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[bdas2]

Here's my problem........ I hope someone can give me some input.  I have stock Harley bars on my 07 Jester and I need bars that will come 2" back towards me. Not higher and not wider. My dealership looked in the Harley books and can't give me the dimensions of my stock bars so that I can have some place to start. To measure my bars accurately I would have to remove them and have the bike down. They also looked in Drag, Custom Chrome and Harley catalogs and can't find any bars that will work (so they say). The stock bars are chubby because of the internal wiring. Knowing I will probably have to change the cables and stuff they say their stumped.  I know this  must have been done somewhere.  I have moved the bars up and down still doesn't work for me also I moved the seat closer still no good. Any help would be grateful. Even better, a name or item number of such bars would be great.

Thanks

[Twolanerider]

Far and away the most common bar used to change out for comfort have been the Wild1 575 bars.  I love them as have many others.  They are just a bit wider though.  For most the front brake line has been the only necessary other change.

[Chief]

I'll second the 575's. I'm in the process of installing them currently. They're not simply plug-n-play, but bringing the bars back will be beneficial.

[Eqcons]

Here's my problem........ I hope someone can give me some input.  I have stock Harley bars on my 07 Jester and I need bars that will come 2" back towards me. Not higher and not wider. My dealership looked in the Harley books and can't give me the dimensions of my stock bars so that I can have some place to start. To measure my bars accurately I would have to remove them and have the bike down. They also looked in Drag, Custom Chrome and Harley catalogs and can't find any bars that will work (so they say). The stock bars are chubby because of the internal wiring. Knowing I will probably have to change the cables and stuff they say their stumped.  I know this  must have been done somewhere.  I have moved the bars up and down still doesn't work for me also I moved the seat closer still no good. Any help would be grateful. Even better, a name or item number of such bars would be great.

Thanks

Yes, what you want is the Wild One Chubby 575s.  Read all about installation here: http://www.cvoharley.com/smf/index.php?topic=9584.0

Stock bars are just standard diameter, despite the internal wiring. The Chubbies take the wiring internally too, though!  You need to replace the handlebar clamp with the HD one-piece unit that's stock on the 08s, replace the brake lines, and in some cases (I had to, and I'd recommend that you do too) the idle/throttle cables. The clutch line is OK, but may need releasing from some of the ties on the lower frame.

Jim

[bdas2]

Thanks got all the info  I am now looking for the 575 bars 

[Eqcons]

Thanks got all the info  I am now looking for the 575 bars 

http://www.wild1inc.com

But Jim - HD-Dude on the board - is a dealer for them and can do a discount! 

Jim

[michaelbmenaker]

One word. Flanders. You can find them at www.flandersco.com.
Great bars. A zillion bends and excellent advice. Top quality and still family owned.

[ultrafxr]

Far and away the most common bar used to change out for comfort have been the Wild1 575 bars.  I love them as have many others.  They are just a bit wider though.  For most the front brake line has been the only necessary other change.

I find them to be quite a bit wider.  Not necessarily a problem and I'm pretty well used to them now but a little goes a long way as they say. 

[Eqcons]

I find them to be quite a bit wider.  Not necessarily a problem and I'm pretty well used to them now but a little goes a long way as they say. 

I've yet to ride mine with them fitted, but that's the thing that worries me - I really didn't want wider bars, because I had wider bars (The MoCo's Touring Pullbacks) on my '03 Ultra, and didn't like them being wider. Having short arms (and body, and legs!) is why I needed the further up/back bars in the first place, I found that wide bars were harder to make very tight, slow turns with.  Once Spring is here, and I get to ride it I'll see how they feel, and I hope I don't dislike them (Jeez, I'd hate to go through the pain of changing them back!) but why they have to be wider is a mystery to me....  They don't say on their site they are wider, as far as I recall, which is a bit of a serious omission.

