If you got a 03 accessories catalogue then check out the flamed warrior on pages 60,62,and 79 etc.. This bike has the bars you're asking about. These bars put your hands at a more natural bend the stock ones open up your chest more, turn your wrists outwards, and raise your arms higher. Think of the Warrior bend bars as beach cruiser style bars. Hope this helps.

 

For comparison, by my measurements[/emoticons/emotion-4.gif], the stock bars have 5 inches of pullback, 9 inches of rise, and are 34 inches wide. By the Tucker Rocky catalog, definitions as follows;
RISE- Vertical dimension (height) of the bar measured from the bottom of the highest point on the bar (viewed from the side with the front face of the bar positioned vertically).
PULLBACK- Horizontal dimension from the front face of the bar to the rearmost point on the bar. Measured in a front to rear direction (viewed from the side with the front face of the bar positioned vertically).
Being 5'8", I need a bar that comes back farther than stock so I am not bent over reaching for the bars to be comfortable and a little bit narrower than stock.
THIS IS HOW I DETERMINED MY PREFERENCE ON THE BIKE-With the bike sitting upright on a stand, I removed the bars and sat on the bike in my desired riding position (back straight,elbows slightly bent, etc.). I then had some help measuring the dimensions from the handlebar clamps that would hold the center of the bars. We measured the horizontal dimension to get pullback, the vertical dimension to determine rise, (both measured to the center of an imaginary straight bar that I was holding- but remember in the horizontal and vertical plane!!!) and the distance at the outside of my hands determined the width. I am using a HD bar that has 7 inches pullback, 2.5 inches rise, and is 32 inches wide with a 6 inch curved riser. Not only does it look good (reflects the radius of the front of the tank) it puts me in a comfortable position with my elbows bent. Once you have dimensions, you can look at varoius manufacturers to find a bar that meets your measurements or is close. But there is not substitute for trying them out!
P.S. I do not know if stock controls and cables would work on this bar as I am using aftermarket controls as well. But I hope this helps.[/emoticons/emotion-2.gif]
Andrew Preston

 

Thanks guys.... I appreciate the help. Is is hard to change a handlebar or is that something I should leave to the dealer???

 

Leave it to US not the dealer. You can definatley do this youself. A word of caution using HD aftermarket bars though. If the bar has a riser built into it than stay away from it. The riser spacing is narrower on a harley than it is on a Yamaha and the creative modifications that will be needed are not for the faint of heart.

 

Has anyone tried the Baron's "Kickback" Risers(1.75" rise, 2" pullback) along with the Aeromach "35 degree" bars? I am 5'9" and considering this combination to give me 2" more pullback.

 

Is there a way to tell in advance if the stock wiring is going to reach on any particular aftermarket bar?

 

You can do it if you need help just ask, save your money for more mods i did my bars in about 2hrs and it was my first time.

 

I have a 'How to' web page on the Baron Radius bars:
http://users.adelphia.net/~redhorse/radius_install_1of2.htm

 

well I'll give you my experience with pullback bars(or sweptback which ever you prefer)a few months ago I installed some "Road Star bars"from the Yamaha star catalog 3 5/8" rise,12" pullback and 33 5/8" wide.I trimmed a little off each side and ended up with a 32" width and a little less pullback(I'm fairly tall 6'2" and have a long reach)while this setup felt supremely comfortable just sitting on the bike or putting around town at slow speeds when it came time to ride agressively or at higher speeds they don't work near as well as the stock bar shape.The sweptback bar angle makes it more difficult to hang onto the bike under hard acceleration(you get the unsettling feeling of your hands slipping toward the end of the grip)and while cornering agressively the bike feels more awkward to transition from side to side.These bars would probably be great for a lot of people who want cruiser comfort but are too big a compromise for myself.

 

tx2whlr,
Good point...... I didn't consider that.... and with all the hard excels I make........... I better think about it.