56267-09 Pullback Riser Problems
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56267-09 Pullback Riser Problems
I received and installed the risers today. The stock Fat Bob bars do not seat into the riser well at all. There is a huge gap between the riser and bar. The caps fit fit and there is a small gap at the back of the cap like the instructions say there should be.
If I stand to one side of the bike and look along the length of the bar I can see a gap all the way through both risers.
The dealership is ordering another set to see what they look like.
Heres a pic, I had to use some towls to cut the glare down, but this is a single strip of paper that runs through both risers.
Opinions? Are these bad risers or is this how HD makes them?
BTW: The caps are installed correctly and I even took everything back apart and swapped the caps side to side to make sure that one way didnt fit better than the other.
If I stand to one side of the bike and look along the length of the bar I can see a gap all the way through both risers.
The dealership is ordering another set to see what they look like.
Heres a pic, I had to use some towls to cut the glare down, but this is a single strip of paper that runs through both risers.
Opinions? Are these bad risers or is this how HD makes them?
BTW: The caps are installed correctly and I even took everything back apart and swapped the caps side to side to make sure that one way didnt fit better than the other.
Last edited by bmcgc; Dec 2, 2010 at 06:40 PM.
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The part number he gave is for 1.25" bars.
I can't tell squat from the pic, so not sure what the issue is in reality.
Do the clamps hold the bars tight?
I can't tell squat from the pic, so not sure what the issue is in reality.
Do the clamps hold the bars tight?
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I am perplexed, as I see no part number in the OP's post.
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Did you read the title of the thread?
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My Bad..............................I over looked that
, Thanks for pointing that out.
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Ok, I reread the destructions.
On the back page it indicates that there should be a gap at the rear of the riser caps - and there is one.
It also states and has a picture for those of us who are visual, that there should be a gap between the top of the riser and the bottom of the bars - and there is one.
BS I say, so I went back into the dealership and looked at a bike on the floor that has similar risers. (Similar, but not exactly the same) Same gap as mine. So I guess its the way the MOCO designed them.
The dealership offered to order another set for me but I told them not to bother. I used a buttload of red locktite (To much I bet) and cranked them down alot tighter than the 15ft lbs they said to. They dont move.
I dont understand why the risers are designed like this. Mositure will sit between the risers and bars. The oem risers I removed were not designed like this.
Its got to be the "Chewbaca Defense".
On the back page it indicates that there should be a gap at the rear of the riser caps - and there is one.
It also states and has a picture for those of us who are visual, that there should be a gap between the top of the riser and the bottom of the bars - and there is one.
BS I say, so I went back into the dealership and looked at a bike on the floor that has similar risers. (Similar, but not exactly the same) Same gap as mine. So I guess its the way the MOCO designed them.
The dealership offered to order another set for me but I told them not to bother. I used a buttload of red locktite (To much I bet) and cranked them down alot tighter than the 15ft lbs they said to. They dont move.
I dont understand why the risers are designed like this. Mositure will sit between the risers and bars. The oem risers I removed were not designed like this.
Its got to be the "Chewbaca Defense".
