Sore shoulder
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I have an 07 XL883 stock handlebars,gotta reach forward to get to them,after an hour or so one shoulder starts feeling it.Thought it would go away after a while but I've got 10k on it now and still the same.Not horrible,but I'm wondering,if I switched out the bars to the kind like a 883Low has stock(turned back& wider) would it be less stressful?
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RE: Sore shoulder
Noy sure about the answer to your question but I had a similar problem when I got my bike in 2005. I solved it by simply loosening the bar clamp and swinging my bars up a bit (maybe 1-1/2" to 2"). I've been fine ever since. Have you tried different positions with your existing bars? Just a thought for you if you haven't...
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I had to change the bars on my Road King for the same reasons,...i'd get a knot between my shoulder baldes after a long ride. Extended reach bars should help abunch with that problem. check out the mini apes TXJammer just put on his sporty,....might be too extreme for you,...but they look like they'd make for a comfortable ride.
RE: Sore shoulder
I hate reaching for the bars on a bike(ie the G/F's stock bars on her SuperGlide).
Originally I had "buckhorns" on the Sporty. Did not like them at all. Ended up swiching them out with Heritage bars. They are definetly to wide for the bike as far as asthetics(sp?) go, but are comfortable as he!!.
Good luck..
Originally I had "buckhorns" on the Sporty. Did not like them at all. Ended up swiching them out with Heritage bars. They are definetly to wide for the bike as far as asthetics(sp?) go, but are comfortable as he!!.
Good luck..
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I hate reaching for the bars on a bike(ie the G/F's stock bars on her SuperGlide).
Originally I had "buckhorns" on the Sporty. Did not like them at all. Ended up swiching them out with Heritage bars. They are definetly to wide for the bike as far as asthetics(sp?) go, but are comfortable as he!!.
Good luck..
I hate reaching for the bars on a bike(ie the G/F's stock bars on her SuperGlide).
Originally I had "buckhorns" on the Sporty. Did not like them at all. Ended up swiching them out with Heritage bars. They are definetly to wide for the bike as far as asthetics(sp?) go, but are comfortable as he!!.
Good luck..
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RE: Sore shoulder
I have a similar problem, but only in the right shoulder at thefront part of thejoint. I'm thinking of trying some taller risers to see if that would help to pull the bars back just about an inch or two. I think that would do it.
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RE: Sore shoulder
Just try adjusting the bar you have forward and back. I change mine around all the time, just for a different feel. All ya gotta do is loosen the front 2 screws on the clamp, thenmove them forward and back.
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