2 inches higher than Heritage Style Bars?
#11
You are NOT maxed out on cable length! bklynbob has nailed it in his recommendation. I coppied the following from one of my old posts.
Finally, I have my new bars on my 2010 FLHR. I went with the bars off the '09 and newer Heritage Softail (56569-09). No they are not in "the book" as fitting the TBW Road King. They need to be notched for the TBW and a hole cut in the bottom for the TBW harness to exit the bars. And no these are NOT the Heritage "style" bars or the "cop bars" or the '08 and older Heritage bars. Those are all different part numbers and not even close to the same as these. And I don't care what the specs say, when the bare bars are placed one on the other they are almost identical in grip angle and width, they just have a higher rise. Before when I turned the wheel to the stop, the control (turn signal, horn, hi/low swtich) was about 1/2 inch from the console panel. Now the grip and controls are about 4 inches above that. WOW what a difference! City Cycle in Junction City KS charged me $75 for the bars, 1 hour to swap the bars, 1/2 hour to modify the bars, and NO OTHER PARTS NEEDED. So under $200.00 OTD. The clutch cable had miles of slack and the brake line has just maybe 3/4 or 1 inch slack now. If anyone has that burning between the shoulder blades after just 1 hour of riding as I did. I highly recommend the 56569-09 bars and cut them to accomodate the TBW. This is how it should have come from the factory...IMHO.
Finally, I have my new bars on my 2010 FLHR. I went with the bars off the '09 and newer Heritage Softail (56569-09). No they are not in "the book" as fitting the TBW Road King. They need to be notched for the TBW and a hole cut in the bottom for the TBW harness to exit the bars. And no these are NOT the Heritage "style" bars or the "cop bars" or the '08 and older Heritage bars. Those are all different part numbers and not even close to the same as these. And I don't care what the specs say, when the bare bars are placed one on the other they are almost identical in grip angle and width, they just have a higher rise. Before when I turned the wheel to the stop, the control (turn signal, horn, hi/low swtich) was about 1/2 inch from the console panel. Now the grip and controls are about 4 inches above that. WOW what a difference! City Cycle in Junction City KS charged me $75 for the bars, 1 hour to swap the bars, 1/2 hour to modify the bars, and NO OTHER PARTS NEEDED. So under $200.00 OTD. The clutch cable had miles of slack and the brake line has just maybe 3/4 or 1 inch slack now. If anyone has that burning between the shoulder blades after just 1 hour of riding as I did. I highly recommend the 56569-09 bars and cut them to accomodate the TBW. This is how it should have come from the factory...IMHO.
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Fitting bars can be trying. My FLHRC was upfitted to the Heritage setup at delivery, and while it's an improvement I still have to reach when turned to lock. I'd like something the same height but 3" further back. Don't care for the looks of pullbacks, and trying to get exact dimensions is a problem.
I believe this is one of the most difficult areas on a bike to personalize because it seems to demand a trial and error approach...
I believe this is one of the most difficult areas on a bike to personalize because it seems to demand a trial and error approach...
#16
I have Heritage Style bars on my 2010 RK Std. What would be a good set of handlebars to get if I wanted to go about 2 inches higher? I am just looking for a fairly simple minor change to keep my back straighter. It would be ideal if I could do this without any cable changes. Thanks for any suggestions - Brent.
#18
Nice Bar Set up!
I have heritage syle bars with 4" curved pull back risers on my King, had this done at dealership no extra cables or wires needed, 1 hour labor was
charged to add the risers(already had the bars). This
complete set up
will be for sale soon as I am going with apes.
charged to add the risers(already had the bars). This
complete set up
will be for sale soon as I am going with apes.
Great Job!
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