14" Vindikta bars, 12" Namz extensions, Stock lines just rerouted, All and all not a bad install.

 

Just curious, why do people put these on a touring bike? It seems to me like you are going away from a comfortable position to one that would be torture.

 

I'm 6'2 with pretty long arms, the height of these bars put my body in a much more comfortable position. I was in the same boat you are a couple years ago when I had my first harley (wide glide) I tried changing the bars and seat combo to become more comfortable nothing worked until I installed a set of 16" RSD apes. They were amazing I was able to ride longer then before with less soreness. Besides the added comfort I love the looks of apes.

 

I rode with stock bars for several years before installing 14's on my 2010 SG. I will never go back. When I recently rode my new 14 SGS home with the stock bars, the 50 mile ride home was torture. It felt like my hands were at my knees and not comfortable at all. I changed the bars immediately.

 

looks good

 

Looks very sharp - my blank 12" Vindiktas just came in a few days ago...I will try and tackle it myself this weekend...it will my first bar install

did you happen to change the handlebar riser bushing? some say to change them some don't.

 

I ended up going with the Arlen Ness poly bushings. Some say it doesn't make a huge difference but after feeling the play with my old wide glide I just changed them to be safe. I hate the feeling of having the bars move forward when hard braking.

 

I've never installed bars before. If you just rerouted stock lines then what are the 12" Namz extensions for?

 

I was wondering the same thing myself and I see the reply to this too. The human parachute phenomena that apes give just looks uncomfortable for long rides but I can see in some cases it's actually better.

 

I rerouted the clutch and brake lines. I replaced the hand controls and TBW wires with extensions from NAMZ.