Fire...I had to adjust the bars on my SERGU back a bit from where they were set at the factory. They sit further back than did the stock bars on my '06 SEUC, so I'm a little surprised by your statement. I'm assuming, of course, that your bars and my bars are the same part number. I know that the '09 SERG's have very different bars on them than the current version. I saw that for myself on Good Howie's bike in Maggie Valley this past year. I wouldn't last an hour with the bars on his bike. He's a big guy, and they are uncomfortable for him as well. The part number on my bar is 57461-11. Is your's different?
Getting to the bar clamps on the RG is really easy compared to a batwing fairing.
The Hydraulic clutch bars will generally have a detent to prevent totally free rotation of the clutch and clamping assembly.
I always have to adjust the bar position, along with the position of both the clutch and the brake, so that my fingers rest where I want them to. I generally ride with two fingers covering the front brake lever, and I have small hands, so adjustment is needed.
My factory bars are as low/back as they can go without damaging anything, the wrist angle is fantastic, and I too am surprised about the bars, because I have long arms for my size. But as soon as I sat on it for the wife to see about my seating position she said why are you leaning forward like that, so right then and there I knew the discomfort I have been feeling in the back of my neck and my back is from the handlebars. I will try and get a part number for my handlebars, but my dealer doesn't seem 100% on the up and up with CVO knowledge.....
They were able to track down the part number for me to get highway pegs that match, and I was also informed there is NOT a matching backrest pad for the Black seat on the skunk and the blue and black bike, but there is one for the Brown seat that comes on the Maple CVO RGC, extremely frustrating to me, since the maple color seems to be the harder one to find and there seems to be more of the other two color with the Black version of the seat.
Also found out today an HD rider backrest will not work with my seat, another disappointment there.
So I have an email in to Danny gray about a seat setup, and I'm trying to decide on handlebars for now as well.
This is my 5th HD bike and all have needed some type of seat upgrade, but my back has NEVER hurt so much from a 500 mile day on any of my bikes, not even with stock bars.
So basically my CVO is fantastic with looks, but right now I'm on the hunt to make it more comfortable for me, my Limited was the opposite, extremely comfortable but there was too much about the looks I wanted to change.