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Posted by nhtrikes
 - January 02, 2014, 06:56:36 AM

Thank you for the offer Dave! No hurry in measuring it out yet. I will search online for Venhill engineering. I am also digging a little deeper locally. I thought I read somewhere that there is a place in MA that does hydraulics for all sizes and fittings. When I find the place I'll order the bars then measure the length I need before ordering any cables of hoses. Plenty of time before we see any riding time here! Thanks again!!!!

Pete

Posted by John Hopkins
 - January 01, 2014, 08:42:34 AM

Anyone know where I can get hydaulic hoses with bango fittings to length?

Venhill engineering will make one off hoses with removable banjo's in either stainless or good chrome for not much money...try google

John.

Posted by Elmo Hayride
 - December 31, 2013, 23:03:33 PM

Hey nhtrikes, I have a used Flanders Beach bar, non knurled, if you want to use them for sizing/mock up I'll send it up.
Let me know.
Dave

Posted by nhtrikes
 - December 31, 2013, 08:20:22 AM
Quote from: nhtrikes on September 30, 2013, 06:58:33 AM

Thanks for all the info! I will let you know as soon as I get started, after the riding season of course.

Well I'm back. Holidays are just about over and I'm about to start on the bike. Happy New Year to all! Let's hope this year proves to be a great riding year again and everyone stays safe! I was going to order the Flanders Grande Beach Bars but started looking into the cable and hose extensions. Electrical is easy (famous last words) but thank you Mak for the tips. Definitely come in handy especially if I'm going to hide stuff inside the handlebars. I've contacted Motion Pro about the cables, no problem there. I can't find a place to get the hydraulic hoses done. I have 2, brake and clutch. Local machine shop that assembles hydraulic hoses here are not set up to do small fittings, just industrial. Anyone know where I can get hydaulic hoses with bango fittings to length? Also, I was hoping to put all the hoses, cables and wiring inside the bars but I don't think they will all fit without pinching or binding. Anyone have any experience with that? I know I can at least hide the electrical and maybe the throttle cables but not sure about the hydraulic hoses. I guess I'm also concerned about drilling too many (or too large) holes in the bars which may compromise the structural intergrity. Whoa, big 50 cent words there, heh? I almost hurt myself  :o  Anyway, if the hydraulic hoses were to fit, I would think the hoses would have to be threaded in through the bars before the banjo fittings are attached, right? Just trying to think this through before I do something stupid!  Thank you in advance for all your help, guidance and information, greatly appreciated! Anyone with pics would be great! (sound familiar?)
Posted by CDNRatMan
 - September 30, 2013, 19:19:15 PM

ok your off the list now that you have finally come back and cleared up a few things.....oh welcome back

Posted by Drift1
 - September 30, 2013, 18:56:59 PM
Quote from: CDNRatMan on September 30, 2013, 17:09:56 PM

not sometimes ........you are all talk but if your wife ever saw these pages you would be hiding in the corner like a whipped puppy.

nhtrikes man cave gets you up over the others for now......but the bike should be parked in there then not the shed.....

Ahhhh Haaaa ,my good fella Ratman ! My bikes do get parked in the man cave for the winters  ;) All my comforts are there > Big screen tv for what ever I feel like watching , stereo , fridge hell there's even a bedroom down there for the late nights . Aidan likes to refer to them as guys night  because there's no ladies aloud in the man cave  :D ;)
Posted by CDNRatMan
 - September 30, 2013, 17:09:56 PM

  not sometimes ........you are all talk but if your wife ever saw these pages you would be hiding in the corner like a whipped puppy.

nhtrikes man cave gets you up over the others for now......but the bike should be parked in there then not the shed.....

Posted by greenbarn
 - September 30, 2013, 16:41:00 PM
Quote from: CDNRatMan on September 30, 2013, 12:05:15 PM

ok so nhtrikes you now are on the list with the following

PC
Drifter1
GreenBarn
petemoss
I now know you are the man of the house but the boss is the one who rules the house......lol........... ;)

Hey Ratman, lay off of NHTRikes.  I'm sure, like me, he can do whatever he wants to in his own house!!  It's just that sometimes SHE tells him WHAT he wants to......
Posted by nhtrikes
 - September 30, 2013, 14:41:26 PM

Yes . . .  I am well housetrained . . . but I do have a man cave, does that count?

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - September 30, 2013, 12:05:15 PM

  ok so nhtrikes you now are on the list with the following

PC
Drifter1
GreenBarn
petemoss
I now know you are the man of the house but the boss is the one who rules the house......lol........... ;)

Posted by nhtrikes
 - September 30, 2013, 11:43:52 AM

Yep, it's heated. Plenty of room for comfortable seating (mechanics stool), tools, moving around, etc.  but not quite enough room for a fridge or tv. Had a good laugh at that. If I had those things in there my work would never get done or my bike would be all backwards. I know my wife wouldn't let me put it in the living room. I do have a two tap kegerator in my bar, but that's a story for another day!

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - September 30, 2013, 08:27:05 AM

  oh lord did I hear right.....

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Preparing the shed now for the project

of course you have heat in the shed? I would have a beer fridge really close by? Some comfortable seating is also required, and so then a TV is needed. All important things to be handy while tinkering and working on your ride.

Shed for the winter.......never.......

Posted by nhtrikes
 - September 30, 2013, 06:58:33 AM

Thanks for all the info! I will let you know as soon as I get started, after the riding season of course. Preparing the shed now for the project. I'm sure I will be back to this string for some more advice as I get along. I will take some pics as well as it goes. I will get with knurls, it is a chrome bar. I'll wait on the extensions until I get the bars and see if I can re-position things first. If I can't I'll be back with some more questions I'm sure. Thanks again!!! Enjoy the rest for season, great weather here again this week!

Posted by Bucko
 - September 29, 2013, 22:25:08 PM

I put 39" beach bars (I think they were 39's) many years ago.  Didn't change any cables but I did have to pull the front brake hose out of it's loom and move it in a bit.

One thing to watch for, and this isn't beach bar specific, but when you tighten up the bars, make sure the throttle cable tubes at the bottom of the throttle grip assembly don't contact your tank when you move the wheel fully to the right.

If you want to get the bars a little bit lower, you can swap out the throttle grip for one from a Meanstreak which has the throttle cables coming out of the top rather than the bottom.  Now, I haven't actually done this mod but I'm planning on it (I've only had the M/S throttle for about 8 years now - don't want to rush into anything  ;D).  I've read that the stock Drifter cables won't work and the M/S cables arn't long enough (particularly if you have wider beach bars) so you might need to do some cable measuring (if you do, let me know). 

Posted by Troll
 - September 27, 2013, 08:28:31 AM

Nhtrikes is doing the beach bar thing...I have 4.5" pullback H-D risers and 1983 E-Glide stainless bars on mine. Didn't have to extend anything, just a little rerouting.

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