Well, I have this benefit ride coming up this weekend that my wife and I are going to ride in. I knew that I would not be able to ride for 4-6 hours with the stock bars that are on it, so I've been looking for a replacement set of bars. I went to the local Harley dealership to see about some take-off dyna bars(also wanted to get take-off Dyna muffler and Sporster seat) but the Harley place tells me "no-go, we don't sell any take-offs, but I can order you some brand-spankin new genuine H-D brand replacements" which I read as "$$$$$$$$$$$$" ao I say no thanks and head out the door. I stop at the local Kawasaki, Yamaha, Big Dog dealer because they usually have a decent in-stock selection of aftermarket parts. They only had bars in stock that were Arlen Ness and the like.... more $$$ than the harley stuff would be, so I start looking thru the catalog at some drag bars with one of the sales guys. The parts guy I always buy my stuff from wasn't there at the time. The young guy I am talking to tells me that he can have parts in in 3-5 days and that most of the time it is 3 days. Well, I see a set of bars that are about $50 in the catalog and am about to order them when MY parts guy walks up. He takes over for the other kid, who needs to answer a phone call and that is the best timed call that I could have asked for.
I explained everything to my guy and he askes what kind of price I am looking for. I tell the lower the better, But that I didn't want to go above $50-$75. He thinks for a minute and says... I had a set of bars in the back, wait a minute." He comes back out with this set of Genuine Yamaha bars for a Road Star. They are bigger than I had been looking at, but I say, if the price is right, what the heck. He looks them up and tells me that they have been sitting in the back for a little over a year. He says he can sell them for $68.99 and that it is a "no tax day." (Dealership was paying for the tax on ALL purchases in the store.) Well here they are on my Savage.... I installed them last night with the help of my lovely assistant, my wife. I had to do a little rerouting of cables and such, and I still need to secure some things, but.... OH what a difference. I also think I am going to use a pipe cutter and cut about 1 1/2" off the end of each bar. It will let me lower them a bit more for a little more comfort in the right wrist.
Specs:
Brand: Yamaha Genuine Parts & Accessories
Part Descr: Handlebar, Longhorn - Road Star
Part #: STR4WM751300
Sugg Retail: $114.95
Price paid: $68.99
Width: 33 5/8"
Pullback: 12"
Rise: 3 5/8"