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I'm 5'5" and I've never yet found a bar with enough pullback. On previous bikes I've tried Harley's pullback bars, then WO575, and on my current bike I have another HD Pullback bar, the 56176-08 "Batwing Reduced Reach Handlebar". A lot of them are too wide too, which doesn't help. I still have to slouch forward. More recently I've been wondering if the KST Kustoms 10" Six bend Kicker would help more. Anyone tried these?
Be careful. Every manufacturer measures differently somehow. I can tell you I have maybe 1”-2” more pullback than stock at most with the 579s. Rise is maybe 2” higher than stock. My bars are rotated all the way up to the fairing.
Just installed a set of khromewerks 2+2 narrow sweepers on my street glide. They are a big improvement over stock. I'm 5-10, shorter arms though. I sat on a few bikes that had 12" and 14" apes and the reach to the bars was just too much. These are roughly up 2 and back 2. I like them
Just installed a set of khromewerks 2+2 narrow sweepers on my street glide. They are a big improvement over stock. I'm 5-10, shorter arms though. I sat on a few bikes that had 12" and 14" apes and the reach to the bars was just too much. These are roughly up 2 and back 2. I like them
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