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Old Apr 4, 2014 | 12:23 AM
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I just bought the HD batwing mini apes a couple days ago from my local dealer. I didn't realize until tonight that the bushings were supposed to come with them according to the HD website. Anybody else purchased these bars and got the bushings included? Part # 57474-11
 
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The poly bushings?

If that's correct it would be a first for HD not to get more money out of us.
 
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It doesn't say. It just says bars and bushings beside - In the box


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The bushings are solid not poly and are supposed to come with the bars. They were taped to the knurled part of the bars.
 
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Do the solid bushings replace the stock ones? If so are they better than the stock or poly bushings?
 
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Yes sir they replace the stock ones and IMHO I like them I swapped out the batwing bars to KST 14 Mayhems and kept the solid bushings from HD
 
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Yes sir they replace the stock ones and IMHO I like them I swapped out the batwing bars to KST 14 Mayhems and kept the solid bushings from HD
Cool thanks. I'm calling the dealer and getting my bushings. Did you not like the HD bars?
 
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That's what I would do, the bushings are suppose to be in the box , I can't remember but look at the instructions there should be a parts number or the bushings
No problems with the batwing bars they are nice the only reason I changed them out was because I wanted a little more height and I got a hella deal on the KST from eastern performance.
 
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Yea I didn't get a box, bushings or instructions. Just the bars. I feel cheated lol. Thanks for the info
 
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I still got the instructions ,but they do not have the part number
it has 2 kit numbers 57474-11 & 57485-11 kit includes handlebar (not sold separately) and 2 handle bar bushings (not sold separately )
I can mail you a copy of the instructions if you want pm me your address.
 
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