ape hangers on a vstar

Hello all,

Can anyone tell me if it is possible to put aftermarket ape hangers
with a diameter of 7/8 in on a 2000 vstar 650 if the stock bars on it
now are 1in ? Or, do the aftermarket bars HAVE to be 1" also? Thank
you much!

-Charles

 

Think about it a little - how are the 7/8 bars being held onto the bike
if the bike's set up for 1" bars?

 

Shims cut from beer cans?

 

Well i knew that much...guess i didnt explain more, I meant ithere a
posiblity of a metal shop fabricating somthing for me

 

If you're willing to pay someone to fab stuff, then 'is it possible'
becomes synonymous with 'how much would it cost' and to answer that you
simply need to ask the shop you'd be going to for the work.

OTOH, if you're asking the slightly different question "my bike comes
with 1" bars, are there any retail products that would change my clamps
to take 7/8" bars?" the answer becomes essentially an exercise in
calling/searching retailers. This site appears to have the stuff that
you're looking for, for example:
http://www.pacificcoaststar.com/pcs/all_handlebars.htm

Or maybe you're asking a slightly different question?

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Later,
John



'indiana' is a 'nolnn' and 'hoosier' is a 'solkk'. Indiana doesn't solkk.

 

The next one will be, "How can I fit a 1" twistgrip to 7/8" bars?"...

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I do believe that falls under the 'how much will it cost' category
myself, though perhaps I should have been more explicit in my
explanation. But who knows; perhaps the OP had a set of ape hangers
complete with 1" controls given as a gift, and is looking to install the
entire package?

In any case, more information from the OP will help us to help them. I
do rather suspect that the simplest solution will be to purchase bars
compatible with the OEM controls, as found on many a cruiser
customization website.

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Later,
John



'indiana' is a 'nolnn' and 'hoosier' is a 'solkk'. Indiana doesn't solkk.

 

How much duct tape you got?

 

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