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Did you look at both bars side by side? Im curious how the wrist angle compares to the yaffes. Ill be swapping out the yaffes for something else this winter.
Essentially yes. I had the opportunity to sit on 2 different bikes at the dealership...Yaffe and F47 setups. Both were very nice in appearance. The F47 bars put my hands and wrists in a more natural (for me) position. I can't necessarily relate the major differences, but I definitely liked the width and relaxed feeling of the 12" F47s. I also really liked the beefy 1.5" diameter tubes. I specifically recall talking with a service tech who said it this way:
"If you sit on your bike (2020 RGL) and put your hands in the most natural riding/grip position, you'll find the Factory 47 bars are right there... almost exactly perfect." Now, I'm pretty much a skeptical 'prove-it-to-me' type person and I don't automatically believe everything I'm told. In this particular case he was correct. For me....the 47s surpassed the Yaffe bars.
Another option is the FBI, Fat Baggers Inc, 2 piece bars. They come in 1.25 and 1.5" diameter. They are joined between the risers with a claw joint and bolt. The angle under the point is also rounded making it simple to put wires through. I have them on my 19 Street Glide for 10,000 miles and they are great. My son in law just put 16 inch on his bike. The dealer installed them and charged five hours labor where normal bars are 8 to 9 hours. The tech loved the quality and says it was the easiest install he's ever had.
https://fatbaggers.com/
Last edited by golfblues; Dec 4, 2020 at 09:15 AM.
I have the Yaffe 10" Original Monkey bars on my 2016 Ultra Limited. I'm 5'8" and these set me up so no more bending forward to grab the bars. I'd recommend them to anyone.
I have had both. Both bars are good quality. F47s were a little too wide for me so I prefer the Yaffe's. I found them very similar to wire.
I am now running Souxide Choppers Villain bars and prefer them over Yaffe's or F47s and were the easiest by far to wire.
I have ran both. They are both nice bars. The Factory 47s are a little better quality, but I ran the Yaffes in both 10 and 12 inch and did not have any complaints.
My issue with the Factory 47s is the overall width which is why I pulled them off. Just too wide.
A lot of people thought that they sat or looked a bit higher than what they were advertised i.e the 10' were more like 12'. Wiring was a real pain in the butt. Good luck with your choice.
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