Beach Bars for '06 Road King Classic
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Beach Bars for '06 Road King Classic
The stock bars are just not working for me. Any input on the Beach Bars would be greatly appreciated. (besides the fact that they just look cool!!) Also, how are they for tall riders. (I'm 6'3") Has anybody done this themself, or is this best left in the dealers hands? Also plan on chroming out the levers/switches/grips....etc. Input on internal wiring, stainless vs diamond hoses....etc.
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RE: Beach Bars for '06 Road King Classic
My best friend has a '06 Peace Officer RK. I rode the bike and agreed with him that the stock bars sucked. (By the way, I am 5'9" and he is 6'0".) They were to narrow and made you lean forward a little. He put on the beach bars and what a difference! It is now like riding your recliner down the road. You can lean back and the wider bars give you s more relaxing position to ride in. Don't think about it, just get them, you won't regret it. As for installation, another friend of ours has his own indy shop and is a HD Master Mechanic(?) or something to that effect, (can't remember what the HD certificate says) so he installed the bars and ran all the wiring internal. The bars are 1 1/4" and are from Wild 1 Bars.
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RE: Beach Bars for '06 Road King Classic
I installed the Wild1 508 bars (I'm 5'8") on my 06 RKC. It was fairly easy to do as long as you take your time and follow the directions. The internal wiring was a snap except for the wire extension kit was the wrong one. I had to add a couple of wires to each and it worked out fine. I also replaced the stock cables with chrome +6" and the front brank lines with chromite cables. It looks pretty cool now and the ride is soooo much better. I like wrenching my own toys so I do 90+% of my own mods. It's therapy from my day job!!
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RE: Beach Bars for '06 Road King Classic
I have the 36.5" Wild 1 Chubby's (#wo550) on my bike and they are pretty darned nice. I understand they also make a 39" wide set but I can't give an honest opinion on them. Personally, I think anything wider than 36" would be a little too much and wouldn't be as comfortable. By the way, I'm 6'3" just like you. I didn't have to make any changes to the stock cables but if you think you are going to change the stock to stainless sometime down the road you might want to do it now to save the time and effort later.
One thing to remember, and has been mentioned here before, is that you'll need to learn how to move your knees 'out' (away from bike) during slow turns. Not an annoyance, just something to learn and expect.
You're right about the look....I get a lot of compliments about my bike and the bars. Do it, you won't be sorry.
Here's the link to Wild 1.
www.wild1inc.com
One thing to remember, and has been mentioned here before, is that you'll need to learn how to move your knees 'out' (away from bike) during slow turns. Not an annoyance, just something to learn and expect.
You're right about the look....I get a lot of compliments about my bike and the bars. Do it, you won't be sorry.
Here's the link to Wild 1.
www.wild1inc.com
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RE: Beach Bars for '06 Road King Classic
the beach bars look really good. they have a nice feel when you are riding. i do get a cramped back on my bike and this winter i will start switching out seat, bars, floorboards,@ etc. i dont know if this problem is associated with the bars but i hope not cause i love em
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RE: Beach Bars for '06 Road King Classic
Thanks for all the input. I think I'll look over the instruction sheet and the service manuals before I tackle this on my own. Hopefully the directions are not anywhere near as bad as they were for the sissy bar hardware.
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