suggested bars

theone2043 · 02-19-2018, 08:28 AM

I'm 5 8 and im using the stock bars with phat II risers but I can't find that happy sweet spot. I'm just checking to see what other members have used. Any ideas will be helpful. I heard KST bars fit but the manu told me they are only for harleys so not sure.

magicgrotto · 02-19-2018, 03:14 PM

You Can fit wot ever bars you like aslong as they are 1" bars ! you may have to get longer cables /brake /throttle /clutch/ & extend wires ! but if you go same size but different shape you should be ok !

Steve

DragonLady58 · 02-19-2018, 03:55 PM

Hands falling asleep? Arms aching? Shoulders hurt? Its the bars. Try a set of 8"-10" bagger apes. Anything longer, need new hoses and cables....
You simply won't believe the difference bars make!

theone2043 · 02-20-2018, 08:34 AM

I've decided to pull the trigger on the santee 11 bagger bars I think that will be a happy medium for me to try out and I've heard good things about them. So we will see when they get in.

**MAS Tequila** · 02-20-2018, 12:31 PM

I have 12" on my 03, and definitely recommend them.

DragonLady58 · 02-20-2018, 04:40 PM

Hey MAS, I'm putting some 12"s on the drifter today, just fabbed them up, where did you get your lines???? I know you told me once, but I've slept since then.....

**Top Cat** · 02-20-2018, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by DragonLady58

Hey MAS, I'm putting some 12"s on the drifter today, just fabbed them up, where did you get your lines???? I know you told me once, but I've slept since then.....

DragonLady58 · 02-20-2018, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Top Cat

TC, Ya know gettin' old ain't for the timid or weak of heart....

Saw a guy up here on the other side of Tacoma, was inside paying for gas.....guy was like 'how do you ride in the rain?' Anyone who won't ride in the wet is a pussy....

Ridefree · 02-20-2018, 05:24 PM

Hey DL , I envy you . I've been looking for a stock Drifter 1500 for years now . Hear in central Saskatchewan they're almost as rare as seeing a UFO . I would love to see some photos of it when you get the bars done . It was a sad day for me yesterday as I watched the new owner of my Nomad load it on his trailer .

I had 14" Kromeworks bobber bars on mine . They kept my wrists straight which definitely got rid of a lot of pain and numbness . Surprising just how much the bars can make a bike good or bad .

DragonLady58 · 02-20-2018, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Ridefree

Hey DL , I envy you . I've been looking for a stock Drifter 1500 for years now . Hear in central Saskatchewan they're almost as rare as seeing a UFO . I would love to see some photos of it when you get the bars done . It was a sad day for me yesterday as I watched the new owner of my Nomad load it on his trailer .

I had 14" Kromeworks bobber bars on mine . They kept my wrists straight which definitely got rid of a lot of pain and numbness . Surprising just how much the bars can make a bike good or bad .

Yea, I found this one, had a plastic oil gear on it, it was rattling a little, guy made me a good deal.
Just gonna stick my other engine over in it in a few weeks.
Just built my handlebars, scored a memphis shades batwing for $100 at a salvage yard last week.
Just had my old set of V&H Bagger exhaust off my old Nomad sandblasted, gonna wrap the primary pipes, mufflers coming off with extensions w/fishtails.
10" felt comfortable on my Nomad, so I'm gonna try 12 now on this Drifter....

Ridefree · 02-20-2018, 06:52 PM

Sounds like a project I'd be into !!! I'm jealous ... Love the idea of fish tails . Gonna make it look old school !!

**MAS Tequila** · 02-21-2018, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by DragonLady58

Hey MAS, I'm putting some 12"s on the drifter today, just fabbed them up, where did you get your lines???? I know you told me once, but I've slept since then.....

http://galferusa.com/products/lines

I have some from Russell also.

I prefer the Galfer lines personally.

I haven't had a problem with one yet.

The Russell's have a tendency to rust and discolor.

theone2043 · 02-21-2018, 08:13 AM

Are those ss lines you referenced longer then the stock ones? I see they have a kit for the nomad and I was thinking of getting them but if they aren't longer to give more slack for the new bars it isn't worth it or should I get the universal ones?

Tortuga · 02-21-2018, 09:38 AM

I've wondered what older Fat Boy bars would be like. I put some on my Royal Star Standard I had because the grip ends were more parallel to the bike and kept my elbows from being out like wings. Very comfortable. Some day I'll try them on my Nomad. i would think the stock lines would work, too.

