That statement is very true. I'm 6' , I went with 14" fat khrmewerks bars,almost perfect .I'm gonna install FLD risers to bring them up and back.

 

Ya only want to do this once do it right the first time, right ??
Glad I took my time and thoroughly searched and asked questions
before going through this process.....

 

I'm 5-10 and ride an 09 electra glide classic. Just ordered my Yaffe 10 inch apes. Didn't want to go to high. Been on an electra glide with 14 inch bars and didn't really like them. Hope I made the right chose. Tried holding my arms at different heights and always came back to 10 to 11 inch.

 

My bike has 14"s on 3 1/2" risers and it's pretty good. I bought my bike with them but when I was shopping around I thought that 10" were the max without changing cables. I think stock heritage bars fit too.

 

I'm 6 ft on an 09 ultra classic and the yafees 10's were perfect for me. Don't get caught up in the bigger is better thing. All I wanted was something a little higher and a little farther back. 10's for me! Didn't have to replace anything... But did have to reroute the clutch cable. I also tried to run the wires inside the bars....NO WAY with that little square connector on the throttle side. You might do better but my ultra had 16 wires that had to go,and they would have except I didn't want to soldier wires on that throttle connector to remove it.

 

10" LA Chopper Twin Peaks bagger bars. stock wiring, new SE tbw stock cluth and brake. little rerouting of clutch cable. youll loose SG mirrors.

 

I decided 14" bars were what I wanted,but the closest height in the style I wanted was 15" with a pretty wide spread of 39".I was concerned about them until they were on my bike.The only thing I would change is that I would've gone taller by a couple of inches.In my mind the money spent on the +cables/wires was worth every penny.Also,I read a lot about swapping bars on fairing bikes and wasn't looking forward to it what with all the complaining about what a pain it is....It really isn't that bad at all!The worst part was pulling the wires through the bars,which is done on any bar change.
Anyhow,I wouldn't base my decision on height by what I could get away with with stock cable/wires.Save up if needed and get what is going to be the most comfortable to ride with!

 

6'2" here and had 14" burly narrows on my night train. I knew with my streetglide I wanted 16"s from the start. Ask around and do research. Many bars measure differently for some reason. As a example here is a pic of me on my 07 with 16" cyclesmiths

 

 

Thanks guys, you have been truly brilliant with your views, I think I will sit on the bike and get a idea
Of what sort of height I require. I like those Paul Yaffe bars which would go well on my RK.
I'm 5ft 10" and feel that 10" would suit but maybe wrong.
Also I will be doing this in my shed so not worried about hoses cables etc but it does add up in the fund area!
I've got some high bars on there at the moment but all though comfy does not look as good, need some cred or the bike does I should say. Love those apes!