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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 11:16 AM
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I have a 1995 Sportster 883 that I bought a few months ago. The bars that are on it now are 12 inch mini apes with 4-4.5 inch risers...yes it looks retarded like that. I have a set of drag bars with an 8 inch rise a buddy gave me. My question is can I put these drag bars on without having to worry about getting new clutch and throttle cables? Or will the current cables be too long to adjust?
 
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They will work...should not have any adjustment problem. But you might not be able to re-route them in a way that you are happy with the looks...give it a try, you can always get shorter ones if they are sticking out too much. I would think the throttle cables will be more difficult to "hide" the extra length than the clutch. Front brake line should be easy too.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 11:28 AM
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Awesome, thanks for the help
 
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