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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 06:21 AM
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Question Help Identifying Handlebars Please.

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I am new here.

Can someone please identify the handlebars on these two bikes for me please. I think the first one (Charlie Sheen) one is a buckhorn style and the second (Lorenzo Lamas) mini ape hangers... have I got this right? Thanks for any help,

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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 06:33 AM
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They both look like apes to me...just different styles of bars and risers.
 
Old Apr 26, 2012 | 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by trainedkilla
They both look like apes to me...
LOL, I was asking about the _handlebars_ not the riders, but I see what you mean
 
Old Apr 26, 2012 | 12:28 PM
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Thanks trainedkilla, I guess there are many different styles of ape bars depending on the manufacturer. Thanks.
 
Old Apr 26, 2012 | 12:34 PM
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Buckhorns
 
Old Apr 26, 2012 | 01:07 PM
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Yep, Buckhorns.
 
Old Apr 26, 2012 | 01:56 PM
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Buckhorns on Charlie Sheen's bike and looks like stock Wide Glide or some other brand of ape bars on Lorenzo's bike.
 
Old Apr 26, 2012 | 05:05 PM
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The 2nd to bottom pic looks like stock bars from a Softail Custom - same as are on my bike in the sig pic. The bottom pic of the same bars looks like about 12" mini-apes, but maybe not softail custom bars, looking at the straight on. Either way, some softail custom mini-apes will be about the same (see below).

The upper pics look like the stock risers from a softail standard with some buckhorn bars that are a little different than what was stock on my bike, but not much. Maybe a pre-2000 stock softail standard bar??

Original 2004 Softail Standard bars:


Softail Custom bars:
 

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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 06:33 PM
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The top picture look exactly like my stock buckhorn bars on my 1986 FXSTC with 4.5" pullback risers.
 
Old Apr 26, 2012 | 06:35 PM
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All of the Softail Customs and Standards from 84 to 99 came with 6" pull back risers, and Buckhorn bars. I think they changed in 2000 to a different style bar. I have a magazine with Lorenzo's Softail in it, and the bars appear to be 12 or 14" apes on short risers.
 



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