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[PCC]

FOR ALL THOSE WHO INSTALL THESE BARS...PLEASE PLEASE HEED THE MANUFACTURER'S WARNING LABEL AND INSTALL A FULL LENGTH CLAMP!!! THEY WILL INDEED CRACK AND BREAK BETWEEN THE CLAMPS IF YOU DON'T. I HAVE SEEN TWO EXAMPLES OF THIS ON BARS IN RENO. I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE GO DOWN BECAUSE THEIR HANDLEBARS BROKE IN HALF.

[JCZ]

I think PCC is referring to the top piece on the risers.  Rather than use the two piece, use the one long piece.

I had this happen on a Heritage years ago and it's a strange feeling of insecurity when one side or the other, the bar comes right off in your hand at 80 mph.  Heed the warning guys! [smiley=nixweiss.gif]

[mr_magoo]

Warning label mine had no warning label or instruction included in the box.  You would think for $225 it would come with the fringin right clamp if it was supposed to be changed.

[mfgreen]

Warning label mine had no warning label or instruction included in the box.  You would think for $225 it would come with the fringin right clamp if it was supposed to be changed.

kind of like the MoCo....everything is ala carte.......seems to be a dangerous way of doing business

[Twolanerider]

That's interesting as mine didn't have any warning label either.

[DavidB]

I had a set break on a Pan Head chopper once. I was just lucky enough to have it happen as I was raising the bike to put up the kickstand.
I put a solid top clamp on the new bars and it stoped the torque twist between the risers.
I also put a solid top clamp my Roadking when I installed a set of Flanders Bars .

[mr_magoo]

Here was my solution but isn't right.  The clamp pockets are not as deep on the full lenght one and the allen bolts stickup and hit bottom of the radio (front allen bolt) and the switch cover won't go on right (top hits rear allen bolts).

[mr_magoo]

This is a HD part #56170-83TA what has everyone else used  [smiley=confused5.gif] this works but isn't right in my mind (just a good bandage till a good solution comes up).  

[mr_magoo]

Am going to leave a message in the morning and ask what full lenght clamp they recommend that won't interfere with the radio or the switch cover.  They say they will return calls just not open  [smiley=confused5.gif].

[mr_magoo]

PCC thank you for mentioning the clamp (think I owe you a drink if we ever meet how about at street vibes) you may have saved a few lives with your observation of the stock clamps.  Mobe thanks for posting the pictures so PCC could catch it.  I think that is the greatest part of this site is that there is great wealth on knowledge and people willing to share it.  THANK YOU ALL

[JR]

I was looking over on the Wild1 chubby bar site and found some interesting stuff about knock offs. Now I'm probably the only one here that didn't know what knock offs were. Actually I was expecting to find something else when I got there and was a little dissapointed. Then my wife explained what I was looking for was called knockERs! [smiley=grin2.gif] Oh well, after I got my nose to quit bleeding I read up on it and I need to check and see where my my dealer is getting my bars from. I told them I wanted Wild1 575 w/hyd.clutch. If they get them from Drag Spec.,Kuryakyn,or White Bros they are NOT from Wild1, they are Falsies! Opps, I mean knock offs, jippo junk. Artical uses better grammer. Has everyone purchased directly from wild1? If not you may check this out! I also saw they had some bar clamps and was wondering if the countersink holes are deeper so bolts won't hit as Magoo experienced.      http://www.wild1inc.com/noknockoffs.html and      http://www.wild1inc.com/accessories.html     See Ya........JR  [smiley=laugh.gif]                

[mr_magoo]

J.Rud my bars came directly from wild 1, ordered them myself when the dealer was confused about double flats.  And I to saw the full length clamp Wild 1 makes part#10104 but am waiting on an answer from Wild 1 before ordering and the clamp is $59.95 ouch that would make these almost $300.00 and they aren't that great.

[RRSteve]

J.Rud my bars came directly from wild 1, ordered them myself when the dealer was confused about double flats.

[ak]

RRSTEVE-I would try to addjust stock bars 1st before buying new . can  you get  2 inches foward or back with addjustment?-AK

[Twolanerider]

The stock bars cause my upper back to hurt between the shoulder blades after riding for several hours.

That almost exactly describes how the stock bars got to me.  After awhile in the saddle it was right between the shoulders.  In my case it was more on the left then the right.  The angle of the stock bar's original installation already had it as close to me as it was going to get.  After a bit of homework there seemed to be very few other options for the ElectraGlide; and none that seemed to match the geometry I was wanting/needing as much as did the 575s.  

For what it's worth, at least in my case the bars made a real difference too.  The discomfort between the shoulders hasn't shown up in some play afternoons that had me in the saddle for three or four hours and the wrist angle is a little more comfortable too.