I came from a bike that had 16" apes that I could lay back on, so this is a LOT different for me... Got my Rocky Risers on and they helped some and kept messing with my backrest and think I finally got it worked out. Just had to lean it as far forward as it'll go and move my butt further forward in the seat than I wanted... I agree, I would like to have some different bar options and just be able to extend the cables and lines like I did on my other bike, but part of it is just a different riding position that I'm slowly getting used to