I remember back in '95 or when the Road King first came out..I was at Sturgis waiting in Line to ride the Road King..The handle Bars were the first thing I notice, had to be change...It was not to long after that Harley-Davidson came out as an accessory, was a different bar.... Now, when I was looking again at the 06 ' king, the handle bars was still an issue...I went with the touring handle bars...No complants....
Biker~Rash

 

My wife's 05 flhrsi came w/beach bars and we switched them out to DYNA WIDE GLIDE BARS. part#56079-93T

They are a 10.75" apehanger, but the are not that high. She is 5"10" and the bars are slightly below her shoulders. The beach bars were large, so there was plently of cable length. The brake line needed to be bent a little.

 

Here is a link to a discussion on the reduced reach bars. My post has a picture of mine.
https://www.hdforums.com/m_373538/tm.htm
I'm 5'7" and like them much better. I still wish they were an inch closer though.

 

I switched at 1k

 

I switched to the Heritage bars on my Road King last week and put about 600 miles on them when I went to Havasu. What a difference. I love them. Easy to install, no cable changes, and just around 41 bucks from Zanottis. Heritage Bars and the Tall Boy seat gets my vote. I'm 6'3"215lbs.

 

I don't know what all the fuss is over the RK bars. I've got a RKC and after adjusting the stock bars, they seem just fine. I'm 6'2" 215 lbs in case that matters.

 

Here's another vote (I know there aren't many) for the stock bars (RK Classic). Maybe I have long arms or something but, I like them a lot. No fatigue even after 4-500mile days.

 

swapped mine out after 500 miles on the standard bars handle better and no more hurting arms! i love the heritage bars. there is a reason that the police bikes come with them on them.

 

did it after a couple hundred miles, best mod yet.

 

i have an 06 rk custom hate the bars .when making a u turn the bars hit my leg . heritage bars will be my next investment

JR