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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 07:59 PM
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Now these are ape hangers!


 
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 08:01 PM
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Looks like a giant kite not to mention looks really unsafe.
 
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 08:10 PM
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Yup, them's Ape Hangers all right.
 
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 08:13 PM
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I used to have a pair of those on my bike, I changed them out for taller bars....
 
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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Thats what you need for them 100 mile pluse rides.
 
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 08:35 PM
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ape stretchers
 
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 09:18 PM
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Hey they match the exhaust!

Some folks have way too much time on their hands.
 
Old Jan 30, 2009 | 11:14 PM
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That Photoshopped picture is quite a few years old. I think its been on this board more than once in the past.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2009 | 01:16 AM
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That Photoshopped picture is quite a few years old. I think its been on this board more than once in the past.
LOL, they forgot to photoshop the clutch lever in too.
 
Old Jan 31, 2009 | 05:43 PM
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I'm from the St. Louis area where this guy rides around. I have seen him on the highway, this is not photoshopped. Have no idea how he does it.
 



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