Anyone tried these?
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Anyone tried these?
I was looking at the HD Whiskers Highway Bar and see that another company has a copy that looks nice..
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Harley-David...VXf8Vt&vxp=mtr
GIven that it's $50.00 cheaper and then I save tax and shipping, thinking of trying it.. hoping someone else has tried it already though and can provide some fdbk.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Harley-David...VXf8Vt&vxp=mtr
GIven that it's $50.00 cheaper and then I save tax and shipping, thinking of trying it.. hoping someone else has tried it already though and can provide some fdbk.
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Free ship, no tax and real HD.....just put the HD part number in the search box.
http://surdyke.com/Search.aspx
http://surdyke.com/Search.aspx
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Free ship, no tax and real HD.....just put the HD part number in the search box.
http://surdyke.com/Search.aspx
http://surdyke.com/Search.aspx
I'm only 5'11" and just ordered a C&C solo seat for my FXSTSI which should put me an 1-2" back.. but longer rides I still get cramped. Not big on highway bars on softails ( like them on my touring bikes ), so this seemed to be a decent option.
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I bought mine from Surdyke for my 16 Deluxe, they work just fine for me, there is a little adjustment available, a little tight fit at the frame with ABS. I like the look better then the mustache crash bar. Just my2 cents.
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Thank you for the input!
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thx dfwhockey.. that brought the HD to $162.50.. Actually think the other brand may be nicer fit given that they have cutouts for bolts. I'm wondering if anyone has tried either of these (HD or other brand)..
I'm only 5'11" and just ordered a C&C solo seat for my FXSTSI which should put me an 1-2" back.. but longer rides I still get cramped. Not big on highway bars on softails ( like them on my touring bikes ), so this seemed to be a decent option.
I'm only 5'11" and just ordered a C&C solo seat for my FXSTSI which should put me an 1-2" back.. but longer rides I still get cramped. Not big on highway bars on softails ( like them on my touring bikes ), so this seemed to be a decent option.
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For me, I felt like I could not get a good fit no matter how many adjustments I tried. If I had the right length, I felt my legs were too high. Also, it comes w/ clevis pins, so the pegs are slopped more from in to out (hyper-extended) thus making it feel like my feet were going to slip off. This could be remedied by using bolts instead of the clevis pins, but with the height issue, I didn't want to take a chance on messing these up for return. My other issue was trying to get everything tight enough to not slip, which I could have also remedied w/ additional locking washers, but again, this would not help w/ the height adjustment.
Overall, the quality was very good, though. Very solid parts and good instructions. Just didn't work for me.