Stock Deluxe Bars vs Beach Bars

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Sep 1, 2006 | 09:03 AM

bobros

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Stock Deluxe Bars vs Beach Bars

Since putting on a Mustang vintage wide solo on my Deluxe, I have had pain in my right shoulder. The pain had started about the same time as the installation of the seat. Since the new seat raises me about 2' more and back about 2' more I have changed my reach on the handlebars. I now have my arms at a constant stretch and think this is contributing to the shoulder pain.

For those that have Beach bars, do they shorten you reach? Will original cables work with Beach Bars?

as anyone rotated the stock deluxe bars to shorten the reach?

Any oter suggestions.

Sep 1, 2006 | 04:26 PM

Babs

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RE: Stock Deluxe Bars vs Beach Bars

I had them on my older heritage.. They looked really cool. They do shorten your reach but the geometry is very different.. Low and pulled back wrist angle.. knuckles more outward than pointing frontward and wide. You really need to feel them on someone elses bike first. You'll either love 'em or hate 'em, so if you swap first, you may have a problem. They killed my wrist. But they are gorgeous on a retro looking bike. The guys I know that do like them though.. absolutely are crazy about them.

I'm running heritage bars (kind of a mini-ape) style that I'll bet with my new wide vintage solo, I'll have to pull back a little bit as well.. until the cool wild1 10" or 12" apes go on, someday.. far from now.

just judging from your pic, you already have pullback risers.. possibly just a bar with a similar geometry but higher rise, angled back a bit, could do the trick.