I'd like to move my apes a bit more forward than they are now. Right now they are completely even with the forks and I would prefer them pushed out a bit more, so I can let my arms extend out. It seems all I have to do is loosen up the allen bolts on the stock risers...are they torqued on like hell? and is there anything I should be aware of before I start? Lastly anyone know the highest riser you can put on the bike and use stock cables? Thanks.

Ryan.

 

Ryan,

All you have to do is loosen the four bar clamp bolts and move the bars where ever you want them. I suggest you put a blanket over the tank before you start. It is possible that when you loosen the clamp that the bars will swing down and hit the tank. Plus the blanket will protect the tank in case you happen to drop a tool.

Regards,

Bill

 

I pushed mine slightly forward too and, surprisingly, mine weren't very tight to begin with. I didn't loosen the bolts completely, just kept loosening each one a little at a time making sure there was still enuff force to hold them up, but just loose enuff to move them. Then I tightened the $hit out of 'em when I was done.

 

DON'T tighten the $hit out of them. They're only 5/16-18 screws, you can damage the fasteners or the risers if you overtighten them. Plus you can crack the chrome on the clamp. Snug up the front screws so there's no gap between the clamp and risers, then tighten the back ones to 12-15 ft-lb. Use blue locktite.

 

Too late, but I'll keep that in mind when I put the fatties on...

 

K...and how much do torque wrenches cost...I'm pretty **** when it comes to my bike and stuff like this...but I don't have any of these torque wrenches, so I know when I'm perfect...otherwise this seems like its pretty easy .

 

12-15 ft-lbs is just a little more than snug when using a common allen wrench. This whole torque thing is really overrated unless you're putting an engine together. Snug 'em up and then give the wrench another little pull. Loctite is important.

 

Ryan, put some masking tape on the bars, and the riser clamp.

Mark each of these so you know where you started and how far you move them.

Move em. tighten. ride.

Move again if necessary or to try another position.

If you change them more than just a little, you will also want to change position of the grips, etc.

mud

 

Very good advice to follow here from Mud. I rolled my SG bars up around a month ago and marked everything off..... test-rode til I got to where I wanted. Then went back and re-adjusted my controls and directionals to the proper settings. Am running Buckhorns with the rise perpendicular to the ground and grips almost parallel to the ground. I'm actually looking at a bar change now cause I still want my hands a little higher .... maybe put some straight risers on and keep the bucks. Been looking at these two sets of bars.

Sweepers

High Rise Bucks


PsTaN

 

Do you have a picture of the bike with the bucks on it? I put buckhorns on my Sportster and really liked them. I'm considering them for my Low Rider.