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Oct 10, 2009 | 11:15 PM

Evoking

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Lowering Bars on Night Train

Is there a way to lower the neck on my Night Train so the drag bars almost sit directly on top of the fork?

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Oct 10, 2009 | 11:31 PM

DyNaBoB

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4" risers but any lower then that and youll hit da tank turning.................

Oct 10, 2009 | 11:36 PM

BoomerBob

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Might be able to go a little lower if you turn the bars down.

Oct 10, 2009 | 11:46 PM

ScReaMnEagLE22

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4" risers will clear to the left side. Or when parked, but they wont clear the throttle cables on the right side.

Oct 11, 2009 | 12:23 AM

DyNaBoB

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yea tru ,but you never turn that sharp to the right driving jus parking..........but yes parking and turning all the way right the throttle cables will hit the tank

Oct 11, 2009 | 11:28 AM

imeric

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i have 4inch riser on my '06 springer with drag bars the throttle cables hit the tank and on the left the acorn nut form the mirror hit the tank.So i just turned the bars up a bit and it solved the problem.I am not sure if a night train would be the same or not.

Oct 11, 2009 | 02:03 PM

SpicOfTheDevil

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want 2 to d same as u...during my research i found this:
http://www.oncycles.com/catalog.asp?r=1&pn=MCB00031
...their r intended for sportsbikes...d nt has 41mm fork tubes so could work...don't know if they r 1" in diameter...they would go right under d top triple tree...some mods to controls + grips r very probable...i'm gave up on d idea cause i'm too short to for the reach...it's just an idea

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Oct 12, 2009 | 09:34 AM

platzbros

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I just did this mod about 2 months ago....4" is about as low as you can go without something hitting. I installed 4 1/4" straight risers that are thicker than stock Harley risers so they look shorter than they actually are....you gain another 1/4-1/2" if you replace stock gas caps with recessed, pop-up style. If your doing this, I would also recommend replacing stock rubber riser bushings with the polyurethane bushings....I found that it eliminated that little bit of slop I could feel in the steering.