I think l finally " get" ape hangers!
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The way I understand it, "Apes" come from the days of hard tail motorcycles. Think Captain America and Billy from Easy Rider. Those kind of bikes. If you watch the movie, you can see how rigid those bikes were over bumps etc. Anyway the idea with apes is, that you can do a "pull up" over bumps so you don't take it in the rear. As opposed to standing up on the pegs. I may be wrong, and if I am maybe an old head will chime in and correct me on this.
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Originally Posted by Super Glidester 
The way I understand it, "Apes" come from the days of hard tail motorcycles. Think Captain America and Billy from Easy Rider. Those kind of bikes. If you watch the movie, you can see how rigid those bikes were over bumps etc. Anyway the idea with apes is, that you can do a "pull up" over bumps so you don't take it in the rear. As opposed to standing up on the pegs. I may be wrong, and if I am maybe an old head will chime in and correct me on this.
The way I understand it, "Apes" come from the days of hard tail motorcycles. Think Captain America and Billy from Easy Rider. Those kind of bikes. If you watch the movie, you can see how rigid those bikes were over bumps etc. Anyway the idea with apes is, that you can do a "pull up" over bumps so you don't take it in the rear. As opposed to standing up on the pegs. I may be wrong, and if I am maybe an old head will chime in and correct me on this.
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Speaking of Street Bob's, has anybody tried stock Street Bob handlebars on a late model wide glide?
What I am getting at is I have watched the wide glide evolve over the years and now it reminds me of a late 80's / early 90's Softail Custom except for the handlebars (and obviously the rear suspension).
I plan on riding my 95 Heritage until the day I die, but with the massive increase in motorcycle accidents and fatalities in my area lately, I almost find myself planning for the possibility of crashing my bike and it being totaled due to its age / low book value.
What I am getting at is I have watched the wide glide evolve over the years and now it reminds me of a late 80's / early 90's Softail Custom except for the handlebars (and obviously the rear suspension).
I plan on riding my 95 Heritage until the day I die, but with the massive increase in motorcycle accidents and fatalities in my area lately, I almost find myself planning for the possibility of crashing my bike and it being totaled due to its age / low book value.
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