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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 04:23 PM
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Took a couple of shots of them. I'll install them Friday. 13" rise should put my hands a couple of inches higher than the stockers.
They ended up an inch wider at the base than I asked for so they are going to overhang the width of the frontend 1/2" on each side.
A different look and will be easier to tell which Rocker is mine.


 
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 04:54 PM
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Have you tried talking with them regarding the issue of overhang? They do custom work, and with their reputation, I'm sure they would guarantee it. If you could post-pone your project for a bit, I'm sure they'd take them make and redo it for you.

Otherwise, those bars DO look amazing. I can't wait to see what they'd look like on your Rocker. I'd imagine pretty sweet!

My main thing is that little things can irritate you. If it bugs you now, you'll always look at it and say it's not quite right. It's not how you asked for it, and it's not what you were aiming for. Just call them and see what you can work out. I'm almost certain they will work with you to get things straightened out.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 05:18 PM
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Those are trick!

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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 05:41 PM
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Cool looking bars. I looked at there site but could not afford them. Nice job with the ones you got. NOW some pics on the bike...
 
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 05:48 PM
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Not a deal breaker, but sure defeats the idea of custom made bars when they aren't made to your measurements.

The area between the knurling wasn't polished prior to chroming. So I'll have to cut so thin stainless and polish it up to hide the area left showing.
I'm using Carlini "Boob risers" I purchased from Bill, so it's not like he didn't know that area would show.

Other than that, they look great up close and he did a fantastic job welding and polishing them out. I emailed him about the knurling area but didn't catch the 11" vs. 10" until today.
I emailed him the day they were delivered and never got a response about the knurling area.

I have both Heartland turn signal clamps, (which I canceled the order and they sent anyway) and chrome pinch bolt mounts.
I'm going to try the pinch bolts first to see if it they look okay since it's a much cleaner mount.

Thanks guys. I'll post pictures once I get em on.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 06:04 PM
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My apes came out 2" taller than requested. For the work they did, I'll deal with it. I also had some discoloration on a corner in the chrome. Not BR's fault as he is not the one who chromes his bars. I'd use him again.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 06:10 PM
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Kowan,

Your bars look great. My bars just arrived last Friday. I may as well share too...
 
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by firecwp
My apes came out 2" taller than requested. For the work they did, I'll deal with it. I also had some discoloration on a corner in the chrome. Not BR's fault as he is not the one who chromes his bars. I'd use him again.
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Kowan,

Your bars look great. My bars just arrived last Friday. I may as well share too...
Yep, Im going to install them. I sent an email off to Bill to slap the QA guy for me.
Those are going to look great on your bike Ratster.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 06:39 PM
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look great dont ferget a mock up shot
with the wires predone for ya its a hour job
any q's ask ive done my bars 2x now
they look better than the website 4 sure
cant wait to see em on yer scoot
congrats
 
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Old Nov 15, 2010 | 06:57 PM
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Lookin' Good, now I want some new bars!
 
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