I've tried the Heritage bars...they totally sucked. I have the 10" mini apes and they are a little better but still too low and I have to hunch a bit. But they are much better than the Heritage bars. My next move is a set of 12 1/2's. I'm 5' 8" also. One thing to consider is your seat. I recently put on a Road King solo which sits me down and back a little farther, so how your seat plants you will also be a determination in how comfortable your bars are. There really is no good, bad and ugly when it comes to bars. Either you're comfortable or you aren't. Also consider the pullback. Same height bars are offered with different pullbacks and widths which will make each set feel different. Without having different sets to mock up, or bikes with different bars to test ride, it's a little risky to buy just on the height measurement alone.

 

My dealer wants 4 hours to do the job.

 

I had the Heritage bars on my 01 RK. They were perfect!. Im 6'0. No leaning forward. A perfect fit.You will see immediate improvement in comfort!

 

Mine is a '03 RK but I put the RKII Wild 1 WO518's on mine. I have bursitis from being a wrench on too big of machines, I have arthritis from the same and for using impact wrenches carpal tunnel; these bars sit low, they come back to me and they do not apply pressure to anywhere it hurts.

I am 6'2" at 270# and a 32' inseam, they sit well for me. Cables and brake lines from Stealer near me, I gave them rough size constraints and they delivered. Wire harness extensions were the longest wait from the MOCO and added 10" just to be ready for any future changes.

 

I bought an 09 Roadking with abs brakes and I'm told I can't get extended reach bars because of the ABS cables. Anyone have any experience with this?

 

I call BS on this. I have an 09 road king with ABS and I put the heritage style bars on, no cables, wires, etc required... easy mod and well worth it