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Black 8" Paul Yafee monkey bagger bars

Discussion in 'Projects' started by badinfluence63, Sep 1, 2016.

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    badinfluence63 Well-Known Member

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    whhhoooowee yeah me! Man what a difference in the ride. Nite and day better that the stock bars. First off it takes what I consider the angle off the wrist. Stock mirrors up a smidge which is better as now I can see them in the corner of my eye instead of looking down. Arms straight out just shy of shoulder height. Much more comfortable. And I got 50$ off the price when I bought them.

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    Black bars!? yer bad azz! LOL
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    badinfluence63 Well-Known Member

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    Hey now FB... how's by you these day?

    No bad azz here at all.

    Yeah not a chrome guy. If I made bus drivers pay l'd blacken out the front end, the console,gas lid,exhaust,primary and whatever else I could,lol.
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    you know what they say... "once ya go ..."
    I'm ok. Got my left wing in a sling. Aggravated arthritis in my shoulder bad, replacing bricks in my chimney Hurt a nerve. Pain from shoulder to fingers. Ive been putting off for years shoulder replacement. Start driving next week, I hope anyway Right now its not good
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    badinfluence63 Well-Known Member

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    And it's true,lol.

    Sorry to hear that. Pushing things past your age limit. We try but can't do like we use to. I'm still whacking away on all those down trees. I try to get out there early because when it starts getting hot I'm done. The heat sucks the life out of me. I switch to the other side of the house to trim the shit tons of bushs but which are now in the shade. And now I sit here with acking wrists,ankles and right shoulder. And frustrated that I can't do as much as I use to.

    Feel better! And for the love of God take it easy.
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    Nice look did you do the install?
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    badinfluence63 Well-Known Member

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    Researched it, watched do it yourself videos. Looked doable but decided to let the people who do it all the time. Too many disconnect wires, water seal and wire positioning to trust me putting them all back where they belong. The wire twister sensor pins removal..holy crap,lol. Not to mention the potential for surface damage is high with the flipping of the outer fairing up and down. Did make sure to have them replace the stock rubber riser bushings with polyurethane bushings as I heard the rubber ones wear quicker with higher bars?
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    hotroadking Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Well a good man knows his limitations LOL

    Yeah the rubber wears but it takes some time, the polly will stiffen it up
    you might feel a bit more vibrations, I had them on my Heritage when I went
    14 inch on the apes plus risers so having it stiff was a necessity.
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    That's what she said...OH! Couldn't help it,lol.


    Yeah the task looked over my pay grade, a lot to it, mostly plug and play stuff every where not the least being the 2 handle bar switch boxs. But the hairiest were those wire twister sensor pins had fubar written all over it for me. Real delicate work. Lots of minutia going in one way. I felt very confident I'd get everything off....

    The more I ride it the more I am convinced it is for the best. I rode everything stock for a year to give it all a chance.
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    Yup . . . taller bars make for a better ride on the ol' back. I have 12" apes on my ride with poly bushings. Can't believe how much wiring is inside a bagger fairing - I've seen lots of it. Nice job & looks clean, too!
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    Agree, doing bars on a bagger is a real PITA. Doable but nowhere near as easy as on bikes without the fairing to remove or wires to route. I've had a set sitting around for a while waiting for some free time... which never seems to come.
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    Seems any free time I get goes hand in hand with a lack of sleep, so I feel yah. Once again, for the third day in a row, I'm going to try to get the bikes out to change some fluids and work on my Harley's rear brake. I'll probably end up waking up in my bed, no CPap, the dog drooling on my face, unsure whether or not I took my medications, an 8mm wrench in my hand, and not a clue of how I got in bed in the first place...just like yesterday...and the day before.
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    Hang on there buds, WE just heard from the missing Joshbob, And no one comments?? Hi JB Hope alls well in Hobgood
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    His comment is from Sept 3,2016
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    Go easy on Charlie he's a Floridian.
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    Sorry. 'Just saw his name and..... Oh well. Hi JB wherever you are
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    Yeah he's probably sitting on the veranda with a margarita and cigar watching young hotties in string bikinis playing vollyball, so getting distracted in FL is easy...
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    I've called him a couple time,left messages. Was thinking of calling school as a concerned friend?
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    Going to NC end of April. Will visit Josh Bob.
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    Charlie reminds me of me,lol.

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