Hello all,
I am looking for a little bit of advice. I have a 2001 Electraglide with factory bars on her. I am 6 feet tall and find with long distance rides my shoulders get sore and fatigued. I am thinking about putting a set of taller bars on the bike. I am wondering how do I decide how high I want to go and what I should look for in a set of larger bars for the bike. I also want to straighten out the angle at which my wrists are at while riding. I am thinking maybe 4 inches above stock. Basically at the top of the fairing. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you
Chris

 

I've got a 2000 EG Standard with a carb and I just did a Khromewerks 12" fat apes install. My goal was to have my hands above my elbows but below my shoulders. I'm also 6ft tall with a 34/35 reach.

I posted about the bars here:

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/touri...installed.html

 

Still running stock but thinking about 14's. I'm 6' as well.

 

12.5 Wild1 chubbys are a good bar. I have put a few pair on bikes like yours. Check out their web page.

 

Wild 1 makes a good quality bar. Yaffe Monkey Bagger bars are very popular now. Carlini makes very good quality bars. Kodlin makes nice bagger bars that are similar in style to RSD but priced a lower.

 

I am 6'2" and I ride a 07 Streetglide. I recently had a set of 16" cyclesmiths apes that I had HCC (hillcountrycustoms) package up for me. I would say go 14" at least since you are 6'. Good luck!

 

6' / 33" inseam with 14" apes and they are about perfect (hands above elbows but below shoulders). Very comfortable!

The downside is that your hands are above the fairing by maybe 1-2". Something to consider if you do a lot of cold weather riding. I have heated grips -- so no problems.

SJ Ron

 

I am 6 foot. I put the Yaffee classic apes 10 inch. They are right at the top of the fairing. The are the 10's but they measure 12. Really like them.

 

1 sit on the bike and put your hand where they would be comfortable and have someone measure the height and pullback from stock.

Im 5-6 and have a set of 13" la chopper prime apes pushed all the way forward and that brings my hands just at/under the top of the fairing.

 

I am the same size as you and installed 12" khrome werks fat bagger apes on my street glide. Best mod I have done to this bike. I no longer get neck/ shoulder pain when I ride. These bars are perfect for me and cost blah of what wild ones or Yaffy cars. Look much better to with internal wires and braided cables. I went +6 on the cables from Magnum. Pm me if you want pics of these installed.