Need help with handlebars, gone through so many already...
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I wouldn't even know where to go to get some fabricated. Not even sure what that would cost.
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Have you gone to the Wild Ones site and clicked the link Handlebars 101? That was how I ended up selecting the 508's and they are pretty good for me. I know what you mean about a bit much of an angle but I have adapted. The height or angle of it can be adjusted to your liking.
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Have you gone to the Wild Ones site and clicked the link Handlebars 101? That was how I ended up selecting the 508's and they are pretty good for me. I know what you mean about a bit much of an angle but I have adapted. The height or angle of it can be adjusted to your liking.
Pictures are great, and I understand how they measure bars. It's a lot different when I put the bars on the bike, something you cannot feel in a picture.
At least I have heard others opinions and was able try several on my bike; I think I'm almost there.
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Its frustrating. Makes you wish there was a store where you could try all bars but I guess that would be impractical. At least something like a virtual website.
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I have often thought of cutting up some old bars and just tacking them in the place they are most comfortable to me and having some made from the hacked and welded ones. It is amazing how just a little angle can be so uncomfortable. I have even had buddies hold the bike and bars while we bent them to fit better. Hillbilly but it works. I like yor bike Jarhead. Semper-Fi ! 84-90 YAT-YAS Haha.
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I'm also 5'7 with a 34 sleeve and I have Wild One's 577's which are 12 1/2 inch apes. I checked the amount of pullback on all the different bars and found Wild One's to have about the most. I wanted a lot of pullback so that was my choice of bars. You can pull these back where your able to lean into a riders backrest. I use to get a lot of muscle strain in my neck and back with the stock bars. Once I went with these bars my neck and back pain went away.
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Looking for some recommendations for my 2001 Road King - gone through these bars:
Beach Bars - came on the bike, way too wide and wrong wrist angle.
Chubby WO610 - nice rise, however, reaching too far.
Chubby WO508 - too low, wrong wrist angle, too much like beach bars.
Chubby WO513 - good wrist angle, just a bit out of reach, when I turn the bars it feels like I am not in control, due to "reaching" or stretching.
99594 00 Harley High Handlebar - From the feel of these off the bike it seems like they would work, however, haven't tried these on the bike since they are not drilled. Does anyone know if there is a drilled version of this handlebar?
I'm 5-7, with a 32/33 sleeve. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Beach Bars - came on the bike, way too wide and wrong wrist angle.
Chubby WO610 - nice rise, however, reaching too far.
Chubby WO508 - too low, wrong wrist angle, too much like beach bars.
Chubby WO513 - good wrist angle, just a bit out of reach, when I turn the bars it feels like I am not in control, due to "reaching" or stretching.
99594 00 Harley High Handlebar - From the feel of these off the bike it seems like they would work, however, haven't tried these on the bike since they are not drilled. Does anyone know if there is a drilled version of this handlebar?
I'm 5-7, with a 32/33 sleeve. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Joined: Sep 2006
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Take a look at these,I love mine
https://www.helibars.com/product/match/441
UOTE=Road Star;10826882]Looking for some recommendations for my 2001 Road King - gone through these bars:
Beach Bars - came on the bike, way too wide and wrong wrist angle.
Chubby WO610 - nice rise, however, reaching too far.
Chubby WO508 - too low, wrong wrist angle, too much like beach bars.
Chubby WO513 - good wrist angle, just a bit out of reach, when I turn the bars it feels like I am not in control, due to "reaching" or stretching.
99594 00 Harley High Handlebar - From the feel of these off the bike it seems like they would work, however, haven't tried these on the bike since they are not drilled. Does anyone know if there is a drilled version of this handlebar?
I'm 5-7, with a 32/33 sleeve. Any help would be greatly appreciated.[/QUOTE]
https://www.helibars.com/product/match/441
UOTE=Road Star;10826882]Looking for some recommendations for my 2001 Road King - gone through these bars:
Beach Bars - came on the bike, way too wide and wrong wrist angle.
Chubby WO610 - nice rise, however, reaching too far.
Chubby WO508 - too low, wrong wrist angle, too much like beach bars.
Chubby WO513 - good wrist angle, just a bit out of reach, when I turn the bars it feels like I am not in control, due to "reaching" or stretching.
99594 00 Harley High Handlebar - From the feel of these off the bike it seems like they would work, however, haven't tried these on the bike since they are not drilled. Does anyone know if there is a drilled version of this handlebar?
I'm 5-7, with a 32/33 sleeve. Any help would be greatly appreciated.[/QUOTE]
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Joined: Sep 2012
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From: North Carolina
Make your own mockup for $10
I went down and bought some PVC pipe and elbow for around $10 and mocked up my own so i know what it feels and looks like. Picked some DOM tubing up for $40 (got cut a deal, expect to pay around $80 if you can't get it from their scrap pile. Then went to a local welding shop and they fabbed em for $100. Can probably get somebody cheaper, but strongly recommend you find a welder that has a roller bender. This guy just heated them up and bent them. I can tell its not a smooth bend, but nothing you will notice when I'm passing you. I haven't mounted them yet, saving up for the cables.