I have an 08 Road Glide. I too thought about changing the bars to a heritage bar. I also thought about the 08 Police bikes and that they must be using bars compatible with ETC. I had my local dealer parts guy look up bars in the harley police book, but he couldn't (or didn't know how) to find the dimensions, to confirm that the 08 police bikes were using the heritage style bars as in the past. Sounds like you found the right answer. I'm just curious though if the part number of the bars you listed are in fact "heritage" style bars with ETC capablity. I looked at Chicago HD's sight and did find the part, however no description or picture is available there. Do you know the dimensions of the bar you speak of, height, rise, pullback, etc.? Id be interested in this set up for my Road Glide as well if it is in fact an 08 version of the heritage bar. Anyone with any knowledge of this, feel free to reply. I am hoping with only the jumper harness that everything else is a simple swap without cables.

 

mtb017
I made a call to Chicago H-D and asked them. They didn't know the dimensions because they don't stock the bar and obviously not a big seller to this point being a new bar/part #. But then I did a call back to the service manager I talked to earlier today and he did in fact say that they have had 2 08 police bikes come through the shop before they were sent out and said he noticed no difference in the bars from previous police bikes. He said if history holds true, that they are still being equipped with the Heritage bars. If it helps, I did get the part number for the 08 RKC stock barsand it is 55947-08, so it is a different part # from the bars put on the 08 police bikes (56902-08). I'm going to wait a few days and see if anyone chimes in with proof otherwise before I make the plunge. No big hurry here, it's rained every day for weeks and in fact just south of me in Vancouver, WA had a tornado touch down. Just to let anyone who cares know, WAranks 47th of the 50 states likely to have a tornado. It did some pretty good damage. Must be global warming!!!!

 

I also have been looking at bars I have a 07 RKC on a earlier post somebody suggested RK highbars as a alternitive to the heritage bars anybody have a part #. I looked ar the HD web site and am confused.

 

rmartino55
From another post......
I installed the Road King Chrome High Handlebars p/n 55954-00. They say they are for '96 - '01, but they worked fine on my '05 and several folks here have used them. No cable or wire changes. Fit perfect and look great.

Here is a link:
http://www.harley-davidson.com/gma/g...bmLocale=en_US

Good luck!!

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Mark

2005 FLHRCI
V&H Dresser Duals w/ Oval Slip-ons, Stage 1 SE AC,
PCIII, Sundowner Seat, & assorted Blingage!

 

Thanks for the update, I changed the seat to the sundowner on mine, problem is, since I put the seat on, weather has not allowed a ride.

I have written the part #'s down and will be watching to see how this works. When the wether in the NE allows me to ride again, (sometime in June) hopefully not that bad. I will no more how the new seat helps out.

Again, than for the leg work on this one, I know alot of other posts that have run into this problem, or have been waiting till the "aftermarket" caught up with the ETC,TBS aka fly by wire.

 

I have not done a side by side comparison but I either read, or was told, that the 08 RKC bars are higher than previous models. If this is true, the HD Road King Chrome High Bars may not help your situation.

 

I just can't believe Harley can think the stock bars would be comfortable for anyone! They should be on a crotch rocket, cause that's how they make me feel.......... It's a racket....They build a bike about 90% comfortable and then wait for you to come and buy the other 10%, plus another several thousand in chrome that they don't add..........BUT MAKE!

 

LINK

 

Beach Bars from07 RK Custom....Love um

 

Get used to it.