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Old Feb 19, 2015 | 11:06 PM
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Hey everyone im new to the forum just figuring it out i have some questions about putting some apes on my rocker from brs just curious what size other people have gone with cant decide between 14 or 16 ive got a dany grey solo seat that sits pretty low and im 6'2" any imput or advice about instalation

Oh also what kind of pullback anybody whose orderd from brs went with i measured 10" but that sounds like alot but thats where it was comfortable any thoughts
 

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Old Feb 20, 2015 | 07:22 AM
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Welcome to the forum.
Sorry no help on the bars but others with the knowledge will help you.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2015 | 07:26 AM
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Welcome to the forum, but I am beach kinda guy. Others will chime in, I'm sure.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2015 | 07:41 AM
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Rockers look really good with low drag bars.
Apes give an awful lot of wind resistance at high speeds, get pretty tiring on the freeway.

 
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Old Feb 20, 2015 | 08:58 AM
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Check out my signature pic. Those are BR bars on my rocker. They are 14s if I rememeber correctly. I didn't bother with telling him anything about pull back when I ordered from him. i trusted his knowledge and advice with that. Just tell him how high you want them and which kind of bars. Let him do his thing from there on.

I love his bars. These are my second set
 
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Old Feb 20, 2015 | 09:10 AM
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Welcome to the forum. There are a lot of photos of Rockers with apes in a couple of threads and in the softail picture thread. If you PM me with an email I could email a bunch of pix I've collected. I know they are popular but personally I am not a fan of apes on the Rocker. It is an edgy design that I think looks better with drag bars. I don't care much for the original bars and plan to change mine with either a z bar look or one of my own design.

Have a look:

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...-pictures.html

and here

https://www.hdforums.com/forum/softa...l-rockers.html

Also if you do a search within the Softail forum you'll get tons of individual threads.
 

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Old Feb 20, 2015 | 08:26 PM
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Ya i have drag bars on it now but im a tall guy and i dont like being hunched over when i go for long rides ive heard apes are really comfortable
 
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Old Feb 20, 2015 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by BigSully
Ya i have drag bars on it now but im a tall guy and i dont like being hunched over when i go for long rides ive heard apes are really comfortable
you are right and wont regret getting apes. im 6' 5" and have 16" wild 1 cubbys with 2" wild 1 stubby springer risers. the apes really opened up my stance on the bike. my big *** could never be comfortable with other bars, plus they look bad *** lol. before i got my bars i made templates with cardboard on the diff sizes, i had to know fo sho before buying. good luck and welcome
 
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