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Anyone running RK with Wind Splitter and Monkey Bars?

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Old Apr 19, 2016 | 10:20 AM
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Anyone running 10" or 12" Yaffe Monkey Bars on a Road King with the HD Wind Splitter shield? I am wondering if I am going to have clearance issues with the bars against the shield. I am 6'2" and don't want to have to angle them back to make them work.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2016 | 11:42 AM
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I have the 12" Yaffe Monkey Bars and run them with the stock windshield (I don't have a good pic with the shield on). I'm not sure the difference in the Wind Splitter shield from stock. My bars are right inline with the forks and only the brake line pushes up against the shield. I need to get around to adjusting the line one of these days.




 
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Been thinking about new bars myself with 10's or 12's.
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I'm not sure the difference in the Wind Splitter shield from stock.
Nice King! The Wind Splitter is similar to the shields on the CVO Kings.
 
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Old Apr 19, 2016 | 06:23 PM
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Thanks. Yeah, my brake line fitting is closer on this shield than it was on the stock RK shield and if the stock bars were any higher, I might have to tilt them back, which is what I don't want to do with new bars.
 
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Running 12" on mine as well, and like Rap have them running inline with the forks, I run a dragonfly fairing periodically and it does not hit and it sets pretty far back.

If you look at this photo the bars are running parallel like ours and there's clearance with the wind splitter shield.


 
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I'll do some measurements and probably make the leap as those bars look great!
 
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