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Old 09-19-2014, 01:19 AM
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Any suggestions for shortening the reach to the handlebars on my 15 TG?
I am 5'3" and don't have quite the reach that many of the taller people have.
 
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There are many different handlebars you could purchase, and I would suggest to have dealer install. The most popular seems to be the reduced reach.
http://www.harley-davidson.com/store...-09-5617608--1
For a dealer it is about 3 hour or less install.
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I put the Reach bars on mine and love them. There are many others out there but the Reach are about as far as you can go without extending wiring and installing new cables. Even they are marginal, 1/2 inch shorter wiring and they would need extending.

Hope this helps.
 
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Thanks. Thats exactly what I did not want to get into, the cables being replaced and/or altered.
I'll check out the HD ones as suggested.
 
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My wife is 5'3" also. The easiest was to install the reduced reach seat, worked for her on her '10XXX.
Our dealer let us put it on befor we bought it . Just remove the rear seat screw and slip old one off and new one on and replace the screw.
 

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Originally Posted by icebite1
My wife is 5'3" also. The easiest was to install the reduced reach seat, worked for her on her '10XXX.
Our dealer let us put it on befor we bought it . Just remove the rear seat screw and slip old one off and new one on and replace the screw.
Hmmm, I think I'll try that before I check out the handlebars. My husband has a 2013 Street Glide with a super reduced seat that hopefully is interchangeable. He has said that they don't have quite the padding of some other seats and can be a PITA, literally, but certainly worth a try.
 
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