Arlen Ness 08-005 Handlebar Damper Kit , black

These fit perfect! Took the vibration out of the bars and makes the ride that much more enjoyable. Should I ever have to replace them, I know where to go! And for the price it's a no brainer

Installed these on my 2009 Harley FXDF following a new bar upgrade. My mechanic never mentioned to me that when installing taller bars, the stock riser bushings are grossly inadequate. After swapping them out for these, the bars are much more solid. The polyurethane transfers more vibrations to the bars than stock rubber bushing, but I can accept that tradeoff for bars that aren't flexing around on me when I push or pull on them, causing dangerous stress on the bolts that attach the bars to the bike- I don't think I need to elaborate on why this is a problem. It was a straightforward installation, although the bushings are a tight fit into the riser holes (as they should be). I hear that putting them in the freezer helps, but when I bought these I had just moved and did not have a freezer yet. Another plus is that it comes with new cup washers, where some kits do not. It isn't all that visible, but after seeing the factory ones looking pretty sad and pathetic after pulling them off for install, I would hate to reuse them.

I have a 2008 Dyna Wide Glide, These DO NOT just slide in easy-peasy. Think about it, its purpose is to be the middleman between rubber and solid. I took the center post out, used a little WD-40, and took two thin peices of wood with a C clamp, they pop right in with a little elbow grease. Performed this upgrade as I went from Mini Apes to 14" Wild 1 Outlaws. Still decent vibration isolation but now I don't feel like I'm rowing a boat every time I go out for a ride. 11/10 would buy again. For the love of god, do not trim these, stop, think about the most efficient way to install these, and perform the actioned steps without taking the easy route that could take away from the products function.

Added ape hangers to my sportster and the factory rubber bushings gave it way to much movement. These poly bushings are much harder and once installed, the handlebars feel solid again. Install was pretty easy. Remove the old bushings, I used a 12mm deep socket and hammer to push to the metal sleeves out, then pop the rubber out with a flatblade screwdriver. Install these without the metal sleeve at first. They are tougher then the factory ones, but if you line them up in the hole, push part of the bushing in and use that flat blade screwdriver to gently push the last bit in, they go in easy and straight. Insert the sleeve from the top and use a c-clamp to press the sleeve in. Install time was about 15-20 minutes.

Most of the complaints I see are that these didn't fit specific bikes. I had the same issue, but my bike is completely custom and I have no idea if it was supposed to fit. I just took my best guess and ordered these. Anyway, I was able to fit mine by placing the bushings on the installation bolt and using a 1" belt sander to slightly reduce the diameter. Then a little soapy water and rubber mallet for the install. They work fine once installed.

These are great. My bushings were pretty worn out, and I installed 12" bars on top of the 6" risers. So there was a lot of slop. These locked it in and feel great.

I own a 2007 Harley Davidson Dyna Super Glide, Amazon says they don’t fit but they will, just wanted to give everyone a heads up. Great product, easy to install, 10 minutes max. Handlebars feel nice and sturdy, and they tone down the vibrations

I bought this kit because it specifically said chrome washers. The washers in my kit were NOT chrome. The bushings were good quality but if you want the top washers to have a shiney chrome finish then look elsewhere.