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'04 FXST has had the fwd controls moved 3" to the front with the Ness kit & all was fine. But, the mounting holes for engine bars are on the base of the brackets & those also moved. I decided to take a punt and bought a cheap engine bar from eBay & of course, the holes didn't line up.
So, 2 new holes drilled in the bottom mountings and rattle-can painted.
Then a couple of stud connectors were slightly shorted with the angle grinder (one before & one after). Needed to be 27mm and were 30mm.
Then all fitted pretty well. Finished result:
Not to shabby a result for a girl!
When the foul weather arrives for winter, I'll grind the excess length off, give the bars a tidy and have them powdercoated.
Last edited by PurpleShark; May 27, 2017 at 04:36 PM.
Looks like a perfectly good solution to me!
Did the bars interfere with anything if you would have used the factory holes? Just curious why they werent working for you. I also have Ness forward brackets and was debating a highway bar...
Looks like a perfectly good solution to me!
Did the bars interfere with anything if you would have used the factory holes? Just curious why they werent working for you. I also have Ness forward brackets and was debating a highway bar...
Not interfering with anything, just that the original holes didn't line up anymore.
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