Hawg Halters Lever Install - Tech

Guess what? There are some people in our ranks that actually want to run a hand clutch and front brake. Can you believe that?

Once such guy is Skinhead Todd. He and his trusty '79 FL brave the Long Beach, California, freeways all week long where he works the docks not as a prostitute, but as a longshoreman. Todd loves to ride fast and take chances, so the thought of himself busting down the pothole laden 710 in stop-and-go traffic while trying to hand shift with only a weak-ass rear brake just isn't going to happen. This is why he runs a dual disc setup in the front with a late model caliper in the rear. The only problem is since he switched to a set of Burly Brand 14-inch apes, the stock H-D controls look too chunky and funky up there.

After looking at a few aftermarket companies for just the right hand controls that would work with a dual-disc setup, we ran across a set of Hawg Halters handles. They are a simple design and the compact internal brake fluid reservoir really cleaned up the handlebars. We ordered them chrome plated and though they are CNC machined, the levers don't have any sort of billet appearance to them. We also went with a Hawg Halters throttle unit and the quality was also top notch.

Using only a few hand tools and a half a bottle of DOT 5 brake fluid we had the new handles on and bled in no time. Kudos to Hawg Halters for having just what we needed.