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Old Mar 3, 2016 | 10:28 PM
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Im a tall 6' 1" if you know what I mean, long arms etc.

I have the 10" bars and love them, just a touch lower than shoulder height.

If I did it again, I might do 12's but I'm really happy with what I have and would never go through the hell of wiring another set.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2016 | 06:32 AM
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Originally Posted by equandt
Here are 12's on a Road Glide.
Thanks! That helps a ton!
 
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Old Mar 4, 2016 | 09:28 AM
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I ordered both the 10'' Wild 1 Reapers and the 10'' Monkey bars for my Road King so I could compare them side by side. The monkey bars were closer to 12'' but are definitely a better looking bar as well. The reapers were a true 10''.Although both sets of bars look similar in pics there subtle differences between the 2. I ended up sending the Wild 1's back. Will be installing the monkey bars next week when bike gets back from tuning. Went with the 10" due to being height challenged at 5' 7".....
 

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Old Mar 4, 2016 | 09:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Litterbox
I ordered both the 10'' Wild 1 Reapers and the 10'' Monkey bars for my Road King so I could compare them side by side. The monkey bars were closer to 12'' but are definitely a better looking bar as well. The reapers were a true 10''.Although both sets of bars look similar in pics there subtle differences between the 2. I ended up sending the Wild 1's back. Will be installing the monkey bars next week when bike gets back from tuning.
I saw the Reapers and wondered about that. I think I'm going to with the 10" Yaffe's. Always did like them, so I figured I may as well get me a set. I have the Wild One's on my Street Glide, which I really like. I want something more aggressive looking for the Road Glide.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2016 | 10:16 AM
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I have the 10's on my RG and love them. It's the perfect height for me plus you don't have to change your cables which is a nice selling point...
 
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Old Mar 4, 2016 | 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by austinslider
I have the 10's on my RG and love them. It's the perfect height for me plus you don't have to change your cables which is a nice selling point...
And how tall are you?

Great looking bike!
 
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Old Mar 4, 2016 | 10:24 AM
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I'm 5'8, so they fit perfectly for me and they look fricking amazing, but I think you already know that...lol.
 
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Originally Posted by austinslider
I'm 5'8, so they fit perfectly for me and they look fricking amazing, but I think you already know that...lol.
Cool, since I'm only 5'7" they should be perfect for me.
 
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I think the idea behind the Yaffe bars being "taller" than listed was so you could pull them back more and then be at the advertised height
 
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I have the Classic bagger apes in 10" They are closer to 12".
 
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