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Old May 30, 2014 | 06:01 PM
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For those asking, the Heritage Style Bars are stock HD bars, but they are not on the 2009 and newer Heritage. Those bars are different, more like 12" mini apes. The Heritage Style Bars are very similar to older Heritages, I believe pre-2009.

Also, there are several threads here of folks swapping out bars. Doesn't seem that difficult if you have any wrenching experience at all. Even with the TBW.
 
Old May 30, 2014 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by canuuk01
Good pic's, thanks. Quite a change in the height of the bars, but looks like you still have almost a full arm reach to the bars ?
Not really. You can see in my pics that my elbows are bent. That improves when you're actually riding also. We tend to scoot back further in the seat when at a stand still, and tend to slide into the comfort zone when moving.
 
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Originally Posted by DannyZ71
Also, there are several threads here of folks swapping out bars. Doesn't seem that difficult if you have any wrenching experience at all. Even with the TBW.
Yes, it is a VERY easy swap on an RK. Here is a great pictorial thread with step by step instructions. https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...road-king.html
 
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Thank you for the link. Instructions are easy to follow. If the risers don't work, I will be shopping around for Heritage bars.
 
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