T bar question.
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Road Captain
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T bar question.
How is pullback measured?:
*is it measured from the base of the bar were it mounts flat to the trippletree, to the very edge of the bar were the grips are?
*or is it measured from the centerwidth to the tips of the bar were the grips go?
The thing is Im not getting a good answer from browsing the forums. I see diagrams of ape hangers but nothing on drag bars. so does pullback measurement also include the bend in the vertical tubes or not?
*is it measured from the base of the bar were it mounts flat to the trippletree, to the very edge of the bar were the grips are?
*or is it measured from the centerwidth to the tips of the bar were the grips go?
The thing is Im not getting a good answer from browsing the forums. I see diagrams of ape hangers but nothing on drag bars. so does pullback measurement also include the bend in the vertical tubes or not?
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tough question cause mfg. tend to measure their bars differently. for the most part it should be with the riser portion sitting vertical to the ground and from the front of the riser to the end of the grip portion of the bar. Some measure center to center though. now your actual pullback and end rise will be different for many bikes because of rake and also bar height can be different due to the type of triple tree you have. For instance, on the wide glide trees found on night trains, and 05 and earlier wideglides, the bars will mount about 1/2" lower than the would on a 49mm dyna front end. So If I sit on a fatbob and love the bar position, it will be different on my bike with my trees and rake.
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Well said...I've allways measured from the top of the risers, distance from the back face of risers (side nearest you sittin on the bike) to a flat bar from one grip end to the other & thats the pullback! Same as Rounder just explained. A little different with apes or other type of bars (use 2 flat bars) but you get the idea right?
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speaking of T-Bars.....does anyone know if the guys at west coast t-bars will custom make bars to spec?......the reason I ask is I like the tall, straight t-bars like on Chad's bike but don't want to change out the triples on my 08 bob. If the risers were a little further apart (say 5 1/2") and a horizontal piece welded across the bottom then you could mount em straight up to the 08 integrated risers (sorta like the biltwell window bars but taller).....
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tough question cause mfg. tend to measure their bars differently. for the most part it should be with the riser portion sitting vertical to the ground and from the front of the riser to the end of the grip portion of the bar. Some measure center to center though. now your actual pullback and end rise will be different for many bikes because of rake and also bar height can be different due to the type of triple tree you have. For instance, on the wide glide trees found on night trains, and 05 and earlier wideglides, the bars will mount about 1/2" lower than the would on a 49mm dyna front end. So If I sit on a fatbob and love the bar position, it will be different on my bike with my trees and rake.
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Use this link. It shows how Wild 1 measures their bars:
http://www.wild1inc.com/chubbydimensions.html
http://www.wild1inc.com/chubbydimensions.html
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Road Captain
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Thanks for the info guys. I'll be looking at the link as reference when I'm picking out the new bars. just not sure on if I want to go with the 8,9, or 10 in drag bars. I'm 6.2 and looking to stretch out a bit.
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when you go up, the bars become closer to you. For stretch, the best way to achieve this is with apes. You can position more vertical than a riser setup cause the risers follow the angle of the tree towards you. There are many drags that have little pullback to no pullback (broomstick bars). Good luck I am going through the same thing. I need enough room for my arms, yet need my back more vertical than the bent over position of my 6" risers with drags. Check out westcoast t-bars for some tall, straight riser one piece drag bars. Another cool idea is using nightrod bars(less pullback than night train drags) with a straight riser. I am about certain this is the route I will take.
Last edited by rounder; Nov 29, 2009 at 11:28 AM.
