What holds the handlebars on a motorcycle?
Risers
Risers hold the handlebars above their mounting position on the upper triple clamp or the top of the fork, and may be integrated into the bar itself or separate items. Each handlebar end may contain bar-end weights to damp vibration by isolating the bar’s resonant frequency from that of the engine.
Are clip on handlebars better?
Clip ons help you to lean more on the bike & distribute your body weight overall in the bike rather than sitting in at one place; other thing is that leaning gives you more aerodynamic position; next is overall length (the width from left to right) of handle bar is reduced, this affects your steering capability.
What size handlebars are on a Road King?
Designed to provide extra touring comfort for the Road King® or Road Glide® rider, this 1.0″ diameter stainless steel bar has 3.0″ more pull back compared to the stock ’08-’13 Road King handlebar. This Heritage Style Bar has the same dimensions as the ’14-later Road King Original Equipment bar.
What size apes should I get?
In general, your hands will be most comfortable at some height below your shoulders, with hands spread slightly wider than shoulder width. Run a tape measure down from one hand to the height of the risers on your bike to get an approximate height that you find comfortable.
Do you remove the handle bars on a Harley Davidson?
Slide the throttle grip off. At this point the only thing that should be left on the handle bars is is the clutch side grip and the throttle by wire rheostat assembly. Time to remove the the handle bars. Remove the 4 Allen bolts on the handle bar clamp. Don’t let the handle bars swing down and hit the tank.
How do you wire a road King handlebar?
The extension wires have a female end. You simply plug the stock wires into the female end of the extension and shrink tube it with the provided shrink tube. Then cover the whole bunch with the larger provided shrink tube. I use a length of wire as a fish tape to pull the wires through.
How do you remove headlight from Road King?
Remove the 8 screws that hold the headlight in place. Be very careful not to start loosening alignment screw. Remove trim by removing screw found at front of trim. THis will expose 2 Phillips head screws. Remove them. There is also a screw and nut that hold the front of the clamp cover in place.
What should be left on the handle bars?
At this point the only thing that should be left on the handle bars is is the clutch side grip and the throttle by wire rheostat assembly. Time to remove the the handle bars. Remove the 4 Allen bolts on the handle bar clamp. Don’t let the handle bars swing down and hit the tank. The handle bars are now off. take a break.