6 to 8 inch rise on the bars, use the stock risers (even though they are really poorly made). Use your stock cables, switchboxes and related clutter.
Brand? Made in the USA, western Europe or Japan. Other than that, they are all about the same. Don't buy "house brand" from Custom Chrome or Drag Specialties, avoid Jireh/Canyon Run/Fog Hollow/V-twin Mfg like the plague, cheap junk at the same price as good bars from Chrome Werks, Flanders or Paughco.
Was your 98 the standard orange that faded to pink, or did you get one that had already been repainted?