That was a great idea! Unfortunately, my wife was with me when I bought my bike, so I wouldn't have been able to pull that off.

 

Can't you loosten your riser clamps and roll the bars back a little?

That might make your position a little more comfortable.

 

When I first picked up the bike, the bars followed the line of my forks. I rode home, which is about 15 minutes from the shop, and my wrists were hurting. The reason is because of the angle of the bars. There really isn't any pullback on the bars. They're designed to be positioned straight up. If the bars are pulled back any, the ends of the grips start to point forward. That causes the wrists to be positioned awkwardly and you can't really grab the grips right. First thing I did when I got home with the bike was push the bars forward. Now I don't have any issues with my wrists. I just have to lean forward a little to reach the bars.

 

IMO the dealershould have sized you up and recommended something that suits your reach.

 

I wanted the bars because they're not a style you see on every bike. Softail Customs are everywhere. Especially black Softail Customs. So I wanted to make mine stand out from the crowd. I can't fault the dealer for that. The bars were my decision. And I gotta say... the bars really do make it stand out from the rest. They turn heads everywhere I go.

 

then you shouda gone for broke and got the 40inch ape special

 

LOL I woulda been standin' up while I was ridin' just to reach the grips!

 

Think again

 

In our house, that's called a "tune-up." Bike always needs a tune-up...

 

Not to hi-jack the thread bu daaaayyyyummm Dinger that is one sick azz bike.