Apes are only for looks and to get attention!
Road Master
Joined: Dec 2016
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From: Fairfax County, VA
Definitely look good. Certainly comfortable initially. Over time they'll destroy your shoulder and you'll switch back. The older athletes among us won't be the ones rocking apes for sure.
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Jul 2014
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From: The Great Midwest
I have 10" on my Ultra Limited. They're the right height as the 12" will take your hands above the fairing. I wished I had done helibars though, as I still have some left hand numbness
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 349
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From: Meco NY
I had 12 in.Yaffe Monkey Apes on My Street Glide,Very Comfortable,Always wish I had went with 14s So when I got My New RGS I put 14 in. Yaffe Monkey bars on that.Felt weird rideing it the first week till I got my Bars on.Once you have Apes you will know what I am Saying.Plus they look way better than stock bars.
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Intermediate
Joined: Apr 2017
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From: SoCal
Thanks for all the positive replies. So far so good after about 200 miles of riding with the apes. Hopefully any discomfort that I may experience in my shoulders on long trips will be less than the pain I felt in my wrists with the old bars.
Good point lyork about going above the fairing, since mine is a Road King I didn't have to consider the impact of going above the fairing. A friend of mine has a 2015 Road Glide and has 16s on his and wishes he went with 18s.
BTW the stock bars on a 2017 RK are 10" so 14" bars only raised my hands about 4 inches. Here's a pic with me on the bike showing where my hands ended up relative to my shoulders:
Good point lyork about going above the fairing, since mine is a Road King I didn't have to consider the impact of going above the fairing. A friend of mine has a 2015 Road Glide and has 16s on his and wishes he went with 18s.
BTW the stock bars on a 2017 RK are 10" so 14" bars only raised my hands about 4 inches. Here's a pic with me on the bike showing where my hands ended up relative to my shoulders:
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From: in a cave at the foothills
Thanks for all the positive replies. So far so good after about 200 miles of riding with the apes. Hopefully any discomfort that I may experience in my shoulders on long trips will be less than the pain I felt in my wrists with the old bars.
Good point lyork about going above the fairing, since mine is a Road King I didn't have to consider the impact of going above the fairing. A friend of mine has a 2015 Road Glide and has 16s on his and wishes he went with 18s.
BTW the stock bars on a 2017 RK are 10" so 14" bars only raised my hands about 4 inches. Here's a pic with me on the bike showing where my hands ended up relative to my shoulders:
Good point lyork about going above the fairing, since mine is a Road King I didn't have to consider the impact of going above the fairing. A friend of mine has a 2015 Road Glide and has 16s on his and wishes he went with 18s.
BTW the stock bars on a 2017 RK are 10" so 14" bars only raised my hands about 4 inches. Here's a pic with me on the bike showing where my hands ended up relative to my shoulders:
Rock on brother!!!
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From: High Point, NC.
Thanks for all the positive replies. So far so good after about 200 miles of riding with the apes. Hopefully any discomfort that I may experience in my shoulders on long trips will be less than the pain I felt in my wrists with the old bars.
Good point lyork about going above the fairing, since mine is a Road King I didn't have to consider the impact of going above the fairing. A friend of mine has a 2015 Road Glide and has 16s on his and wishes he went with 18s.
BTW the stock bars on a 2017 RK are 10" so 14" bars only raised my hands about 4 inches. Here's a pic with me on the bike showing where my hands ended up relative to my shoulders:
Good point lyork about going above the fairing, since mine is a Road King I didn't have to consider the impact of going above the fairing. A friend of mine has a 2015 Road Glide and has 16s on his and wishes he went with 18s.
BTW the stock bars on a 2017 RK are 10" so 14" bars only raised my hands about 4 inches. Here's a pic with me on the bike showing where my hands ended up relative to my shoulders:
I know when I installed my 12", I had to pull them back two more times. I don't like leaning forward as it made my shoulders hurt more...especially between the shoulder blades. and for me it was hard to gauge how far to pull them back just sitting on the bike. I like to slouch in the seat more when riding. So it took a few times to get the bars the right distance for my reach and sitting position.
One more thing I will mention. I think with the wrist angle now, it takes more to work the controls with my thumbs. Seems I'm having to pull my thumbs out more to get around to the controls and so I did have to get used to that. But I love my bars.
