My '85 (& '87 parts bike), are still at my old house. If I take a measurement off of my '86, it will be as close as I can get, but I can't guarantee perfectly accurate.
The spacing that I measure is almost exactly 100 mm. From mounting bolt hole to mounting bolt hole.
thanks a lot man, I really appreciate the reply the rebel I’ve got is a mix of 87/86 and I believe the front front end is 87 so that measurement should be the same for both years right? The front end didn’t change at all between those two years I don’t think.
I always appreciate the OG style Ram/buckhorn handlebars they look so good on bikes with a wide build and lots of chrome accents. Suuuper stable too, I don’t think I’ve ever ridden any bike with those and had a wobble at high speeds or after hitting a bump or pothole. They’re definitely tried and true classics. On this build though I’m tearing just about everything down and using the rebels nice slim frame to make a skinny swingarm chopper with nice clean lines and polished accents so I’m gonna paint frame either black or a nice light blue polish up the engine and have some darker colors mixed in so that blue and polished metal really pop out. I’m hoping I don’t have to cut and weld anything but as with most bolt on part’s sometimes they’re a bit bulky or just don’t match with the flow of things or the specific thing you want just isn’t purchasable so you’ve gotta make it yourself. But we’ll cross those bridges when we get thereI think the 85-2016 all have the same distance. I personally prefer the original Rams Horn design of the handlebars on the '85-'87 than the later changes.
safety is my main concern whenever I put anything together, all my bikes I put together from mild to wild have all been ridden tested before I even let anyone see them. I’m definitely not making any major cuts to frame structure. Maybe other than drilling tank mounting holes which will have a threaded bung welded into them. The biggest thing I go for when doing simple builds like this are safety practicality and beauty, I also have seen a lot of “feeble” bobber attempts lmao but I’ve also made a few starting out, it’s all part of everyone whose ever made anything learning curve 😉I've said it many times. I hate to see these made into "bobbers". Especially an '85. But, it is yours, so just whatever you do, do it safely.
The parts bike that I have was purchased wrecked because of someone's feeble attempt at making it a bobber. They had an horrific crash!
Be careful! Please!
