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Old Apr 18, 2011 | 06:09 PM
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Does anybody have mx style bars on thier bike or pics of a softail with those style bars? thinking of going that route with 8in risers
 
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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 03:18 AM
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http://westcoast-tbars.com/index.php...od&productId=4

West coast tbars makes something you might like/want....
 
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yes thats the style. only thing is i was thinking doing a riser and bars seperate so i can tilt the bars up up a litlle more. from what i can see the mx bars may not be straight up? does that sound right?
 
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Old Apr 19, 2011 | 07:00 PM
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do a search i thought someone on here recently purchased them.
the bars are probably set up/angled for the rake of the forks...
 
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Check these links on the forum for some other looks/options:

Protaper set up on dyna:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...i-style-2.html

tall risers with V-Rod bars:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...i-style-2.html

Message #13 8inch risers and 2" rise K&N Superbar:
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...-mx-tbars.html
 
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bars are awesome!! love the feel and look.
 
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Thanks for the links they help. are they not as popular for softails compared to dynas? nice pic Rmuller
 
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i'm not sure, but don't care. I had 16" carlinis on it until everyone in the world had to have carlini apes. I just do what i like, and i really like the ride with these bars.
 
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Same here i had 16in flyin apes but sold those. im running plain 16in apes now
 
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yes thats the style. only thing is i was thinking doing a riser and bars seperate so i can tilt the bars up up a litlle more. from what i can see the mx bars may not be straight up? does that sound right?
Man I went through the same thing... I wanted the bars to move also. Problem being that u can't run your cables through the bars.. well ya can but it looks like **** or is really expensive. Also to be comfortable they need to be at least twelve inches high. You can find high risers at death squad mc! But once again can't run cables through twelve inch risers.

Let me know what ya come up with.
 
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