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Oct 15, 2008 | 12:39 PM

#61

gdkenoyer

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I just installed the Heritage bars, 56902-08, and they are great! What a difference.

That appears to the `08/notched version of my current 56623-99 Heritage bars. Yep, definitely an improvement!

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Originally Posted by 09RoadGlide

BTW Harley does list end rise, but they call it outside rise. Look on page 593 of the P & A book.

ah-ha. It's in their current online handlebar specs, too. This is new (and good). Personally I would avoid anything where the endrise is less than the rise.

Updated HD bar specs for Road Glide (added RK Reduced Reach):

Code:

Part Number  Width  Base   Rise	 Pull Back EndRise	
56571-98     32     11.5    7      3.5      10     RG Hbar (stock)
56623-99     31.25  11.5    8.5    5        12     Chrome Hbars - Heritage
56079-93T    32     10     10.25   6.5       8.75  WIDE GLIDE Chrome
56570-98     31.5   10.5    8.75   9.5       6.75  Cust. Hbars - Road Glide
56166-08     32     13      8.25   5.50     11.25  Reduced Reach RK Hbar

It's starting to look a little more apples-to-apples, but I still suspect that HD and KhromeWerks measure differently (?) KhromeWerks Wide Sweepers:

Code:

Part Number  Width  Base         Pull Back EndRise	 	
300504       31.57   8.5            7.54    10.92   +2 Wide Sweeper
300505       34.07  12              7.84    10.83   +2 E-Glide Sweeper

And I am still hoping that someone has had a chance to compare the Heritage bars and the Khrome Werks 300504 bars?

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Nov 17, 2008 | 08:04 AM

#62

BigDaveOnBass

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From: Evans, GA

H-D P/N 56570-98

Here's a riders view of the bars on my bike.

Nov 17, 2008 | 02:34 PM

#63

gdkenoyer

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H-D P/N 56570-98

good luck on those. I couldn't stand them..."slight buckhorn" my ***...

Nov 17, 2008 | 03:20 PM

#64

BigDaveOnBass

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From: Evans, GA

I've had mine on for a while and I like 'em. What's wrong with them, in your opinion?

Nov 17, 2008 | 07:50 PM

#65

JacktheBagger

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From: Deep Inna Heart of Bama

Dave were you able to keep the stock cables ??

Nov 17, 2008 | 08:50 PM

#66

BigDaveOnBass

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From: Evans, GA

Yes, stock cables and wiring. I had to cut a couple of wire ties to get some extra slack in the harnesses. Other than that, piece o' cake.

Nov 18, 2008 | 12:29 AM

#67

ucommbxny

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From: New York / Texas

put on a set of heritage style bars RD GLD did a very good post and it helped a lot

Nov 18, 2008 | 12:20 PM

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gdkenoyer

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What's wrong with [the RoadGlide custom bars, 56570-98], in your opinion?

I've no doubt that there are many who like them; for me, with reasonable pullback, they were just way too low with a bad angle on the hand position. Sorta the logical inverse of those really high ape-hangers...

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Nov 18, 2008 | 01:51 PM

#69

BigDaveOnBass

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From: Evans, GA

That's what I like about them. They make me feel like my hands are in a more "natural" position. I have some problems with carpal tunnel, especially with my throttle hand. My index and middle fingers and thumb go numb on my right hand, and I've noticed it's not as bad with these bars as it was with the stock bars. Like you said, though. They ain't for everybody.

Nov 19, 2008 | 11:09 AM

#70

Vidro

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From: Minnesota

The heritage bars on my 2008 Road Glide was the best money that I have spent. I no longer feel that I have to reach forward to ride and my elbows no longer have any discomfort.

I would suggest that anyone who has discomfort or feels they need to reach forward a little too far would make this change.

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