Apes - would you do it again?
Road Warrior
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: miami,fl
RE: Apes - would you do it again?
Absolutely i would do it again.So much in fact that i was looking into trading my fatboy for either a roadking or street glide.Being that the SG in my opinion is not something i would put apes on. i will probably opt for a roadking because i could put apes on.
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 224
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From: Cato New York
RE: Apes - would you do it again?
Yes sir apes take a certain breed you either love em or hate em.Bought my bike with em already installed think mine are 20" everyone said get rid of those bars now that Ive rode it a bunch no way!!Handles good at speeds I control as much with my hips as with the bars.And remember if your hands aint above your shoulders they aint apes![sm=smiley20.gif]
Cruiser
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 154
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From: Mobile,Al
RE: Apes - would you do it again?
Yes I went from stock buckhorns to 12"s then 18"s and now have 20"s. I tried riding my friends sportster with 12"s and brought it straight back because the bars wer etoo short.
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Intermediate
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 42
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RE: Apes - would you do it again?
I have 20" apes on my 98 Fatboy. Love 'em. Then again I'm 6'7"
Don't understand those that say their arms go numb. 3 trips in the past 5 years to Sturgis (1,600 miles one way) no problems.
Don't understand those that say their arms go numb. 3 trips in the past 5 years to Sturgis (1,600 miles one way) no problems.
Road Master
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 849
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From: where i'm at
RE: Apes - would you do it again?
Love my apes. They are 16". The ONLY regret is when I am on a major highway and doing 70 or over. The wind wears me down. I feel like I'm a flag in the wind. Secondly, the wind seems to make my frontwant to shimmy. I never had that until I added the apes. I can't get the bike in 6th gear for very long. I little movement at the wheel is a big movement at the grips.
jim
jim
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,533
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From: Nebraska
RE: Apes - would you do it again?
ORIGINAL: rick
Absolutely i would do it again.So much in fact that i was looking into trading my fatboy for either a roadking or street glide.Being that the SG in my opinion is not something i would put apes on. i will probably opt for a roadking because i could put apes on.
Absolutely i would do it again.So much in fact that i was looking into trading my fatboy for either a roadking or street glide.Being that the SG in my opinion is not something i would put apes on. i will probably opt for a roadking because i could put apes on.
And yes, I would do it again. 12.5 on my Heritage.... I might even go higher later this year.
Tourer
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 314
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From:
RE: Apes - would you do it again?
I put the HD fat apes on my bike and wished I had gone taller.I think the factory ones are 10.5.Im 6ft and could easily go higher.
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