For those that have 10 inch apes (such as PYO, KTS, Vindikta) installed, do you still get lots of wind on your wrists? I like the 10", but if my wrists will be in the elements and still catch lots of wind in the cold weather, I think I may as well go with the 12" or 14” and wear heavier gloves. I am 5’11”…looking to add bars to a 2014 SGS. Thanks in advance.

 

I can tell from reading your post you will be disappointed if you go with the 10's

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I went with the 12" bars and very happy with them. I have had the 10" and the 14" bars before, and for me the 12" are the best happy medium and the most comfortable without sacrificing looks. I don't notice a lot of extra wind on my hands, and definitely not enough to go back to 10" bars.

 

I have had both 10's and 14's. Go with the 14's, you will be much happier.

 

When you had the 10's were your hands still hidden behind the fairing or did they still stick up a bit above? If they were above the fairing, was there a big difference with the 12"s

 

Depending how you rotate the bars forward or back to you the 10" bars can be completely behind the fairing or right at the edge of the top. To a degree the same is true for the 12" bars. I have mine rotated all the way forward so that they are still a little above the top edge of the fairing. I could rotate them back toward me and get them under the fairing more. I don't notice much wind on my hands even rotated forward, because the normal flow of the wind up the fairing contour (similar to what the windshield does) tends to flow over the top edge of my hands. So you do have some degree of adjustment depending on how you rotate the bars.

 

I think you may be right friend..

 

+1 I went with 14s on my street glide after goin back and forth with how far my hands would be above the fairing , go with the bars you like the first time . I had no more wind than I did with the 12s.
Heavier gloves if needed are cheaper than bar changes.

 

Everyone I talk to wishes they went one size bigger get the 12 or 14's if you get the 10's you will be changing them out sooner than later.

 

I have the 10" MBB and can tell you that I get very minimal wind on the hands. They are in line with the top of the fairing whereas the 12" would be above the fairing and I can't see how you wouldn't catch wind on the hands with anything higher than the 10". Just my 2 cents worth.