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If you go with Khromewerks be very careful on the pullback dimension. I just put the 2+2's on my bike and like everything about them but the wrist angle. They are the 10" narrow sweepers, but I ordered them at max pull back now I do the same thing with my hands on the grips at an angle when cruising. Sucks, as I hate the idea of installing another set to fix the problem. They do seem to be nice bars though.
By max pullback do you mean that you have them rotated all the way back? How far from the fairing does this put them?
Clearly I'm going to have to get back on the bike with it clamped on my friends lift and do some better measurements.
I’m 5’11” and wear a 34/35” long sleeve shirt. I have had Wild One 12.5”, right at the top of the fairing and Wild One 10” below the fairing. I really liked both and both were very comfortable. I had a Harley tech ride my bike with the 10”, he was a little shorter than I am maybe 5’9” and he said it was the most comfortable bars he had every felt. He even took about a 20 mile test ride rather than the normal 4 mile test ride because he was so comfortable.
Good Luck.
Im 511 and wear a 34/35 long sleeve shirt. I have had Wild One 12.5, right at the top of the fairing and Wild One 10 below the fairing. I really liked both and both were very comfortable. I had a Harley tech ride my bike with the 10, he was a little shorter than I am maybe 59 and he said it was the most comfortable bars he had every felt. He even took about a 20 mile test ride rather than the normal 4 mile test ride because he was so comfortable.
Good Luck.
Were the 10" the WO578 Cubby Bagger Apes? They're more money than the Khrome Werks but definitely in the running. They look to be about as high as you can go and still be behind the fairing.
If you go with Khromewerks be very careful on the pullback dimension. I just put the 2+2's on my bike and like everything about them but the wrist angle. They are the 10" narrow sweepers, but I ordered them at max pull back now I do the same thing with my hands on the grips at an angle when cruising. Sucks, as I hate the idea of installing another set to fix the problem. They do seem to be nice bars though.
Yes. Check the Khrome Works website. It has the specs for all the bars. For instance, the 2+2 Narrow Sweepers have a bar end angle of 37.8ş and the Bobber Bagger Apes (300400) like mine are only 30.4ş
For the record, the Wild Ones W0578 were the bars I originally thought I would buy. Don't think you could go wrong with them either.
By max pullback do you mean that you have them rotated all the way back? How far from the fairing does this put them?
Clearly I'm going to have to get back on the bike with it clamped on my friends lift and do some better measurements.
No. It actually refers to the angle of the bar ends from parallel. There were a few choices in how far they are "bent" back. I ordered the max 7 5/8" (I think) last three part numbers were 149 on the bars I think. I would re-order with about 3" of pull back next time. This would make them closer to being "straight."
I did roll the entire bar assembly back towards me which helped. I really like the Ness bars that are infinitely adjustable, but damn he's proud of them!
I'm still confused about which bars to go with .I can only afford to do this once.
I like the straighter wrist angle of the Wild Ones and Khrome Werks Sweepers but I don't think I'd like the extra width. I like the stock width of the Narrow Sweepers but it looks like the wrist angle is closer to stock, which is one of my biggest gripes. The Twin Peaks look like the dimensions are ok but I prefer the stock look of bends as opposed to angles due to the more retro look of my bike.
Some of the measurements on the KW website seem wrong. They've got some of the wide sweeper bars as narrower than the narrows.
Is the wrist angle of the narrows straighter than stock? Does anyone make a stock width bar, behind the fairing, with a bit more height and a straighter wrist angle without pulling me forward? Lol
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