Mini-Apes for an '09 RK?
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Mini-Apes for an '09 RK?
I'm considering trading my '07 RK for an '09 but I'm 6'2" and worried about the stock bars ('07 stockers hurt my shoulders and back). I love the WG Mini-Apes I put on my '07 but they won't work on an '09.
Can any of you '09 owners suggest a solution for me? I just want a modest up'n'in sort of hand position change so that I don't have to get new cables, etc.
ETA: I plan to get ABS and Cruise on an '09.
Can any of you '09 owners suggest a solution for me? I just want a modest up'n'in sort of hand position change so that I don't have to get new cables, etc.
ETA: I plan to get ABS and Cruise on an '09.
Last edited by RangeRat; May 25, 2009 at 03:24 AM.
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Best mod and one of the cheapest I did was the Heritage bars, they are like $50-60. On an 09 you will have to disconnect the cables from the controls, it really is pulling wires through the bars not cables, plug and play really, get the maint manual with the bike, you will love the 09.
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That was the gist of the thread but I think they also put rubber grommets from the auto parts store to eliminate chafing.
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I'm considering trading my '07 RK for an '09 but I'm 6'2" and worried about the stock bars ('07 stockers hurt my shoulders and back). I love the WG Mini-Apes I put on my '07 but they won't work on an '09.
Can any of you '09 owners suggest a solution for me? I just want a modest up'n'in sort of hand position change so that I don't have to get new cables, etc.
ETA: I plan to get ABS and Cruise on an '09.
Can any of you '09 owners suggest a solution for me? I just want a modest up'n'in sort of hand position change so that I don't have to get new cables, etc.
ETA: I plan to get ABS and Cruise on an '09.
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I don't mind bars with a couple of inches reduced width though since width can be swapped for height while still retaining the same overall tube/cable length. For instance, when viewed from the side, my mini-apes rise straight in-line with the stock fork angle so there's just a tiny bit of added pullback but they offer a couple of inches higher hand position (less of the stock "hunched over" problem reaching down for the grips).
BTW SeniorChief (off-topic for bars but...), I'm also using a Mustang solo seat since it has deeper bucket (butt moved down = hands moved up just a little more) plus it gained me an inch or two more set-back for better leg-room too.