DragonLady58 · 02-21-2018, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MAS Tequila

http://galferusa.com/products/lines

I have some from Russell also.

I prefer the Galfer lines personally.

I haven't had a problem with one yet.

The Russell's have a tendency to rust and discolor.

Thanks MAS!

02-19-2018, 08:28 AM	#1
theone2043 Jr. Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 15	suggested bars I'm 5 8 and im using the stock bars with phat II risers but I can't find that happy sweet spot. I'm just checking to see what other members have used. Any ideas will be helpful. I heard KST bars fit but the manu told me they are only for harleys so not sure. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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DragonLady58 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Somewhere South of Alaska.... Posts: 2,351	Hands falling asleep? Arms aching? Shoulders hurt? Its the bars. Try a set of 8"-10" bagger apes. Anything longer, need new hoses and cables.... You simply won't believe the difference bars make! __________________ --------------------- Don't start no schit, there won't be no schit.... My Sarcasm is directly proportional to the amount of Stupidity involved --------------------- VBA#03239 VROC#37400 VRA --------------------- 2014 Vaquero 2001 Nomad FI 2003 Street Glide (sold) 1500 Meanie, fresh rebuild (sold) 90s BUBF Bobber (sold) 2001 UltraCycle FatPounder (Sold) 1975 HD ElectraGlide (Sold) 1982 Kawasaki Z1 Chopper (Sold) Suck It Up & Ride!
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02-20-2018, 08:34 AM	#4
theone2043 Jr. Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 15	I've decided to pull the trigger on the santee 11 bagger bars I think that will be a happy medium for me to try out and I've heard good things about them. So we will see when they get in. Last edited by theone2043; 02-20-2018 at 09:56 AM.
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02-20-2018, 12:31 PM	#5
MAS Tequila Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Psychiatric Ward FL Posts: 3,429	I have 12" on my 03, and definitely recommend them. __________________ MT 2016 FLHP Psychiatric Ward FL VBA 936 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-20-2018, 04:40 PM	#6
DragonLady58 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Somewhere South of Alaska.... Posts: 2,351	Hey MAS, I'm putting some 12"s on the drifter today, just fabbed them up, where did you get your lines???? I know you told me once, but I've slept since then..... __________________ --------------------- Don't start no schit, there won't be no schit.... My Sarcasm is directly proportional to the amount of Stupidity involved --------------------- VBA#03239 VROC#37400 VRA --------------------- 2014 Vaquero 2001 Nomad FI 2003 Street Glide (sold) 1500 Meanie, fresh rebuild (sold) 90s BUBF Bobber (sold) 2001 UltraCycle FatPounder (Sold) 1975 HD ElectraGlide (Sold) 1982 Kawasaki Z1 Chopper (Sold) Suck It Up & Ride!
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02-19-2018, 03:14 PM	#2
magicgrotto Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Doncaster UK Posts: 92	You Can fit wot ever bars you like aslong as they are 1" bars ! you may have to get longer cables /brake /throttle /clutch/ & extend wires ! but if you go same size but different shape you should be ok ! Steve
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02-20-2018, 05:24 PM	#9
Ridefree Sr. Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Saskatchewan , Canada Posts: 1,441	Hey DL , I envy you . I've been looking for a stock Drifter 1500 for years now . Hear in central Saskatchewan they're almost as rare as seeing a UFO . I would love to see some photos of it when you get the bars done . It was a sad day for me yesterday as I watched the new owner of my Nomad load it on his trailer . I had 14" Kromeworks bobber bars on mine . They kept my wrists straight which definitely got rid of a lot of pain and numbness . Surprising just how much the bars can make a bike good or bad .
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02-20-2018, 06:52 PM	#11
Ridefree Sr. Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Saskatchewan , Canada Posts: 1,441	Sounds like a project I'd be into !!! I'm jealous ... Love the idea of fish tails . Gonna make it look old school !!
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02-21-2018, 08:13 AM	#13
theone2043 Jr. Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 15	Are those ss lines you referenced longer then the stock ones? I see they have a kit for the nomad and I was thinking of getting them but if they aren't longer to give more slack for the new bars it isn't worth it or should I get the universal ones?
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02-21-2018, 09:38 AM	#14
Tortuga Advanced Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Sahuarita, AZ Posts: 559	I've wondered what older Fat Boy bars would be like. I put some on my Royal Star Standard I had because the grip ends were more parallel to the bike and kept my elbows from being out like wings. Very comfortable. Some day I'll try them on my Nomad. i would think the stock lines would work, too.
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