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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 05:27 PM
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I just got a 2001 Sportster 1200c and it has drag bars on it.
I find the drag bars are not quite to my liking and want to put an original handle bar on.
Will I need to buy new brake and clutch cables? Any problems that I may run into?

Here are a couple pics of the bike.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 05:29 PM
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Direct swap out. Nothing needed.
 
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Old Nov 24, 2011 | 06:28 PM
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How tall a riser you have on there? Throttle cables look kind of stretched...
 
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It is a 5 inch riser.
I would like to put on a buckhorn style bar.
I believe this is a stock bar as the 2001 1200c came with drag bars,where as the 1200 came with buckhorns.
 
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You have no pm function enabled - Just took these buckhorns off my '07...$25 + shipping, grips included if you can use them. (1" bars)

 
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a great site,many useful information!
 
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