[Filthy]

Hi all. Finally got my fairing on and the handlebars are wrong. Too wide and hit the fairing. I picked up a set of narrow Buck horn style but they don't seem right either. Ridable though. Does anyone know the proper dimensions for the stock handlebars? TIA

 

[cwilks]

the set off my '90 FXRP measure 11.5" wide X 9" tall X 8" pullback

 

[Filthy]

Thanks. That gives me something to look for.

 

[Homesick]

I've wondered if baby apes would work in place of those bars. Good luck in finding an actual set.

joe

 

[yogin]

Baby apes work just fine as long as the width at the bottom clears your fairing. Even then you could bump the risers up a half inch and they should clear. I converted my 85 FXRS into an FXRT. When I bought my bike used it came with 14" Chubby apes that are 36" wide at the tips of the grips. They work and look great with the RT fairing, and my only complaint is that the width makes splitting lanes a bit trickier. Stock FXRT bars are 30" from tip to tip btw. I have seen stock bars on ebay for about $100 and even the air bars, so you can find them if your current bars don't work.

 

[cwilks]

If you can't find something to work I'd probably let mine go for a reasonable price.

 

[Filthy]

Thank you all.
I met a guy with a house full of parts last winter. I'll be searching him out over the next while.
Everything is white outside my house at the moment so no big rush.

 

[paul's fxrs]

I took the buckhorn bars off and replaced them with mini apes from JP Cycle, on my '93 fxrs. I still have the buckhorn bars if you are interested.

 

[Filthy]

Thanks for the offer Paul but I'll pass. I have Buckhorns(mini) on now. Did you have yours on with a fairing mounted? Were you using stock risers? Maybe mine are just too small but I am trying to go with something diffrerent. I believe the stock bars are similar to mini apes.

So much to learn and so much fun doing so.

 

[paul's fxrs]

I didn't have a fairing, I got the bike with the stock buckhorn bars, I didn't like the feel of them so I replaced them with the mini apes.

 

[Filthy]

I hear you. They do feel a might strange. Usable for now though. I'll find something.

 

[feguy1]

I put FXRP bars on my 85 FXRT. They are kinda like mini apes. They work pretty good.

 

[Filthy]

Thanks for that info. I suppose the RP parts would be the same. Gives me another option. I should hear something in a day or 2. The guy has a bunch of RT parts. I know better what I to look for now as opposed to the last time I spoke with him.

 

[yogin]

I recently switched out my mini apes to buckhorn air bars for the RT. They didn't fit at first but with 4 inch pullback risers they fit quite well. Curious about the RP bars though, they look good. Now that the internally wired bars are off its easier to experiment.

 

[Filthy]

I ended up getting the right bars. Very little difference but in all the right places.