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Old Sep 22, 2012 | 08:17 PM
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Default Low rise drag bars?
Has anyone used these bars:

http://www.jpcycles.com/product/5000832

I'm not so sure I want to go full drag bars on my bike. These seem like a good compromise that lowers the bars a bit. I would also think the tank clearance would not come into play, although I have a peanut.

Sorry if this have been asked before.

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Old Sep 22, 2012 | 09:32 PM
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I ram these V-Twin brand low rise 32" wide flipped & took 1" off each end & drilled them for internal wiring.

 
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Old Sep 22, 2012 | 10:07 PM
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I also ran the same style 32" low rise V-Twin drag bars on the same bike early on.

 
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What bars are you running now?
 
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I'm running 30" full drags with no clearance problems on a 3.3 tank, so I don't think you'd have issues with that bar on a peanut tank if all else is equal.
 
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My stock bars are roughly 27" wide, the JP bars are 26 1/2", not sure I want to go all the way to 30 or 32" wide on such a narrow frame and 2.2 tank. Thanks for the pictures, gives me some idea on what it would look like.

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I'm running 27" drags with 4 1/2" pullbacks, all stock cables and the brake line were reused.
 
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