12" Apes on the Nightster

[Gas Man]

Here's the thing about the nightster stock bars. They were mid bars. It couldn't figure out if it wanted to be drag bars or little apes.







It always put you in a slight lean forward position as seen here.





So let's get it going







Directo comparo





Can you really "ride with no handlebars"?







Mocked up and half together







Now I got all of this second hand. The bars. The stock wires were no problem after a slight re route. The clutch cable and throttle cables were tight and I already knew I would have to replace the stupid half hose/half metal tube brake line. So the stuff I got from my buddy are the nice black breaded lines & cables. I decide even though the stock black vynal stuff may work, let's make it match...



Throttle cables require to rise the tank again... easy to do.





Pull the air cleaner to get better access





Install the new t-cables







Put in the new clutch cable, which is always a bit irritating. But easily do-able. Tighten up the t-cables





Re-install and adjust her windshield (which I dont use)







I rode it for a few days last week and while my brother in law is right. As I said earlier, it was before "in between". Now I took it more cruiser. BIL would have preferred drag bars and believes this took the sporty out of the sportster. Who knows... it's still fast!



What do you think?



Soon to come...

Tank rise kit

lots of powder and ceramic

springer seat