y...but the handlebars of the later bikes is a bit of a head scratcher. I prefer the early bars as well Dick.
The stock late model bars have 8" of pullback and I would like a bar with a 10" pullback or so...with a width of say 30" versus the ~28" stock bar width. I need to do a bit more research to find such a bar for my bike. I believe the cables will have to be changed and this of course ups the ante. If I had shorter legs, the stock bars maybe ok...but I find myself sitting a bit more rearward on the seat to take some of the knee bend out and this means I would like a bit more pullback perhaps coupled with a bit more natural sweep of the early bikes versus the more kinked bar shape of the new bikes.
One caveat Dick when it comes to fitting bars from other bikes. Check the knurl spacing. I haven't researched if there is perfect knurl alignment between Bonny and Harley bars. Luck may say yes but perhaps not. You don't want the knurl to stick outside the risers of course for the cosmetic eyesore it would create so something to consider.
Here is a manufacturer of interest that is said to provide good chrome quality:
http://www.thehandlebarcompany.com/harley-davidson-handlebars.html
Again...I need to do a bit more research...I don't think the Norman Hyde Western bar is what I want as I believe it maybe too wide with not enough pullback.
Cheers,
George