Highway bars
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6th Gear
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From: st. louis
Highway bars
Highway Bars
can ya tell me about them,...
what's the pro's and cons,...?
my 2006 low rider does not have them,
are they just for comfort or for protection if the bike goes down,...
heyscuba
can ya tell me about them,...
what's the pro's and cons,...?
my 2006 low rider does not have them,
are they just for comfort or for protection if the bike goes down,...
heyscuba
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2012
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From: Singleton
Protection for you and your bike, and a great place for highway pegs. There are no cons, unless you think they are ugly.
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From: Michigan
Every bike we have has them and I wouldn't ride a bike out of a dealership without one in any bike.
In addition to protecting the bike in a slow drop, the bar gives you the option of a secondary location for your feet, and also the option of mounting fairing lowers, or the removeable soft snap-on fabric lowers.
In addition to protecting the bike in a slow drop, the bar gives you the option of a secondary location for your feet, and also the option of mounting fairing lowers, or the removeable soft snap-on fabric lowers.
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2011
Posts: 637
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From: Laurel, Maryland
Both!
But the bars are only your first step!
They DFEINETLY make your riding more comfortable but you've got to get the pegs you want and the mounts that fit you best.
Fortunately, my Road Glide came with highway bars and the dealer threw in pegs and mounts as part of the deal.
I'm 6'4" and I had to get the mounts that set the pegs closer in and put em on backwards to move the pegs farther out.
The bars will only be minor protection in a crash, better than nothing, but more protection for your motorcycle if you forget to put the kickstand down at a dead stop. Which, unfortunately, does happen.
Good luck!
GSF
They DFEINETLY make your riding more comfortable but you've got to get the pegs you want and the mounts that fit you best.
Fortunately, my Road Glide came with highway bars and the dealer threw in pegs and mounts as part of the deal.
I'm 6'4" and I had to get the mounts that set the pegs closer in and put em on backwards to move the pegs farther out.
The bars will only be minor protection in a crash, better than nothing, but more protection for your motorcycle if you forget to put the kickstand down at a dead stop. Which, unfortunately, does happen.
Good luck!
GSF
Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Deatsville, AL
I haven't had any problems with them on my Harley but the ones I put on my old Yamaha could have been designed better. Around sharp turns, they would scrape before the floorboards. Pretty dangerous if you ask me. Still worth it IMO because of the saved paint/mirrors/etc if you drop it.
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From: Sheboygan,Wi
I have them on my bike and can see no negative side to them. They don't look bad to me and they offer some protection. I don't see them as saving your *** in a wreck at any spped over say 10-15 miles per hour. But in a parking lot drop they can save you some cash. Most of us can attest to that. I have seen guys drop a bike while parked and bust hand levers,dent fuel tanks, scratch primaries,bust signal lights.and other damage. To me it's just a little bit of cheap insurance. And like others have said makes a nice mount for some highway pegs.
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Road Master
Joined: Oct 2011
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From: Massachusetts
In some twisties last year a guy right in front of me went down in a corner with his Heritage. Without a doubt the highway bar save his leg from getting crushed. He had to be doing 30 going into the corner when he laid it down. He held on and the bike went into an embankment. There definitely were some bent metal and dings, but mostly cosmetic. He rode the rest of the ride with us. No way that would have happened without the highway bars.