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[Jbbrown73]

How did you get the dash off? I took the screws out of the side of the gauges, but I'm stumped at the steering lock switch. Does the switch comes out like the non-cvo models, or does that u-shaped bezel come off somehow?

[FLSTFI Dave]

How did you get the dash off? I took the screws out of the side of the gauges, but I'm stumped at the steering lock switch. Does the switch comes out like the non-cvo models, or does that u-shaped bezel come off somehow?

The Chrome u-shaped bezel under the fork lock, slides back and up, or up and back.  Do not remember which.  No tools needed to remove it.  Then the dash around the gages is easy to get off.

[Jbbrown73]

Thanks Dave, I got it figured out. The pin came out super easy and I have the bars adjusted just a tad over parallel with the forks. In that position I think they're perfect! I got the Fullsac head pipe on last night, and will get the baffles completed today. Once the exhaust is done, and the new map loaded with the Mastertune, this baby will be ready to ride!!!!!!

[FLSTFI Dave]

You are welcome.  My bars are set parallel with the forks, but I still am not wild about the wrist angle, height is pretty good.

Next week my new 14" Factory 47 bars will be on.  Hope I like them as well as the 14" Monkey Bars I have used on the last three bikes.

I did the fullsac head pipe, and baffles with 65 miles on the bike, and the TTS master tune with map.

[Jbbrown73]

I did the 1.75" baffles and used Fullsac's map. I got it all completed last night and all appears to be good! Bike ran great, sounded great, throaty but not loud. Only thing that puzzled me was the left side radiator fan stayed on about 30 seconds after shut down. It did not do that prior to re-mapping. Is that a normal function of the Mastertune map?

[DesertHOG]

I ordered these about 4 months back and had my dealer in Santa Fe install them. I am very happy with them. Very comfortable wrist angle for me. I got the 12" in chrome. One small glitch, apparently these a built for the FLTR and FLTR Special. My CVO was a bit different around the grips and so i had to settle for black covers to hide the pin holes .. or some such silliness according to my dealer. The covers don't come in chrome. It actually turned out looking quite good.

http://shop.spookyfast.com/collections/handlebars/products/spooky-fast-2015-roadglide-handlebars

And it must be an easy install because they only charged me 6hrs of shop time.

[FLSTFI Dave]

I ordered these about 4 months back and had my dealer in Santa Fe install them. I am very happy with them. Very comfortable wrist angle for me. I got the 12" in chrome. One small glitch, apparently these a built for the FLTR and FLTR Special. My CVO was a bit different around the grips and so i had to settle for black covers to hide the pin holes .. or some such silliness according to my dealer. The covers don't come in chrome. It actually turned out looking quite good.

http://shop.spookyfast.com/collections/handlebars/products/spooky-fast-2015-roadglide-handlebars

And it must be an easy install because they only charged me 6hrs of shop time.

Well after months, as in 5 of being told next month by Paul Yaffy on the 14" Monkey bars, which were on my 12 SERG, and are on my 13 SERK and I love I changed  and ordered the Factory 47.  We also clearly specified when the bars were ordered, no holes for the handle bar control pins as it was for a CVO.  First set came in with the holes.  Sent them back and they made it right, and sent what was ordered.

The dealer has them installed now.  I'm told they look real good, also changed to Arlen Ness mirrors.  I pick the bike back up Wednesday, I can't wait.

[D-N-D]

Post a Picture when you get it back !!

[FLSTFI Dave]

Post a Picture when you get it back !!

Should have pictures by Saturday, maybe sooner.

[Major Tom]

After doing some miles with my bars forward I am not a fan of the wrist angle and would prefer a slightly shorter height as it is not comfortable over longer distances. Manouvreing at slow speeds in car parks etc is made interesting by my jacket sleeves catching the ends of the bars. I don't want taller bars as my days of apes are way behind me.

Have found some adjustable ones with a couple of vendors but they are ridiculously priced for a once off adjustment and have long wait times. Klock werks have an ergo bar with a better wrist angle and a more standard height for batwing rushmores but not the roadglides just yet. Hopefully they will produce some soon.


If anyone knows of someone who is making something that fits the 15 SERGO with less wrist angle and an inch or two lower than stock I would love to hear about it.

Cheers Tom

Found an option at BR Custom Bars. They have a range for the 2015 road glides at:

http://www.brcustomcycles.com/2015_ROAD_GLIDE.php

Stock SERGU15 bars have 11" rise, 10&1/2" pullback a 10&1/2" width at the risers and are very much like the handles on a wheelbarrow I used to own in that they seem to come straight back at you.

I have ordered a set of 2015 Road Glide New Wave bars with 9" rise and 8" pullback to put my hands below shoulder height and address the awful stock wrist angle. This will suit my longer arms and allow blood to my hands on longer rides. 8 week wait time, they'll build them by hand and have them chromed. They work with internal wiring, heated handgrips and the 2015 hand control set up. thanks to this thread they will not have handgrip locating holes in them.

I'll post picks and a review when I get them.

Cheers Tom

[FLSTFI Dave]

Ok, my new Factory 47 bars are on.  They have a better wrist angle than stock, are wider than stock and taller than stock.  Mine are the 14" bars.  One thing to be sure of when ordering them as they are for the 15 Road Glide, is no pin holes in at the bar ends for the regular road glide hand controls.

When mine were ordered we specified no holes for locating hand controls, well they came with them and we had to send them back.

These are the 14" Factory 47.

[FLSTFI Dave]

I have had Paul Yaffe 14"  OEM Monkey bars on my last two bikes, still on my 13 SERK.  I wanted them for this bike, but after 7 months of waiting and bull crap one more month I gave up even though I love those bars.

Some comparison between the Yaffe 14" bars and the Factory 47 14" bars.

Yaffe are 14" bars are 15 1/2 inches tall, and are 37" wide from grip tip to grip tip.  Bars are 1 1/4 inches diameter.

Factory 47 14" bars are 13 1/2 inches tall, and are 39" wide from grip tip to grip tip.  Bars are 1 1/2 inches diameter.

Chrome is better and finish is better or the Factory 47 bars.  Customer service is also better.

[FLSTFI Dave]

Had I known that the Factory 47 were a little short and the Yaffe OEM Monkey bars ran tall I would have ordered 16" in the factory 47 as I would have liked them a little taller.  However initial impression after 100 miles is I like them.  I know I like the height a lot better than stock, and it will take a 500 mile day to confirm that I like the wrist angle better.  Sure feels like it, but factory bars did not bother me until over 200 miles in a day.

[FLSTFI Dave]

One really nice thing about the Factory 47 Bars is you can use stock wiring and stock clutch and brake lines.  That save a good deal of money, and time.  Yaffe requires all new hydraulic lines and wiring.

[DesertHOG]

Dave, when you say Factory 47, you mean Harley-Davidson or is the vendor named "Factory" ?

Simon