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hello, i'm wanting to put a set of 12" ape hangers on my '96 rstd. do i need to have longer cables, clutch, and brake lines? i saw that one person said he had done it without getting longer, but his membership is expired, so i couldnt verify the info. does anybody have any thoughts on this issue?

they did, they put the caliper back to stock and somehow put the lowering links back in instead of stock. it happens, its fixed. thats all that matters. thanks again for the great info, very helpful

thanks everybody, i held the extra set up, and they were shorter, 20 min later it was sitting 1 1/2" higher. he's very happy now, thank you very very much for the fast help!!!

yes he has all the parts, i'll check the measurement

hello, my friend has a 2009 venture, his bike keeps bottoming out and hitting rear caliper. when he bought it, it had a lowering kit installed, the previous owner gave him all stock parts. he had it put back to stock by a shop, it still sits lower than others that we've seen. he's running 55 lbs in rear shock, it helps but still happens alot. it happens more when riding 2, but it happens when riding single too,riding single about 180lbs. trying to figure out whats going on, the yamaha dealer cant figure out the issue either. ive seen it while riding behind him on my 96 royal star classic. ive bottomed out once, but it was a really bad pot hole while riding heavy dbl. any thoughts? thanks for any advice!