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Old Jun 30, 2010 | 09:27 PM
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how tall can i go with stock cables? seems like i read somewhere that you could go 14" w/ stock cables....but I want to make sure. i only want to go up to 12".
 
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btw, i have an 07 Street Bob
 
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Your bars on there now are 12", so you will be good to go if you want some aftermarket 12" bars.
 
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with a quick reroute you can do 14" but yours are really only 10" I think 13" chubbys look killer. I kinda wish I would have just done that.
 
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Thanks for the replies, I think I'm going to go w/ the Road6Customs bars...but not 100% sure yet.
 
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With +6 cables and wires I run 16" apes on a 4" riser.
 
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so if i got 12" apes and a 1" or 2" riser I could still use stock cables?
 
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I currently have 12 inch apes on mine with 1 inch risers did not have to change anything I have 14 inch apes that I will be putting on soon and i may have to change the front brake line
 
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