6" Yaffe Monkey Sport Bars for Road Glide
 

Any one running these bars on a 15 and newer road glide? If so can you post pics and comment on how you like them? Possibly some pics with you on the bike showing the riders position. Do they hit the inner fairing at full lock being lower than stock?

http://baggernation.com/item.php?iid=176

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Love mine, make it feel more direct & nimble plus good aero as hands tucked behind shark nose, will still need to sort ideal screen /seat combo to work with your body stature

Position of bars here is about as far forward as they go, on full lock left turn they just touch on right inner just below screen

Never been into the Apes thang

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Man I love the looks of those! By chance do you have a picture from the side of your self on the bike holding on to the bars?

sorry no on pic, bike in storage , but look up mikes300 member on here he has various pics on here, where i 1st seen them fitted

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I love mine too!! feels like a sport bike now.

Thanks! I've always admired your bike! By chance do you have a side profile pic with you on the bike? Just trying to get feel for what position will be like.

Are you guys fairly short? While they do look nice I would be in hell riding with bars that low.

I'm 5'9" Not in to tall bars. My 3 options are the Yaffe Sport bars, Yaffe Monkey Bars in 10" or the HD Chizeled Lo

Thanks! That doesn't look bad at all! I have this image in my head that your leaning forward towards the bar to where your putting pressure on the palms of your hands.

First off you have a nice bike. i have that exact same HD leather jacket. NICE!

I'm 6'1 inch. I do ride a Limited and the handle bars are a little different than on the road glides. I have ran both Wildone WO578's and Yaffee 10 Monkey Bars. Both move my hands up from what i call a very low stock bent forward position to arms straight out and posture upright and comfortable. I'm sure you can go TALL and lose leverage but the height I go with which is just at the top edge of the fairing GREATLY increase the leverage and control over stock.

Ride safe

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because the stock bars force your elbows to point at the ground, I was taught racing as a little kid, elbows up! the stock bars are horrible!! not because they are low, but because of the bend. forcing you into a terrible riding position.

mikes300... do you have the bars in line with the forks, forward or back towards you? Are your hands above the glove boxes in the fairing? Was sitting on my bike today try to place my hands where I think they may fall.

Thanks mikes300... appreciate the information and additional pics.

These only come in one rise, right? Is the wrist angle better than stock?

Flatter wrist angle, Yaffe Monkey bars also in 10" 12" 14" 16"
Check out the Vendor section on here, guy claims to have best prices on monkey bars

anything would be better than the stock angle IMO

Any idea which vendor?

WanaRyd wheels

Love the look of those bars. Wish I had seen them before I got what I have now. I've never been an ape guy either but listened to friends' advice and tried them. Ended up with 14" KST Renegades, while they are ok I don't like them near as much as the Ballistic Relaxers I had on my 2012 FLTRX. They have similar specs to what you have.
http://ballisticcycles.com/shop/bc-r...14-and-current

Yeah looked at those similar trask & dirty bird hot rod bars, in the end cost & ease of purchase was a factor, as i'm in the UK

Anyone have the HD Chizeled Lo Handlebar? I like that they are narrow... 31.6" tip to tip and only a 9" rise so not tall and 6.42" pull back. Curios on the wrist angle compared to the Yaffe's.

I purchased the Chiseled Lo handlebars- did not like them at all. They are like clip-ons, cafe style. Puts you into a tucked position, reaching forward. Not the position I want to be in when riding a touring bike. I took them back to the dealer and exchanged them for Factory 47, 14". I initially didn't want to go that high, but I was able to test them out on a salesmans bike at the dealership. Pretty happy with the F47 bars, but they are a bit wide. Going to run them for another six months or so, then maybe try the Yaffe OEM Monkey Bars.

Okay... thanks. I wonder how they compare in reach with the Yaffe 6" sport bar? It's to decide when you can't try them out. I know 10" is the max height on want to go.

I initially thought 10"would be the max for me too. After riding with the 14s I'm sure I would be ok with 12". My only gripe with the F47 14" is the width, just about two inches too wide for an ideal riding position. The wrist angle feels pretty good.

I initially thought 10' would be my max as well. Had the 10" Factory 47 bars, they were beautiful bars but just to wide for me and I rode with them for about ten months. Could not get over the width every time I made a turn it would annoy me. Went to 10 FXR bars and thought they were great until I sat on a friends bike with 12" bars. Got the 12" bars as they did not bother my shoulders, they are comfortable and I love the width but they are taller than I originally wanted to go. Saw this thread and wonder how the 6" would work out but then again I would start going wider again. I would definitely have to sit on a bike with these as I do not want to test another set of bars (on my third now, fourth if you include stock). The KST Outlaw is another I would like to try as well.

How wide are these tip to tip once all put together? I'm trying to stay at 34".

From the Yaffe website.. 33" wide - that should be right about 34" assembled.
BAR DIAMETER:1 1/4"
CENTER WIDTH:9"
CLAMP AREA BAR DIAMETER:1 1/4"
COLOR:Natural
DRILLED:Yes
END RISE/RISE/HEIGHT:5"
FINISH:Chrome
MADE IN THE U.S.A.:Yes
MATERIAL:Steel
MODEL: Drag Bar, Monkey Bar
OVERALL WIDTH:33"
SPECIFIC APPLICATION:Yes
STYLE:Custom Replacement
TYPE:Handlebar

I have a set of chrome Chizeled Lo handlebars. While they were better than the stock bars, they weren't quite wide enough for me. Don't know how the wrist angle compares to the Yaffe's as I haven't tried those, but they are not as straight of a wrist angle as my KST Customs bars. I'll be listing them for sale in the classified's soon.

I also love these bars. Would recommend to anyone looking for more drag bar look.
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Great looking bike, can you tell me what the width is tip to tip, with it all put together, I'm thinking around 35".

Sweet ride! How tall are you?

This is what intrigues me about the HD Chizeled Lo bar. 31.6" tip to tip and not too tall. I'm liking the drag bar look but do not want to be in a tucked in riding position.

Yeah, the touring bikes are probably more comfortable for most in more of an upright riding position.

Wow the Yaffe bars looks really good on the Glide. Im digging those. Great bikes guys.

They measure 33 1/2". End of grip to end of grip.

My height is 5'10".