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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 08:54 PM
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Good luck with your search. I searched for weeks and ending up buying 12" la choppers twin peaks bars. Just waiting on a couple install items to come in and then I will start the install.
Sbates08 is right, anything is better than stock!
 
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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 09:05 PM
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11 inch Santee's put your hands right at the top of the fairing, excellent quality, and you won't beat the price. Mine were new $125 delivered off ebay and I couldn't be happier with them.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by SBates08
Doesn't matter really which one you choose. They're all better than stock. You'll wonder why you waited so long!!!
Yep I'm sure I"ll be happy I've always had apes 16' or 18's on my Harley's for the last 20 years always thought they were comfortable but am just finally getting used to the look on a bagger and wanting the comfort is helping.
 

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Originally Posted by CGP93
I have KST Mayhems 10 3/4" being installed next week, can't wait!
I'm really liking KST also, I like the stainless part, I had never heard of them before and was on a trip with the wife down to Florida and seen them when we stopped at the Harley dealer in Birmingham, Al. about 3 years ago. When I talked to them last year they said they'd make them however tall I wanted them, they only offer the 6-bend bars in 13.5 on there website. When I first seen them I don't even think they were doing the Mayhems yet.
 

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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 09:23 PM
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I have 13" cyclesmiths....... I'm 6' and they put my arms horizontal at shoulder height....... Comfortable to cruise with, sort of a bear in tight turns because of the width.



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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 09:23 PM
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Originally Posted by OldFordTrk1
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11 inch Santee's put your hands right at the top of the fairing, excellent quality, and you won't beat the price. Mine were new $125 delivered off ebay and I couldn't be happier with them.
Yeh the price of the Santee's is pretty enticing.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 09:30 PM
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One thing to note about the Santee bars....they're cheaper because they are made of thinner walled tubing.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 09:33 PM
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can one get away with still using the stock mirrors on a SG and 10" Yaff's ? or will have to put mirrors on handlebars
 
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Based on your height I would go 14" but no less than 12 1/2's. Here is a picture of my Wild One's 577's which are 12 1/2's.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2014 | 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by papifun
can one get away with still using the stock mirrors on a SG and 10" Yaff's ? or will have to put mirrors on handlebars
No sir your fairing mounted mirrors will be useless with 10" bars.
 
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