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View Poll Results: Which Bars. The Standard Paughco's or the Wide Buffalo Bars?
The Standard Paughco Bars
10
45.45%
The Wide Drag Specialties Buffalo Bars
12
54.55%
Voters: 22. You may not vote on this poll
Darn it, did I guess wrong with my bars?
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Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Japan
The one's you got look perfect to me. Once you get all the cables, grips and control housings on, it'll add more bulk and make it look right. Yes, it looks stripped down and naked right now, but it'll look better once you have it all together, trust me.
My bars are 18s, but I got the narrower bars for two reasons - better for lane splitting (legal in Japan) and for the precise reason that they flow with the forks better. I say your wife has a good eye...women usually do when it comes to style.
My bars are 18s, but I got the narrower bars for two reasons - better for lane splitting (legal in Japan) and for the precise reason that they flow with the forks better. I say your wife has a good eye...women usually do when it comes to style.
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I think those bars are perfect! Once the levers, switches & grips are installed, they will appear "beefier". Nice choice!
One more thing comes to mind while looking at your picture...PLEASE cover your fender with a towel or similar.
One more thing comes to mind while looking at your picture...PLEASE cover your fender with a towel or similar.
Last edited by wide glider; Jun 28, 2012 at 12:17 PM.
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From: Richmond, VA
Update.
I left for lunch and headed out to our local Indy, Departure Bike Works. They had a gorgeous set of 14" Drag Specialties Buffalo Bars in stock and on sale. So I picked them up. I appreciate all the words of advice but I just was having an issue with the Paughco's. So here's the new set, back to back with the old set. I have read all the responses, but I'm thinking the new Buffalo Bars do look better, but I am still undecided. Anyways, I thought I would post up a picture and ask for updated opinions, Thanks for everything so far.
Just for reference, the original Paughco's:
The new Drag Specialties DS0601-101 Buffalo Bars:
Just for reference, the original Paughco's:
The new Drag Specialties DS0601-101 Buffalo Bars:
Last edited by bikerlaw; Jun 28, 2012 at 02:50 PM.
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Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Westchester, NY
There ya go...you'll be glad you switched...
If it was a skinny front end then the original bars would have looked fine.. it's a Fat Boy after all...
Mike
NY
If it was a skinny front end then the original bars would have looked fine.. it's a Fat Boy after all...
Mike
NY
Last edited by Mike NY; Jun 28, 2012 at 02:52 PM.
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From: Richmond, VA
Yeah, Thats why I grabbed the Buffalo bars. If I had a Dyna, Sporty or even a bare bones Softail, the Paughco's were dead on bars..... at least for my personal taste. But the wider bars are growing on me in a hurry.