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No fabrication here. Just installing some new off-the-shelf parts.
I've been wanting to try and freshen up the look of the handlebars on my Panhead chop. I searched around for a while and looked at a lot of different styles. I like the hand position of my existing drag bars but wanted a different look. I settled on some 8" tall Z-bars from Biltwell. I wanted them narrower then stock so I cut 3" off each end. Used 1-3/4" risers to get the height about where my drag bars were. They put my hands a little farther forward then the drags. I'll see how that works for a vertically challenged guy like me. I can lean the bars back a little if I need to. But I think they look best standing up straight going down the road.
Here is a photo of the bars that have been on the bike since 1972...
Sorry for the crappy lighting. It was dark when I finished. Here are some photos of the new bars...
Better lighting, but a lot of clutter in the background...
I've been wanting to try and freshen up the look of the handlebars on my Panhead chop. I searched around for a while and looked at a lot of different styles. I like the hand position of my existing drag bars but wanted a different look. I settled on some 8" tall Z-bars from Biltwell. I wanted them narrower then stock so I cut 3" off each end. Used 1-3/4" risers to get the height about where my drag bars were. They put my hands a little farther forward then the drags. I'll see how that works for a vertically challenged guy like me. I can lean the bars back a little if I need to. But I think they look best standing up straight going down the road.
Here is a photo of the bars that have been on the bike since 1972...

Sorry for the crappy lighting. It was dark when I finished. Here are some photos of the new bars...





Better lighting, but a lot of clutter in the background...


