Harley handlebar fit guide
Every bar we ship is guaranteed to bolt straight onto your Harley, even if your front end isn't stock. Here's how it works.
1. Tell us your Harley
Use the garage in the header to pick your family, model and year. That's all we need to guarantee fit. If you have a custom front end, we will ask you to provide details so we can make sure it fits.
2. We match everything
Every bar ships with the correct clamp diameter and knurl location for your bike, set up for your hydraulic or cable clutch. Where your bike uses internal wiring, the bar is pre-drilled to match.
3. We build it in 5 working days
Your bar is hand-built to your exact spec in 5 working days and fits your Harley perfectly. Don't be afraid to customise it as much as you want: tell us what you have in mind and we'll build it.
Measuring and fitting your bars
How do I measure Harley handlebars?
Four numbers describe a bar. Rise is the vertical distance from the centre of the clamp, where the bar sits in the risers, to the centre of the grip. Width is the total end-to-end width. Pullback is how far the grips sit back towards you from the clamp area. The clamp (mount) diameter is 1 inch (25.4 mm) or 1.25 inch (32 mm) on the Harley-Davidson models we build for, and the grip section is always 1 inch, so stock grips and controls fit.
Some makers measure rise from the bottom of the bar at the clamp to the top of the bar at the grip, which gives a bigger number, so compare like with like when you hold our sizes against another bar. If you have measured your current bars, you can hand us the numbers and we build to them.
What size handlebars fit my Harley?
Your model and year decide it: they set the clamp diameter, the knurl position and how the clutch, throttle and wiring meet the bar. Tell us your bike and we build the bar with the right clamp diameter, knurl position and clutch set-up for it. The main tube can be 1.25, 1.5, 1.66 or 2 inch depending on the bar, stepping down to 1 inch at the grips, and each Harley model page lists the bars that fit that bike.
How do I change the handlebars on a Harley?
Before you start, check how the clutch cable or line, the throttle cables (on bikes that have them), the brake line and the wiring are routed, and whether they will reach the new bar at full lock both ways: taller, wider or further pulled-back bars can need longer ones.
Then take the grips, switch housings, clutch lever (or hydraulic clutch master cylinder) and front brake master cylinder off the old bar, keeping the master cylinders upright. If the wiring runs inside the bar, de-pin the connectors and pull the wires through; whether we drill your bar for internal wiring depends on the clutch type you choose when you order. Open the riser clamp, fit the new bar, centre it, set the angle and torque the clamp bolts to the figure in your service manual.
Refit the controls, turn the bars lock to lock and check that nothing pulls tight, then test the brake, clutch, throttle and switches before you ride. If you would rather not work on brakes and wiring, have a Harley workshop fit the bars.