12" - 14" apes for my Fatboy!
Greetings All,
Love my 2005 Fatboy. The stock bars didn't work well for my 6'2" frame. I picked up a pair of used '04 Heritage Bars. (7" rise 11" Pull Back) this was a good move but I think I need a little more. Looking at going 12-14" apes. Leaning toward the 14" My questions are: - Should I go with a complete kit like Hill Country? - Any experience with Demon Kits I see on Amazon for $229? - Should I buy cheaper bars and spend more on better cables? - How hard is this to install myself? Thanks!! |
I am in the process of changing my bars again and imo it is not hard. Extending the wires with a wire kit is simply match the colors then pull them threw the bars and install them into the connector. As for the cable part I use cheap drag specialties black vinyl idle and throttle cables. The only cable that I would invest money in is the magnum shield clutch cable or equivalent because they have much less drag and make pulling your clutch in much easier.
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I have a 2005 Im 6-3 the 12 inch bars are great
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2009, I'm 6-1, have the 12", wish I would have got the 14s. Saying that, the 12s do work better than stock. Also have 4" risers.
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I am 6' and have had a lot of different bars on my 01 Fatboy. I had 17" apes and currently have 15 - 16" apes. The 17's were the most comfortable bars I had on the bike. Go by a dealer and sit on some used bikes to get a feel what height you want.
i would be careful with Demon Cycle. I bought a set of bars from them years ago and they arrived with bad chrome and rust at welds. I had to pay shipping to send them back. |
Originally Posted by cigardave007
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Greetings All,
Love my 2005 Fatboy. The stock bars didn't work well for my 6'2" frame. I picked up a pair of used '04 Heritage Bars. (7" rise 11" Pull Back) this was a good move but I think I need a little more. Looking at going 12-14" apes. Leaning toward the 14" A shop today quoted me $800 buck labor + parts. Said total job could run up to $1500 bucks. Really? What are the best option you've found thus far? Anything on Ebay? |
First you can buy the bars and cables off ebay from good sellers .... and simply do it your self ...no reason for a dealer to do it ....
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I'm 6'1 and after a while my 14 carlini's with the stock 2 1/2 inch risers started to bother by elbows on long ride. So i went with wide glide bars. They put your hands in closer together and don't bend your wrist's so much like the stock bars.
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On my 04 RK, I did the full Hill Country kit. No problems.
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wild1 CHUBBY OUTLAWZ 12"/14" look good on a fatboy
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