Which handle to choose for your Road King Special

This article is only for 2017 and newer Road King Specials. We get a lot of customers asking which handlebar they need to use for their Road King Special. The stock handlebar is 1-1/4" but steps down to 1" for the controls. The riser is also 1-1/4". In this case, many people think you can use the Signature bar, but we do not recommend this because the Signature bar was designed to take the Road Glide weighted control clamps on the top. So, in this case, there would be holes that would show on your bar. The only fix for this is to but the Road Glide weighted control clamps which run over $100.

Our solution to this is to use our Malo or Maddogger handlebar so you do not need to change the control clamps. The only issue with this is our bar steps down to 1" but all you have to do is purchase our 1-1/4" adapter for $60 and problem solved. Keep in mind we personally use this adapter on our own bikes and it is very safe. We have listed the items below you need.

Road King Special Bars

Harley Davidson Control Clamps.

Harley Davidson has been  good on using the same control clamps for years. It really doesn't matter what year or model of your bike because they are all universal. That is until they released the 2015 Road Glide and it came out with a longer heavier clamp with a pin on the other side. It is kinda random that they did that. The new design does not look bad and the pin on the other side seems to be a safety feature, not to mention the extra weight is suppose to reduce handle bar vibration. But why only do it to the Road Glide Standard, Special and Ultra? The Road Glide CVO (Custom Vehicle Operations) is the premium Harley Davidson and it has the older style control clamp. It might be due to the fact the controls are chrome on the CVO maybe Harley never chromed the new style clamp so just settled for the older style. Well thankfully it is only a clamp and it honestly takes two minutes to change them. Our Signature handle bar is designed to fit the Standard, Special and Ultra model for the clamp. If you have a CVO please specify when you purchase so we can make sure the handle bar we send you will fit perfectly. Now if you are trying to run one of our handlebars that is not a Signature on your 2015-now Road Glide all you simply have to do is buy the older style clamps which run around $30 (click here for example). You can use the diagrams below to determine which style you have.

Part Number:41700321 & 36700113