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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by pnehms123
girlfriend has the reach bars on her RKC, I'd LOVE to cut them up for scrap and go back to stock. it is exactly as LP says...driving a wheelbarrow, and slow parking lot riding sucks.
I did the Motorman (Ride Like a Pro) class recently on my 09 UC with the WO575's. I'm not a skilled rider anyway, but the 575s are so wide that in a tight left turn, I had nearly no control of the throttle. My arm was straight out and the square angle of the grip left me with very little range of motion. I'm sure others don't have this issue for whatever reasons, but it's certainly something to think about BEFORE spending the money.
BTW, I'm 5'10" with 30" inseam.

Ride safe.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2011 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by hamnhog
I did the Motorman (Ride Like a Pro) class recently on my 09 UC with the WO575's. I'm not a skilled rider anyway, but the 575s are so wide that in a tight left turn, I had nearly no control of the throttle. My arm was straight out and the square angle of the grip left me with very little range of motion. I'm sure others don't have this issue for whatever reasons, but it's certainly something to think about BEFORE spending the money.
BTW, I'm 5'10" with 30" inseam.

Ride safe.
Good point. The 575's were like that for us too. Just too wide. We're using apes now. No problem.

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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by lp
Might have been me

The Pullback bars are on the bottom. They're pretty narrow.

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What are the middle bars in this pic? I have an 04 Road King Custom and the bars on it are like a wheel barrow. They are terrible.
 
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