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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 02:36 PM
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Default Santee Bonanza Touring Handlebars ???

Are anyone running these bars? Any pictures? And.... how much longer do my cables need to be? I have +6", I believe I should be fine.

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Old Jan 2, 2014 | 12:15 AM
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Scott, I know it's been a few years but did you ever end up getting any of those bars? I am looking at the santee bonanza touring bars and no one else on the forum seems to have them.

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Old Jan 2, 2014 | 06:58 AM
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Seth these were some of the first bars that caught my eye when I was searching for bars. I think Fred Kodlin is as good a fabricator and motorcycle builder as there is, but these bars, as much as I liked them, just wasn't a fit for me. The wrist angle was the deterrent for me. It looks to me like the would cause arm fatigue the way they angle down. I've never seen a set in person just going by pics I've seen on the internet. Just something to consider. Also read where these bars were very thin.

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Old Jan 2, 2014 | 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by SBates08
Seth these were some of the first bars that caught my eye when I was searching for bars. I think Fred Kodlin is as good a fabricator and motorcycle builder as there is, but these bars, as much as I liked them, just wasn't a fit for me. The wrist angle was the deterrent for me. It looks to me like the would cause arm fatigue the way they angle down. I've never seen a set in person just going by pics I've seen on the internet. Just something to consider. Also read where these bars were very thin.

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Thanks sbates! I will keep all of this in mind. I have rsd vintage apes on my wide glide and have done >1k mile rides with them. They look similar to the bonanza bars. What do you mean when you say "thin?"
 
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Thin walled. I've read somewhere that they are made of thinner tubing and are prone to bending.
 
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