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Old Sep 12, 2022 | 08:29 PM
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I’m thinking I’ve decided on the DNA ape hangers for my 2006 Night Train. I’ve come across this Ebay deal that’s already pre-wired with the connections on them, and comes with Drag Specialties cables. I’m just not sure about the seller (chassis.shop). I’ve seen 1 comment on here that a guy got the shaft from him. Looks like he had a couple of shops that’s closed down. Grips Choppers and Altamont Customs in Toledo Ohio. But Ebay guarantee’s the sell right? Thoughts on this kit?
 
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Old Sep 13, 2022 | 08:15 AM
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If ebay doesn't guarantee the sale. Paypal does.. Paypal is heavily favored towards the buyers side of things
 
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Old Sep 13, 2022 | 08:20 AM
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I've used HIll Country Customs twice for my COMPLETE bars in the last 7 years.
They also have stuff on Ebay.
 
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Old Sep 13, 2022 | 08:25 AM
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Those are u-u-ugly. Not to mention that welded bars have been known to snap off ocasionally.
 
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Old Sep 13, 2022 | 09:47 AM
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DNA is kinda suspect. They are cheap for a reason
 
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Old Sep 13, 2022 | 10:17 AM
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Ebay owns PayPal, so if you have a problem with Ebay, PayPal isn't going to do any better. I personally could not buy an item like that without actually touching the product first!!
 
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Old Sep 13, 2022 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by decencyxdefied
DNA is kinda suspect. They are cheap for a reason

^This, and good luck getting a warranty out of them. There's better out there, take your time, spend a lil extra money, it'll be worth it in the long run, and cheaper because you won't be doing it twice.
 
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Old Sep 13, 2022 | 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Hey Man
Those are u-u-ugly. Not to mention that welded bars have been known to snap off ocasionally.
Agreed. Ugly indeed. So many better choices out there for sure. To the OP Robreynolds.....take a look at this video before you make a final decision. The chick in the video has those bars on her NightTrain and they look like ****. They are too large of a diameter in my opinion for an FX style front fork and just look kinda off....kinda weird. Of course your opinion may vary.

 
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The 1-1/2” size of the DNA bars is kind of why I’m looking at those. The front end on my bike is not stock. I’ll attach a picture of it. The forks on my bike are a good bit larger than the stock ones. You can see the 1-1/4” T bars look skinny on them.

 
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Old Sep 13, 2022 | 08:41 PM
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Anything less than a 99% satisfaction number is a no go on Ebay. For me anyway.
 
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