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Custom Vehicle Discussions => CVO™ Road Glide Ultra® => Topic started by: ramseyusmc on April 01, 2022, 04:18:27 PM
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I have a 2015 FLTRUSE. LOVE IT. I ride daily for work.
I find the wrist angle is becoming more and more uncomfortable for me. I use a back rest and sit up more than I used to. I am looking for slightly higher bars with less of a sweep.
Any advice on pre-wired bars I can purchase (DIY Install) that use stock Brake and Clutch Cables?
With less of a sweep?
I heard I can go to 12s sometimes 14s without needing to change the Hydraulic Cables.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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G’day Ramseyusmc,
I had the same issue with Lucille my 2015 FLTRUSE. The stock bars were painful as they were made for little folks with midget arms. IMHO they copied the design off a wheelbarrow handle.
First thing is to make sure you are happy with the seat as changing the seat changes your grip angles etc on the bars.
Go have a look at https://brcustomcycles.com/
They have a bar measurement guide towards the bottom of the home page.
Get an old coat hanger & use the guide to bend it into a set up that suits your desired wrist angle, arm height & so on. Take the measurements that suit you & then start looking for bars that match your measurements. That way you will end up with something that suits you ergonomically rather than a fashion trend.
I had BRs build mine & have had 7 happy years behind them.
There are lots of options out there so choose your own adventure. Good luck.
Cheers Tom
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You can go up to 14in.on a RG without changing out your cables. If you wire up your own bars there's plenty of wire behind the speedo cluster for the that also.
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Great Info all, thanks.
Does anyone know or know where I can find the sweep of stock CVO bars?
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G’day Ramseyusmc,
Use the guide from the above post & measure them.
Cheers Tom
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LA Choppers bars have the perfect wrist angle (for me at least) and have a narrower width. I have a batwing and went with Twin Peaks but they would be too wide at the bottom for an RG. I know they make a bar for the RG but don’t know what it’s called. Mine were very easy to run wires internally with a rope and simple green as a lube so I wouldn’t stress over finding a pre-wired bar as long as you don’t go with a meat hook style.
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KST makes a 3 piece bar that you can adjust the wrist angle. Took a few adjustments but they are perfect once I found my sweet spot.
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Thanks for all the advice.
Ended up going with KST 12" Ape Hangers, prewired from Hill Country.
Installing this weekend.
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KTS 12" Meat Hooks Installed.
Bought them from https://hillcountrycustomcycles.com
Complete Pre-Wired Kit. Couldn't be happier. Great customer support and products.
Stock Hydraulic Cables worked perfect.
Thanks for all the responses and replies.
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Heli bars, I love them you can adjust them any way you want