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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 10:17 PM
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Well I finally got all my parts (or so I thought) for my bar/riser/fairing insulation, but nothing ever goes as smooth as you want it. The only thing holding me back is the riser clamp bolts need to be shorter and the local hardware store closes at 9. I found out I needed more hardware at 9:01.

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Bars that came with the bike (can anyone tell me what they are? I know they aren't stock)



Risers/Bar mock up (Also will the speedo reach to the top of that?)


Fairing teaser


There will me more pictures to come
 
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 10:31 PM
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Those chrome bars look like what came stock on my 05 883.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 10:49 PM
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Speedo should reach just get some slack from the harness.
 
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Why not cut the bolts to make them shorter?
Looking good so far, have you considered relocating your speedo?
 
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Why not cut the bolts to make them shorter?
Looking good so far, have you considered relocating your speedo?
Not really, I don't care for looking down to see how fast I'm going.
 
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Going to look nice when you get it all bolted up.
 
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All done, I had to fab the speedo mount though since the wires weren't long enough to each the top of the riser.






I LOVE the way it rides now, and the fairing really helps
 
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