I'm 6'4" and had 16" Twin peaks on my RK. Perfect for me.

 

My RK has 14" bars, I'm 6'2" and tall in the torso, works perfect for me. Keeps my hands just slightly below shoulder height. The higher your hands are, expecially above the shoulder, and the quicker you will get finger numbness on longer rides. In terms of it looking right, I think 14's and 16's look fine. If windshield matches height of bars that looks good, or no windshield at all looks good. IMO it would look odd to have apes and one of those short bullet-nose windshields but again that's just my opinion.

 

I agree. Traded a '14 SG in last fall for a low mile 2001 RK. Much happier riding that old RK. Better ride in my opinion, even with the big difference in age of the bikes. And I guess I just wasn't a bat wing fan after all.

 

I'm only 6' and ride a BO but the 14" apes are what I have too. Is there a reason why a tall rider would want the grips "closer" to him ? If not, then you're gonna wind up angling taller apes forward to keep the grips out of your pits during slow maneuvering. I wouldn't like the look but thats just me.

 

I was dead set on a Road Glide as my next bike in 2 years. I wanted touring, GPS and to keep the wind off me.

Started looking at the Road King this weekend (I'm a planner). Realized it does 99.5% of what I want to do at a cheaper cost. The difference between what I want on the 2 bikes is about 5,000. For 5,000 I can buy GPS rather easily and mount to the bars. I don't care about tunes.

So I went to HD's bike builder for a Road King, added what I wanted and basically ended up with a RK Special with a windshield. Wondering if a guy is ahead of the game to simply go Special and add the windshield as an option by the time I get done with the rest.

 

Get the Road King strip it down for fun or dress it up for a trip either way you will love it. mine is a touring bike eat plumb up with Dyna wantabe

 

Was in the same boat coming from a 13 roadglide decided to go with a 17 roadking special. Don't listen to tunes much and wanted something stripped down that's still an awesome touring machine.

 

Am I missing something here? A road King and a Street Glide both have the same frame and should feel pretty close to the same (i've had 2 RK's and 1 EGC) the seats may be a little different and the bars on the SG may have been a little wider due to the fairing, but that should be about it.
Being to tall is a matter of personal taste and persons size. If you feel that 16" bars would have fit you on the SG, then they should fit you on the RK.
Now if you were going from a Softail or Dyna to a Road King, this would not be as true.

 

I think the new 2017 RK Special looks great out of box. Be nice piece of canvass to start

 

I love my SG but if I were to give her up today - it would be a for a RK