lets see the Apes!
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Road Master
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From: Mo
Now I'm starting to see what others are saying about these bars, to far back, having to cut more than than the 1/8 off the fairing... yeah, not worth the trouble to me!
Road Warrior
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From: Lafayette La
I do not have apps but considering them, but never road a bike with ape hangers. My son changed the stock bars to straight bars on Sportster (no rise but maybe 15degree ends). I road the bike with both bars and the straights felt more incontrol to me, the stocks were only about 4" rise, they felt cool and all but with the straight bars I felt more part of the motorcycle. Question for the guys that have the apes: do you think your in full control of the bike in rain, curves and advers conditins? Do you think a new rider should use the ape hangers?
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Road Master
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From: Batavia, NY
I do not have apps but considering them, but never road a bike with ape hangers. My son changed the stock bars to straight bars on Sportster (no rise but maybe 15degree ends). I road the bike with both bars and the straights felt more incontrol to me, the stocks were only about 4" rise, they felt cool and all but with the straight bars I felt more part of the motorcycle. Question for the guys that have the apes: do you think your in full control of the bike in rain, curves and advers conditins? Do you think a new rider should use the ape hangers?
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Road Master
Joined: Jun 2012
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From: Mo
I do not have apps but considering them, but never road a bike with ape hangers. My son changed the stock bars to straight bars on Sportster (no rise but maybe 15degree ends). I road the bike with both bars and the straights felt more incontrol to me, the stocks were only about 4" rise, they felt cool and all but with the straight bars I felt more part of the motorcycle. Question for the guys that have the apes: do you think your in full control of the bike in rain, curves and advers conditins? Do you think a new rider should use the ape hangers?
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2014
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From: Lafayette La
Can't dis-agree with you at this point, because we were at the local HD dealer Friday just look around. There was a 09 sportster bobber in the parking lot, it had a little tan leather seat, chopped fender, stage 1 with V&H and some apes 14"+ not sure but cool little bike. But what caught my eye was the kick stand worn half down from dragging the road in the curves (on the flat part) with it up. I wanted to talk to the kid but by the time I seen him get on it and get over there, he had fired up, out the parking lot and down the road. Like he had robbed the place Lol. Anyway the apes must work pretty damn good.
4th Gear
Joined: Apr 2014
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From: Louisiana
Had 16" on my 05 Roadking Custom and felt more in control than with the stock ones. I plan on 16" apes from Carlini Design for my 14 SGS. At least that is my plan for now, I may change my mind later and go with another brand.
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Tourer
Joined: Feb 2014
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From: Cypress, TX
question on the namz extensions. i see in the link someone posted that you can get the namz extensions for those vindiktas bars, and i was told to get the 12" extensions (part #NTBW-X12) to be safe. my question is, on namz website, there's the 12" extensions, then there's the plug-n-play up to 20" bars (part # NTBW-4202) wouldn't that be the way to go? that should save a lot of time on wiring, right?
http://www.namzcustomcycleproducts.c...e_ext.html#top
http://www.namzcustomcycleproducts.c...e_ext.html#top
Road Master
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From: Batavia, NY
I got the longest ones namz offered. For the few dollars more it cost, I figured there's plenty of space in there to hide any excess. I think mine were 15"? And FYI, if you order from namz, you're going to get a shipping label before they ship them, It's automatically generated. It took like a week and half to get my extensions and they're just the next state over. The excuse I got is it took a week to "build" my extensions. My shipping label came 2 days after my order, they didn't ship for a week after that.
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