars on, then you need to figure in not only rise of the bar, but the width (end to end) of it as well. The stock buckhorn is about 31" end to end and about 6" rise total. So if you install bars that are a bit narrower, you can increase the rise of those bars and use the same cables/br-line.
You really need to find the bars you want, or at least want to try, and then figure your cable needs.... not the other way around
Just remember, stock cables are pretty inexpensive, and here is some more tidbits:
FXD -2006-2009 (will use this as a base)
FXDC - 07-09: cables are 2" longer.
FXDB - 06-09: cables are 4" longer.
They all fit the same controls.
When I was deciding if I really wanted to go with fat mini apes (I really like how they look) I purchased some stock take-offs from a forum member's Streetbob. Picked up the bars for 40buck, the whole cable/br-line set for 50 bucks, and tried them out, rode around for several hundred miles. I liked them, so I dropped coin for the fat mini apes, fat risers, chrome controls, mounts & switches. New cables are finally on the way.
But brand new stock cables can be had for about 17 bucks each. IIRC.
I have the fat mini apes, and the fat risers are 2" taller than stock. I currently have the stock cables/br-line for a streetbob installed, but they are a little more snug than I would like. Just ordered new cables, and ordered them in a +4 over what came stock on my bike.
If you are putting new bars on, then you need to figure in not only rise of the bar, but the width (end to end) of it as well. The stock buckhorn is about 31" end to end and about 6" rise total. So if you install bars that are a bit narrower, you can increase the rise of those bars and use the same cables/br-line.
You really need to find the bars you want, or at least want to try, and then figure your cable needs.... not the other way around
Just remember, stock cables are pretty inexpensive, and here is some more tidbits:
FXD -2006-2009 (will use this as a base)
FXDC - 07-09: cables are 2" longer.
FXDB - 06-09: cables are 4" longer.
They all fit the same controls.
When I was deciding if I really wanted to go with fat mini apes (I really like how they look) I purchased some stock take-offs from a forum member's Streetbob. Picked up the bars for 40buck, the whole cable/br-line set for 50 bucks, and tried them out, rode around for several hundred miles. I liked them, so I dropped coin for the fat mini apes, fat risers, chrome controls, mounts & switches. New cables are finally on the way.
But brand new stock cables can be had for about 17 bucks each. IIRC.
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Any chance you could post a pic of this. Have a FXDX with he stock bars on it and want to change the bars and really don't want the stealer to have to do it. Would love to put the bar and risers from a fat bob on it and keep the black.
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