Ok guys, can you put these bars on a 2006 RG ?

Need to know ?

 

I have put the Sundowner seat on and to me I have to reach further for the stock bars than with the stock seat,but I am only 5'8'. I'm thinking of trying the Heritage bars or the Road Glide bars with the Sundowner seat on.

 

Do the Heritage bars move the controls closer on the RK? If so, then by approximately how much?

I'm 5' 8 1/2" and have to lean slightly forward and stretch to reach the stock bars on my 06 FLHRC. I have the reduced reach bars on backorder with my dealer, but maybe I should consider the Heritage instead?

Thanks!

 

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think with the Reach bars you change the cable and brake line and with the Heritage bars you use your stock cables. The Heritage bars bring your arms up some and also closer to you.

 

I switched about a year after owning my King and couldn't believe I waited so long!!! What a difference!

 

take a look at the bars from the FLHP cop road king. comfort has never been an issue with mine and i have had more than one rider ask me what they were.

 

The Chubby 508s have the same severe pull-back as the stock RK Custom bars. Were you thinking of the 518s? I'm 5'11" and the 518s appear to be a good fit....I can reach out a little more. With the stock bars, I feel like I'm pushing a wheelbarrow!

 

on your road king custom do you have the beach bars????

 

I put the heritage bars on mine after owning it 2 months.

 

I've usually considered "Beach Bars" to be wider and straighter. I've seen some refer to the RK Custom bars as beach bars. Not sure what they should be called, but the stock RK Custom bars come back too far for me -- it puts my wrists at an awkward angle (aka wheelbarrow grip). I prefer to "stretch-out" a little more. I sat on a RK with the Chubby 518s and they felt pretty good. The stock bars are 32" wide; the 518s are 36". On the 518s, my wrists are more in-line with my arm and I don't cramp-up as much.