Handlebars Suck!!!!!!
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Road Master
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Handlebars Suck!!!!!!
I been using the Heritage style bars for just over a year but they are still not as comfortable as I would like.
I need some ideas from all the Roadie's out there. I need to be able to lean back on my back rest instead of hunching forward to reach the bars. Some pics would help also. Who is using what?
I need some ideas from all the Roadie's out there. I need to be able to lean back on my back rest instead of hunching forward to reach the bars. Some pics would help also. Who is using what?
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From: Prescott, AZ
As you well know - doing a search will bring back LOTS of 'handle bar' posts .. Main problem is - handle bar choice is very different for each person. What works for me may not work for you. I am 5'6" and have ridden on both EG's and RG's - I have gone the handle bar route like you.. I have learned a riders really has to combine BOTH the proper seat choice with the handle bar choice..
for me on the RG - it was a Corbin custom in house made seat combined with the Wild1 517 bars... I roade from CA to Savannagh and back and felt Great - now you may ride the same bike and hate it...
Now back on the EG - for two years before the RG - I went with the wild1 575 on the EG but after riding the RG with the 517's - I LOVED the pull back - had to search, but found a Flanders that worked for ME...
Getting a bar that works for you is kinda like finding a good woman, lol... good luck..
for me on the RG - it was a Corbin custom in house made seat combined with the Wild1 517 bars... I roade from CA to Savannagh and back and felt Great - now you may ride the same bike and hate it...
Now back on the EG - for two years before the RG - I went with the wild1 575 on the EG but after riding the RG with the 517's - I LOVED the pull back - had to search, but found a Flanders that worked for ME...
Getting a bar that works for you is kinda like finding a good woman, lol... good luck..
Cruiser
Joined: Dec 2007
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From: The Great South
Can't give you personel info for roadglide, but, I put the harley touring pull backs on a 06 streetglide. They are taller than stock and are two inches closer to you. I was having neck pain with the stock bars. I have since traded for an 09 streetglide but for some reason I do not have the neck pain with the stock bars.
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Road Master
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I know there are a ton of bars out there. I was just hoping some Roadies out there could recommend some bars with quite a bit more pull back. I am so sore from leaning forward to reach my bars. I already have the right seat for me to reach the ground,just need something with more pull back than the Heritage style bars on my RG.
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