My vote is for the MBB. In my opinion there is not a better looking set of bars you can put on a bagger.

I am 6' 1" and have the 12"s. They are pushed as far forward as they can be without hitting the inner fairing. Sitting on the stock SG seat my hands are just slightly lower than my shoulders. Looking back I wish I woulda went with 14's but oh well. I couldnt be happier with the look of the bars and how well the bike dives into corners with them. I feel alot more response with these bars than the stock ones.

As far as a bad back, and the riding position. With the stock bars my back would get all jacked up during a day of riding. Now with the MBB I can ride all day with zero pain. Pull the trigger. You wont be disappointed.

 

Yea I hate the stock bars. I hunch over and when I try to sit up straight, my arms are straight out. Did you do the install yourself? I called the dealer and they want about 1K for the install. Crazy! It seems most people are wishing they would have gone one size up. Was looking at 12s, being 6 ft, but maybe 14s are they way to go. Thanks for the input to all.

 

Anyone with the MBB able to tell if the wrist angle is different then stock? I broke both my wrists (insert wild night of masturbation joke here) and would like a better angle if I can get it.

 

Yes I did install myself. If you search my previous posts I give some hints to help make the process easier. The most time consuming part is feeding the wires through the bars. For me, I wrapped the wires very tight with electrical tape. This made the bundle of wires about half the size as they were stock. It makes the wires very stiff, but a little work and you can get them run. Do it, you wont be disappointed. And yes, I would go with 14's.

 

Not really sure what wrist angle you are looking to find out.

Being that your hands will be higher than they would be stock. That wrist angle for sure is different. (up and down)

If you mean the left and right angle. I really cant remember for sure, I do believe it is different (not sure how, just feels different).

Sorry cant help out more, but for me, these bars are so much more comfortable (in every aspect) than the stock bars its not even funny.

 

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Was thinking of wild one 515 myself for my RKC to get 3" taller and the same in pull back.

Dealer wants $1500 to do bars install.... Ouch
My Indy will not touch the bar install thing, so I am stuck.

Wrist and elbow issues too. I ride with backrest as well.

Thanks

 

I had lower back surgery with 4 discs screwed and supposedly it's starting to move up the spine. I put 16" WO on my 12 RK and now I suggest it to everyone....even those w/o back issues. I'm 6'2" and every bike I've ever had has had my upper back and eventually lower back sore after more than an hr or two. With the apes I can ride pain free for 1-2 hrs....still need to find a better seat or mod the current one. My bars put my hands just below shoulder height and I have them pushed forward a tad. My arms are not straight out but I have a little bend at the elbows. I tried a few positions before staying with the current adjustment. For my experiments, straight arms hurt the upper back, wrists, and shoulders, bars pulled back to where my arms are bent a lot and bars are about upper chest height
hurt the wrists and lower back. Now if you're only riding in city streets and only for a little 30 min to hr ride with the constant stopping, you may be alright. I've found that riding on open roads for 30 min to 2+ hrs at 65-80 constantly with no constant stopping and stretching, bars at about shoulder height and arms with a slight bend are the most comfortable and provide the best feel. The apes also, to me at least, feel like they make the bike handle better at slow speeds and high speeds as well as give me more control for slow maneuvers. It feels a little weird at first but after a couple minutes of practicing around the neighborhood, you realize it's better and learn "how they work". I gaurantee you will not be disappointed.

As for install, put shrink wrap on them and then wrap them tight with electrical tape to shrink the bundle as well as extra protection. Tie a steel leader or heavy fishing line....hell even small string....to the wire bundle with a pretty heavy lead weight and feed it in at the grip portion. The lead weight will drop down the bars after a little manipulation over the first bend. Then just fish out the weight at the bottom of the bars and feed/pull the wires through. Of course it's a lot easier to do with the bars off but can be done fairly easily installed in clamps. I thought the wire install was the easiest part of whole install.....they were WO 14" apes on a buddy's bike. If you decide to solder the wire extensions, do them staggered, w/ the Namz ext all the connections are at same length and that causes a bulge in the wire harness that makes it a little tougher to pull through the bars.....still doable though.

 

I had the 13" prime apes (monkey bar knock offs) and they were way too wide. I switched to the Wild One chubbys 14" and they are so much more comfortable. Night and day difference.

 

Save yourself a lot of money and follow these simple and great instructions.

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...road-king.html

 

I am 6' with a 32" inseam and have 12" Krome Werks just so you'll get an idea how the 12" fit.