Cant decide!!! Apes!! or Drag!!!
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From: The Lone Star State
RE: Cant decide!!! Apes!! or Drag!!!
Drag bars more useable if you ride alot of miles IMHO.
My Buffalo Bars were $98.00 from zanottimotor.com, I am pleased with the quality.
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RE: Cant decide!!! Apes!! or Drag!!!
ORIGINAL: mt325
Carlini Gangster Apes
Carlini Gangster Apes
Exactly...you hit the nail on the head, and provided the hardest looking bars on the market!!!
Every time I see those bars, I kick myself in the a$$ for going w/ beach bars...and I am still seriously thinking about it still. The biggest kicker is that I got ALL the steel braided lines, and would have to replace all of them.
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RE: Cant decide!!! Apes!! or Drag!!!
ORIGINAL: SKT
Exactly...you hit the nail on the head, and provided the hardest looking bars on the market!!!
Every time I see those bars, I kick myself in the a$$ for going w/ beach bars...and I am still seriously thinking about it still. The biggest kicker is that I got ALL the steel braided lines, and would have to replace all of them.
ORIGINAL: mt325
Carlini Gangster Apes
Carlini Gangster Apes
Exactly...you hit the nail on the head, and provided the hardest looking bars on the market!!!
Every time I see those bars, I kick myself in the a$$ for going w/ beach bars...and I am still seriously thinking about it still. The biggest kicker is that I got ALL the steel braided lines, and would have to replace all of them.
JR
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RE: Cant decide!!! Apes!! or Drag!!!
I have Apes on my Dyna, and before owning a set, I would have argued that there is no way they could be comfortableany type of long distance rides.
But, I will tell you that they are!
My arms/shoulders feel it much more with the beach bars than they do with thetall apes...mile for mile.
Apesdo handle a lot different...as you tend to"feel"more response coming from the front end. I personally enjoy it, and ride the pi$$ outta that bike.
The ONLY reason I went with thebech bars on my Springer Classic was to keep it era true. They are not that bad...but directly comparing them to apes is not a tough decision for me.
Around town the beach bars are fine, butafter a 500 mile day, you feel it.
Hope this helps...
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RE: Cant decide!!! Apes!! or Drag!!!
can't imagine riding without apes
last long ride I did ws 2300 miles two days each way no back problems or hand or arm problems
been riding with them since the 60's so a little biased..
mine are the cheaper one inch and minimal cable replacement 16 inch on one inch risers on std.04
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last long ride I did ws 2300 miles two days each way no back problems or hand or arm problems
been riding with them since the 60's so a little biased..
mine are the cheaper one inch and minimal cable replacement 16 inch on one inch risers on std.04
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RE: Cant decide!!! Apes!! or Drag!!!
Thanks everyone for your input. I ordered a set of WO572 14" rise 1.25"thick bars from wild1. Now has anyone put these one an 03 Fatboy and know what cable lenght I need so I dont have to wait for them to measure. Thanks
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RE: Cant decide!!! Apes!! or Drag!!!
ORIGINAL: Fairmont FatBoy
Thanks everyone for your input. I ordered a set of WO572 14" rise 1.25"thick bars from wild1. Now has anyone put these one an 03 Fatboy and know what cable lenght I need so I dont have to wait for them to measure. Thanks
Thanks everyone for your input. I ordered a set of WO572 14" rise 1.25"thick bars from wild1. Now has anyone put these one an 03 Fatboy and know what cable lenght I need so I dont have to wait for them to measure. Thanks
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RE: Cant decide!!! Apes!! or Drag!!!
WO560 low profile wild one drags. Awesome look & more pullback which puts you in a upright position. I just put them on last month & they're really nice.