HD also makes a different handle bar cover that is designed for thicker bars....

 

When you say handlebar cover do you mean top clamp piece or fairing cap?

 

I'm talking about the shroud that fits over the handlebar clamp on Road Kings.

Mike

 

I used Arlen Ness Bushing part # 0604-0002 on my SG.. no prob with the install

 

I had a similar issue; with the HD poly bushings, they just put the bars up a little higher and the rubber trim pieces on the inner fairing didn't match up to the bars. The poly compresses slowly, I retorqued the risers a few times, waiting several minutes in between so the poly would settle. It helped to draw them down a lot but I still ended up disassembling and milling an 1/8" off the bottom of the risers. Dont know if it will work with the RK but its a clean fix for the Glide. I would think the 1 1/4" clamps might need a little more taken off the bottom.

 

Arlen Ness bushings ended up working fine for me also.

 

talking about the cover that the post below yours showed a picture of. When I had my RK, I went to the fat RK bars, HDs required parts list showed the new cover as being required. When they put it back together on mine it wasn't needed so they refunded me for the part.

 

I used a dremel tool on mine and made it fit. You cant even tell I did it. It took maybe fifteen minutes!