Jim

[ultrafxr]

I've yet to ride mine with them fitted, but that's the thing that worries me - I really didn't want wider bars, because I had wider bars (The MoCo's Touring Pullbacks) on my '03 Ultra, and didn't like them being wider. Having short arms (and body, and legs!) is why I needed the further up/back bars in the first place, I found that wide bars were harder to make very tight, slow turns with.  Once Spring is here, and I get to ride it I'll see how they feel, and I hope I don't dislike them (Jeez, I'd hate to go through the pain of changing them back!) but why they have to be wider is a mystery to me....  They don't say on their site they are wider, as far as I recall, which is a bit of a serious omission.

Jim

Jim, their spec sheet:  http://www.wild1inc.com/chubbydimensions.html  shows the 575s to be 34.5" wide.  Never measured my stock bars & don't know what stock width is but first time I sat on bike that is the first thing I noticed - how much wider they were.  Probably not much in actual dimension but the 'feel' is that they are quite a bit wider than stock.  Actually it helps provide leverage when cornering and I do like that.  Also I find it easier at slow speed also because of more leverage.  I like the pull back but I wish they were a tad bit less wide.

[Twolanerider]

I've yet to ride mine with them fitted, but that's the thing that worries me - I really didn't want wider bars, because I had wider bars (The MoCo's Touring Pullbacks) on my '03 Ultra, and didn't like them being wider. Having short arms (and body, and legs!) is why I needed the further up/back bars in the first place, I found that wide bars were harder to make very tight, slow turns with.  Once Spring is here, and I get to ride it I'll see how they feel, and I hope I don't dislike them (Jeez, I'd hate to go through the pain of changing them back!) but why they have to be wider is a mystery to me....  They don't say on their site they are wider, as far as I recall, which is a bit of a serious omission.

Jim

I've not got long arms Jim.  They're not a problem here.  The wrist/hand angle is so much improved that the slight difference in width becomes a non-issue.

[Eqcons]

Jim, their spec sheet:  http://www.wild1inc.com/chubbydimensions.html  shows the 575s to be 34.5" wide.  Never measured my stock bars & don't know what stock width is but first time I sat on bike that is the first thing I noticed - how much wider they were.  Probably not much in actual dimension but the 'feel' is that they are quite a bit wider than stock.  Actually it helps provide leverage when cornering and I do like that.  Also I find it easier at slow speed also because of more leverage.  I like the pull back but I wish they were a tad bit less wide.

Trouble is, how do you measure the stock and the WO bars for width.... grips on?  grips off? There's no way to do a meaningful comparison without an official similarly measured dimension for the stock bars.    Laying them alongside one another, as far as possible, I thing the WOs are about an 1½" wider on each side.

but I wish they were a tad bit less wide

I wish you hadn't said that!  

Jim

[Eqcons]

I've not got long arms Jim.  They're not a problem here.  The wrist/hand angle is so much improved that the slight difference in width becomes a non-issue.

I'm hoping not, Don!  Thanks for the reassurance. Won't be long now till I find out! 

Jim

[Chief]

Jim, their spec sheet:  http://www.wild1inc.com/chubbydimensions.html  shows the 575s to be 34.5" wide.  Never measured my stock bars & don't know what stock width is but first time I sat on bike that is the first thing I noticed - how much wider they were.  Probably not much in actual dimension but the 'feel' is that they are quite a bit wider than stock.  Actually it helps provide leverage when cornering and I do like that.  Also I find it easier at slow speed also because of more leverage.  I like the pull back but I wish they were a tad bit less wide.

I just put a tape on the stock bars and they're 32" to the outside, bare.

[Twolanerider]

I'm hoping not, Don!  Thanks for the reassurance. Won't be long now till I find out! 

Jim

Everyone is different of course.  But I really doubt that even with metric arms you'll have a problem.  Will take a few miles just to get used to the difference of course.  Then a moment of clarity will occur and you'll realize, "hey, that 'spot" that was uncomfortable before isn't anymore." 

In my case the stock bars got me in the small of my back closer to the right shoulder.  But the hand and wrist angles are so much better that lots of things improved.  You'll likely be quite pleased.  Of course the damn things just look a heluva lot better too.