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Nov 18, 2012 | 11:55 AM

Qdog002

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Handlebar risers

Hi, first post as a member here. I just won a 2013 super glide custom and waiting for delivery. While sitting on the bike I was thinking of some upgrades and felt like the stock Hbars could come back a tad more. I was thinking maybe 2" up 1" back. Would I need to change the cables? All suggestions welcome. Thanks in advance.

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Nov 18, 2012 | 12:38 PM

QC-RAIDERS-91

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No you won't need to change any cables there's members on here who've put 10-12" risers without changing any cables

Nov 18, 2012 | 01:07 PM

Qdog002

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Is there really that much slack for 10 to 12" risers?

Nov 18, 2012 | 01:33 PM

Krazy8s

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often yes, there is. There's a fair bit of slack tucked into the frame.

and congrats on the win, lucky SOB

Nov 24, 2012 | 08:01 PM

Qdog002

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Thanks Krazy8s. Actually, my brother won the bike in a Hell`s Angels raffle and gave it to me for the price of the raffle ticket ($100.00) plus tax on the bike.

Nov 24, 2012 | 08:53 PM

XKnight

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I installed 2" spacers/risers from http://www.spacerjim.com on my 2013 Wide Gilde and the stock wires/cables worked fine. I doubt I would have been able to go more than another inch or two before having to get longer cables though. I beleive the stock risers are 4" and with the 2" spacers I have a 6" rise. HD makes a 6" pullback riser if you want to go that route. Also, congrats on the new bike.