I ride an '06 Ultra with stock bars and I'm 6' tall.Lately I've been experiencing a sharp pain starting at the base of the neck and going down between the shoulder blades.In your opinion,would changing to different bars solve my problem?I was looking at the WO 575,would these bars allow me to retain the fairing mirrors (I like them) and what about the stock cables?I e-mailed WO but didn't get an answer from them.Thanks

 

. . . . you recently get married?

 

You might be tensing up, like unknowingly raising your shoulders and causing those muscles to tighten up. I've had that problem before and not just on a bike.

 

I had the exact same pain one morning when I was running late. Got to work and found the coat hanger from home was still in my jacket.


Sorry, your post just reminded me of that. I do get those symptoms occasionally on longer rides and will be interested in hearing what others have done to relieve the pain.

 

I used to get bad pain like that, plus my traps would burn badly after about 30 minutes of riding my first bike (2005 Sportster 1200C) now that I have a brand new 2014 road king with mini apes, the pain is gone. definitely get new bars. you wont regret it.

 

From my personal experience, I had the same issues and when I went to taller bars, the soreness from the back of my neck, shoulder blades and down went away. I'm sure there might be other ideas but that is how I got rid of my issues.

 

Do you have a rider back rest installed on your Ultra?

 

I got them pains when I first got back into riding after a long layoff.I also have herniated discs in my neck. I think I was tensing up like already mentioned . It did go away after riding for a while . If that don't help you might what check different bars or move the ones you have , different seat might help . Back rest like already mentioned .Good Luck

 

Agree with the tensing up scenario. A back rest will give support and get you more "riding" then "hanging on" and allow you to relax more. Not saying you may need to go further - seat, bars, etc.- but this is a great addition no matter what.

 

I usually get the pain on about the 3rd day of a trip or sooner if it is cold out. I do think taller bars has helped but I still get some pain on long multi day trips.