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[Eqcons]

Well I have put in a little over 3 hours riding with the 578's and at this stage I don't think I will have them on for long!

I am 5'6" and I find the bars too wide and I am still reaching a little, not as much as the stock bars but my shoulders were aching with the extra width/height.

It might be an adjustment period so I will roll the bars back a little more to get the closer and give it several more hours.

These bars are considerably wider than stock.

Yep, that was one of my big gripes with 575s. Too wide. A slow turn on full lock with my little arms was a nightmare. But they were the best I could get.  You might like the HD pullbacks a bit more though - normal width, with 2" back, but as I've said elsewhere, still not close enough to me.  Problem on the 14s and 15s is that if you rotate the bars back much, there's contact with the tank on lock. 

[Eqcons]

I am 5-6 also.

Hmm, quite a few of us vertically challenged guys.  Perhaps we should have a new topic "stumpy_riders" 

[DownUnder CVO]

Pretty much all aftermarket bars are wider. Before you pull them PLEASE rotate them backwards. You would be surprised how much an inch toward you can make or break the bars. I hated my 13's when I put them on, rolled them back about 1 to 1.5 inches and I absolutely LOVE them.

Jesse

I rotated the 578"s back until they just cleared the tank, your correct Jesse, much more comfortable. Still the width issue on slow turns, but once your aware of it its a no brainer.

[GC_Super]

Have always wanted to change the stock HD bars to the Wild I 575's. Finally decided to do it on my 14. Called to order and was bummed to find out that the Wild ones don't fit the 14 Limited due to the new fairing design and the angle being too sharp for.
Does anyone have an option for a 10 inch bar with similar specs  to the 575's  Looked at pics of the 578's, which are I think 12" but I don't want to go that high.

Well, I started this thread 10 months ago. Never thought I would have so much trouble picking a set of bars, but the 14 models presented a new set of challenges. Today I ordered a set of Todd Cycles 8 inch bagger bars,  which say they are specifically made to fit the 14's with TBW and heated grips. But, since I'm still waffling, and I love the look of the 10 in LA chopper bars, I ordered a set of them also. Will return one set after choosing. I think the width will be the issue. Wish some of the taller bars weren't so wide, but after sitting on a few bikes with similar bars, I think I'll like them OK. Mainly hoping to get rid of the neck pain on my 60 year old neck.

[Eqcons]

Well, I started this thread 10 months ago. Never thought I would have so much trouble picking a set of bars, but the 14 models presented a new set of challenges. Today I ordered a set of Todd Cycles 8 inch bagger bars,  which say they are specifically made to fit the 14's with TBW and heated grips. But, since I'm still waffling, and I love the look of the 10 in LA chopper bars, I ordered a set of them also. Will return one set after choosing. I think the width will be the issue. Wish some of the taller bars weren't so wide, but after sitting on a few bikes with similar bars, I think I'll like them OK. Mainly hoping to get rid of the neck pain on my 60 year old neck.

I'm still not delighted with the MoCo 2" pullback bars, but I've not found anything better that fits.  Apes look ridiculous on a Glide (in my opinion of course) and I think all bars with sharp corners are fuglier than a big bag of fugly things marked "v. fugly" - sorry GC!  Bars should have curves, not pointy bits! 

I think the bar that's my ideal is just not made.  A 1¼" bar with the same rise and wrist angle as the WO575, but 2" more pullback, and 2" narrower.  But I might as well be asking for the moon.... 

[GC_Super]

I'm still not delighted with the MoCo 2" pullback bars, but I've not found anything better that fits.  Apes look ridiculous on a Glide (in my opinion of course) and I think all bars with sharp corners are fuglier than a big bag of fugly things marked "v. fugly" - sorry GC!  Bars should have curves, not pointy bits! 

I think the bar that's my ideal is just not made.  A 1¼" bar with the same rise and wrist angle as the WO575, but 2" more pullback, and 2" narrower.  But I might as well be asking for the moon.... 

Well I actually agree with you. When I started my search, I absolutely did not want the sharp angles, but like you, I just couldn't find the height and angle that I wanted, so I changed my game plan to concentrate more on height and wrist angle. That's why I ended up with this style. Plus, there's room for a cup holder.

[Eqcons]

Well I actually agree with you. When I started my search, I absolutely did not want the sharp angles, but like you, I just couldn't find the height and angle that I wanted, so I changed my game plan to concentrate more on height and wrist angle. That's why I ended up with this style. Plus, there's room for a cup holder.

   I just couldn't stand to look at my bike with such fugly bars on. I might be comfortable, but I'd probably be masked so folks wouldn't know who they were laughing at, and I'd probably fall off because I kept looking at the bars! 

[Jswerve]

  I just couldn't stand to look at my bike with such fugly bars on. I might be comfortable, but I'd probably be masked so folks wouldn't know who they were laughing at, and I'd probably fall off because I kept looking at the bars! 

No points on my 13" bars. They are ridiculous, ridiculously comfy and stylish

[Eqcons]

No points on my 13" bars. They are ridiculous, ridiculously comfy and stylish

Of course they are, Jesse!       

[Jswerve]

Of course they are, Jesse!       

Hey to each his own right? I hope they make the bars you need. There are a few custom bar makers. Have you tried that route?

[Eqcons]

Hey to each his own right? I hope they make the bars you need. There are a few custom bar makers. Have you tried that route?

Yes, one man's neat is another man's fugly, Jesse.   

Not so easy to look at things like custom bar makers from this side of the pond. 

[Jswerve]

Yes, one man's neat is another man's fugly, Jesse.   

Not so easy to look at things like custom bar makers from this side of the pond. 

You sir are in a bit of a pickle I'm afraid. I rode a bike with Harley 2" pullbacks, yuk! Felt like I was pushing a wheel barrow!

[Eqcons]

You sir are in a bit of a pickle I'm afraid. I rode a bike with Harley 2" pullbacks, yuk! Felt like I was pushing a wheel barrow!

The older 2" pullbacks were like that, but the current ones better.  Maybe it was the older ones you tried?    It's my Holy Grail, the ideal bar.  (And just about as much chance of finding it!)

[Jswerve]

Well they were on a friends 12 cvo sg.  Probably 2 years old.

[Eqcons]

That would be the current ones, then Jesse.  I don't find them that bad.