New/altered set of bars for the FXD
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New/altered set of bars for the FXD
I heartily dislike the stock bars on my 05 FXD as the pullback is too severe for comfort and twists my hands too far for the longer rides so I intended to change them for an easier pullback. I could not find a set of low apes with the desired easy pullback so would have to go with another approach with the proviso being that I wanted to retain the stock speedo and as it is incorporated into the top clamp this would bring its own complications.
After some consideration I had a local engineer make a bar to except risers outside of the stock top clamp. I bought a set of 6 inch pullback risers off trademe and an alloy top clamp from aliexpress and cut that to suit the individual top clamps for the risers.
I contacted ( www.barcrafthandlebars.com.au/ ) and ordered a set of standard stainless 15 degree pullback/bend drag bars that I would have to alter a bit to suit my purpose. They would have to have a section cut from the center and a longer section added to allow for the bend outside of the wider set risers. They have an 8 inch bend to bend and I will need 10 3/4 so when I was in the city yesterday I called in to the scrap yard and picked up 2 short lengths of stainless tube. I will have to turn the outer tube down from ita present 1.050 to the 1.010 which is essentially just a heavy polish with the innter tube being quite thick walled so will have plenty to turn down to nipple inside the ends to make the 3 pieces into one bar.
So that was the project I set for myself.
After some consideration I had a local engineer make a bar to except risers outside of the stock top clamp. I bought a set of 6 inch pullback risers off trademe and an alloy top clamp from aliexpress and cut that to suit the individual top clamps for the risers.
I contacted ( www.barcrafthandlebars.com.au/ ) and ordered a set of standard stainless 15 degree pullback/bend drag bars that I would have to alter a bit to suit my purpose. They would have to have a section cut from the center and a longer section added to allow for the bend outside of the wider set risers. They have an 8 inch bend to bend and I will need 10 3/4 so when I was in the city yesterday I called in to the scrap yard and picked up 2 short lengths of stainless tube. I will have to turn the outer tube down from ita present 1.050 to the 1.010 which is essentially just a heavy polish with the innter tube being quite thick walled so will have plenty to turn down to nipple inside the ends to make the 3 pieces into one bar.
So that was the project I set for myself.
Last edited by Von Gruff; Mar 3, 2023 at 06:55 PM.
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This all took a bit less time (although not less effort) than I thought it might be so they are together in one piece again and ready to be installed
First chore was to cut a couple of pieces for the nipples and turn them to fit in the tube ends after grinding the internal seam.
My baby bench top lathe was up to the task.
Measuring between the risers at the clamp face I cut a length of the inch SS tube for a test fit and then turned it down to size, sanded through the grits to 1500 before getting to the auto sol and then the buffer.
A bit later it was all clamped, epoxied and pinned together with the pins out of sight and a final polishing buff.
All together with the only thing left to do is remove the bolts through to the risers and locktight them and with a bit of silicone in the top of the recesses to water proof that joint.
After they were fitted and the forst ride to confirm they were as comfortable as I had anticipated I got a couple of pics
First chore was to cut a couple of pieces for the nipples and turn them to fit in the tube ends after grinding the internal seam.
My baby bench top lathe was up to the task.
Measuring between the risers at the clamp face I cut a length of the inch SS tube for a test fit and then turned it down to size, sanded through the grits to 1500 before getting to the auto sol and then the buffer.
A bit later it was all clamped, epoxied and pinned together with the pins out of sight and a final polishing buff.
All together with the only thing left to do is remove the bolts through to the risers and locktight them and with a bit of silicone in the top of the recesses to water proof that joint.
After they were fitted and the forst ride to confirm they were as comfortable as I had anticipated I got a couple of pics
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