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Old 03-24-2017, 09:31 PM
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Still looking for a set of bars that'll fit me right. Anyone with beach bars on King, what's you're experience been? Like 'em? Disadvantages?
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Had them on my 2004 FLHRI Road King. Loved the. And they looked great. Not great for splitting lanes when I lived in Los Angeles.

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Don't like beach bars period.
 
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I like the one's on my Road King, but I am going to change them out for some 12 inch apes, someday.
 
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Had them on my 2004 Road King and they were great. It was seriously NOT FUN running the wiring in the bars, which had to have extensions for the length of the beach bars, that was quite a chore. Ordered mine from http://www.wild1inc.com/ and the quality was first rate, they are good to work with as well.

Here's the only photo I have showing them, not very good/


 
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I like the one's on my Road King, but I am going to change them out for some 12 inch apes, someday.
I'm running 12" apes from J&P, and they aren't quite right. They're kinda narrow, which doesn't give me a lot of leverage for horsing the thing around when not under power, and there's not much pullback, so body position is not optimum. I'm running a Sundowner seat, by the way.
 
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Love them on my 2009 King.
 
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Had them for 2 weeks on my 04. Luckily I didn't route the wires, in case I didn't like them. And I didn't, so I replaced them with 14" apes. Pic with BBs.



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I love them and yes they were a chore and a half to do because of the extended wiring and fishing them through the bars. Im 6'2" so that may be a factor, im sure its a factor one way or the other with how any bar will feel.

 
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Had them on my 07 RK and removed them shortly after. They were to low and to wide for me. The RK does look good with them and no windshield.
 


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