Does Drag Specialties make decent parts?

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Mar 9, 2016 | 03:37 PM

Ron750

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Does Drag Specialties make decent parts?

A lot of the Indy's around here use Drag Specialty parts. I am having a new clutch cable put on, and I see he ordered a Drag Specialty clutch cable. Anybody have problems with them?

Mar 9, 2016 | 05:29 PM

Neil

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I've used a bunch of stuff and had very little problems. I have DS clutch and throttle cables and they are great.

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Mar 9, 2016 | 05:47 PM

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I thought they primarily resold a variety of other manufacturers products. Could be wrong.

They've been around a long time so I'm sure they stand by anything they sell.

Mar 9, 2016 | 05:54 PM

bigdumbnoitall00

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I've had problems with their inner tubes, seems splitting. both times on a sunday.

Mar 9, 2016 | 06:17 PM

73oldsman

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They must be good. Harley orders after market parts from them. The local dealership gets their red tail light bulbs and resales them. Also when I was looking into getting braided throttle cables the guy quoted their parts.

Mar 9, 2016 | 06:47 PM

Donnybrook

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Originally Posted by Ron750

A lot of the Indy's around here use Drag Specialty parts. I am having a new clutch cable put on, and I see he ordered a Drag Specialty clutch cable. Anybody have problems with them?

The quality is good on the parts I've bought.

Mar 9, 2016 | 06:53 PM

Stiggy

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Drag Specialties, along with Custom Chrome, Tucker Rocky, Tedd's V-Twin, Mid-USA, Midwest, etc all sell other manufacturer' stuff. They are like Sears, who makes nothing but sells everything that you see in their stores and catalogs.

Those Drag cables are made for them by somebody else under Drag's name. That's neither good nor bad IMO as they seem to stand behind what they sell.

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Mar 10, 2016 | 02:13 AM

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I have a purchased a few items with their label, and they are all good quality: 1,000 lb jack stand, driver's backrest (and mounting hardware), saddlebag liners, exhaust wrap, and chrome cable ties. No regrets.