View Poll Results: What method works the best ?

Drilling and using a roll pins

7.14%

Emery cloth

7.14%

Aluminum strips

7.14%

Rubber strips

Drill the top plate and use a set screws

14.29%

Other method

64.29%

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Oct 13, 2024 | 10:19 AM

#21

brakeless

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Originally Posted by 89FLHT

Took the bike out and they loosened up again. Plus, the 28 year old risers had 1 bolt that was almost stripped and the others were not far behind. Installed 4 Time Serts and got busy with a hammer and punch to dimple the risers and the caps. Much better now.

Try dimpling the bars if that doesn't hold. I've always just done the bars.

Oct 13, 2024 | 10:22 AM

#22

89FLHT

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Will do , Thanks!

Oct 15, 2024 | 04:12 PM

#23

TwiZted Biker

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Originally Posted by 89FLHT

Nice for a bit won't hold for long, been down this road many a time. It's the metal quality in the risers, it's soft enough it will deform again. Go to the hardware and get some sanding screen like they use for cleaning copper pipe or drywall sanding, trim to fit and they'll stay put till you're tired of bars.

PROPLUS PLUMBERS CLOTH, OPEN MESH ABRASIVE, 1-1/2 IN. X 25 YARD - - Amazon.com

PROPLUS PLUMBERS CLOTH, OPEN MESH ABRASIVE, 1-1/2 IN. X 25 YARD - - Amazon.com

Oct 15, 2024 | 08:17 PM

#24

89FLHT

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I have the sanding screen and will use it if they slip. So far, they are holding, but time, wear and vibration have a way of ending all of that, LOL !

Oct 16, 2024 | 03:04 PM

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Zedbra

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From: Squamish, BC

I have newer Dyna bars/clamp on my Shovelhead and the bars are not dimpled (thanks Harley). Tried a variety of 'fixes' to stop the bars from rotating and finally saw a video of a guy adding galvanized hanger strap to fix his apes and sure enough that did the trick. I always have a roll of it in my garage and you only need a few inches. I never tried the copper sanding paper, but skateboard grip tape and hockey tape didn't do the trick, nor did the handy little serated wood/plastic filler strips work - they just flattened out in a few weeks and the bars would move again.

Not my vid but where I got the idea.

Oct 17, 2024 | 12:38 AM

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TwiZted Biker

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From: Niles Canyon Ca.

Gotta use something as thick as plumbers strap the risers are trashed, most are cheap pot metal to start with.

Oct 17, 2024 | 09:38 PM

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Zedbra

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Originally Posted by TwiZted Biker

Gotta use something as thick as plumbers strap the risers are trashed, most are cheap pot metal to start with.

Mine are relatively new Harley risers - guy bought the risers and bars from Harley for his Dyna and he didn't like them rotating and the height of the apes - went immediately to T bars, like all Dyna bros nowadays. Still had the price tag on the bars - they aren't knurled.

Oct 17, 2024 | 10:34 PM

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Rusty Springs

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Originally Posted by 89FLHT

I wonder if the risers and bars are a good match. The knurling on the bars lays right in the hollow part of the risers. It's going to be hard to prevent slipping. Is there still a gap between the risers and clamps when the bolts are tight?