Man! thats alot of movement. I have the 2" spacers under my stock set-up and I get just a small amount of movement. I am planning to go to solid mounts in the future. I have to admit, before I got my bike I used to see bike with apes and think how ridiculous it looked. Now I'm hooked! I love'em that way. Shoulder high or just below, not way above. Now I saw a sporty the other day with some huge bars. That made me chuckle.

 

I think it all depends on the rider .... what's good for one wont be for another. I've got mini-apes over 3.5" straight risers and my bars are perfect for me. I suppose they would equal the same height as 12.5" apes. I do believe that poly bushings are a must .... they took all the mush out of my bike. And, having ridden a bros '06 Lowrider many times, I do like the feel of my set-up better. I've thought I might try Heritage bars .... as there would be no cable swap, but I like mine enough to stay where I am. The only way I'd change is if I was going for a complete different look on my ride.

Bucket ... look at some Wild1 507's .... drags that are a little higher .... you might like those and they wouldnt require any new cables I dont think.

PsTaN

 

Hey Bucketass, if you want to stiffen up the bars, I installed the Wild1 thick risers and it made a world of difference, and that is with the stock bushings, plus they look much beefier. You can see them on my mods page on my web site.

 

cool, thanks for the info.

Nice site btw..

 

Why do I have what on my bike - "Mini-Apes"? That's a Harley term. I imagine if I wanted drag bars for my bike, and ordered them from Harley, I could just ask for a set of "Flat Apes".

As for why I have those particular bars on my bike. That's what it came with. Had it come with real apes, I would have taken them off, and replaced them with either mini apes or flat apes.

 

my sig for the last 3 months showed apes on the bike....Now, I am positioned like a standard drag setup. This position allow me to feel more in control at high speeds and through corners...
the position is different, obviously. Comfort is the same for me.

 

I put on 18 inch apes after I bought the SG but soon it looked too large for the bike to me. I wanted something narrow, but tall...so I snagged a set of 12 inch "gimp apes" off of Ebay for about $120....yeah I'm a cheap bastard. Since they are narrow they stil look like they have height.

 

It was just the other side of the coin compared to the statement that pretty much started the controversy.

First statement was only drags, this one only apes...both statements had no regard that either could be practical.

 

I have a set of drags/pull backs that are so comfortable it's insane. I highly recommend them and I think they LOOK better too...IMHO of course but...to each his own.

 

I have 16" apes with 2" riser's. At first it was sloppy with the rubber mount's. Changed it out with polyurethene mount's. Now it is tight. No movement like before.