Does a Mustache Highway Bar Help for Tip Over ?
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 4,501
Likes: 4,065
From: South Fla
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 3,515
Likes: 887
From: Upstate New York
Here is a new "Linby" style bar for $159.98 with free shipping.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=121388318628
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=121388318628
Tourer
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 275
Likes: 3
From: MD suburb of our Nation's Capital
Just last week I ordered, got and installed the HD mustache guard on my '13 Street Bob (not in the sig pic yet).
The instructions do say that the guard "may" provide protection to bike and legs in stopped and low-speed falls. Looking at the design, I'd say that this model would do an adequate job in that area as well as any other.
I'd held off on a guard because I was concerned about the look, but my cost-benefit thinking finally convinced me that a downgrade in appearance was worth the potential to save damage and pain in case I drop the bike.
I was pleasantly surprised that the guard actually looks good, and I think improved the appearance of my Bob. Subjective, I suppose, but my opinion is the only one that matters to me.
The instructions do say that the guard "may" provide protection to bike and legs in stopped and low-speed falls. Looking at the design, I'd say that this model would do an adequate job in that area as well as any other.
I'd held off on a guard because I was concerned about the look, but my cost-benefit thinking finally convinced me that a downgrade in appearance was worth the potential to save damage and pain in case I drop the bike.
I was pleasantly surprised that the guard actually looks good, and I think improved the appearance of my Bob. Subjective, I suppose, but my opinion is the only one that matters to me.
Last edited by Silvio; Jul 27, 2014 at 08:12 PM.
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 279
Likes: 2
From: Florida
You might check out the Linby Multibar. I've attached a picture of it installed on my Heritage...
http://www.lindbycustom.com/cart/home.php?cat=253
http://www.lindbycustom.com/cart/home.php?cat=253
None will protect much if your on the road.
1st Gear
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
From: Northborough, MA
HD Mustache Guard on Fat Bob
Here the HD one is on a '13 Fat Bob. Evens out the the bike with the bags I think.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Harley-Davidson Needs to Fix in 2026
Verdad Gallardo
Intermediate
Joined: Jul 2014
Posts: 47
Likes: 0
From: Arizona
Mustache Bars
I have a 2014 Wide Glide with the HD Mustache Bars. When compared to the full HD Engine bars, the bottom half of the Mustache bar has the similar profile as the full bars. The top of the bars are where the difference is.
The bottom half of the Engine bars is where the protection of the shifter, pegs, rear brake and low engine parts comes from. The top half of the full engine bars protects very little as the handle bars and bar controls would "hit" and aren't really protected by engine bars.
The bottom half of the Engine bars is where the protection of the shifter, pegs, rear brake and low engine parts comes from. The top half of the full engine bars protects very little as the handle bars and bar controls would "hit" and aren't really protected by engine bars.