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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 11:43 AM
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Burly cables any good ?
I put the burly cable kit on my bike. they are pretty good for the price, the clutch cable is a little stiffer than the stocker but not by much.
 
Old Jul 16, 2011 | 12:30 PM
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I may go with
Burly cable kit
Wild 1 16"
And a control kit that comes with
Levers
master Cylinder
housings and buttons
 
Old Jul 16, 2011 | 12:34 PM
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What vendor should I buy this from?
I like getting stuff from vendors on the forum.
 
Old Jul 16, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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Should I get apes?

Hmmm... apes? Knew a guy who had a chimpanzee once. It freaked out one day and bit off his wife's nose. That's when I said I'd never have a monkey.
Apes seem like a much bigger problem...
 
Old Jul 16, 2011 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Talldog
Ape's are the way to go, had them on my Heritage and about to put them on my Bagger.

Takes a couple rides to get used to them, but once you do, you'll never go back.
Whats so great about them ?
 
Old Jul 16, 2011 | 05:28 PM
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Whats so great about them ?
Comfort and leverage, mainly.
 
Old Jul 16, 2011 | 05:45 PM
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they are very comfortable, and i have never heard of anyone DEVELOPING shoulder problems from them. give them a shot, i am sure you will not regret it
 
Old Jul 16, 2011 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by lofathd
they are very comfortable, and i have never heard of anyone DEVELOPING shoulder problems from them. give them a shot, i am sure you will not regret it
I have a custom softail bobber with 16's and love em just never rode a heritage with them.
 
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Old Jul 16, 2011 | 07:19 PM
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i have a Fatboy with chubby 16"ers. only had 1 issue, but it happened a few times. Due to the height they get some serious leverage. If i hit a big bump or pulled back too hard, the bars would loosen up, i'd have to pull over, whip out the allen wrench and tighten em up. That got old fast, and scary. Ended up puttin some red loctite on em, *knock on wood* worked like a charm.
 
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Originally Posted by pargenz
Comfort and leverage, mainly.
Have never even sat on a bike with them but it seems like there would be a loss of leverage. Maybe not in the lower ones, but Ive seen some that really look, (well I wont say) but I wonder how a person could steer with them, especially in a hurry. Just dont look like they would work well in the rodeo. But I've never tried them.


ok maybe leverage in leaning, but not in turning, I have 0 problem in leaning my bike now, but then I dont have a big bike either 1200C
 
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