Night Tain Ape Hunt Continues
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Night Tain Ape Hunt Continues
Well just got my 16 Nash Smart Gimps mounted on My Night Train and I do not like the look. I love the bars and the Nash dudes are cool guys, but I do not think the narrow upright looks right with the NT forks. They are narrower than the forks and it looks funny to me. So they are now for sale, I will put them in a different post.
So, I am back to square one. I know I want black bars, in the 1 diameter, in the old school normal ape U bend, dimpled and drilled for internal wires. What I dont know is what brand to go with that will look right. Already done the buy it and put it on the bike and hate it route.
I have looked at Paughco, and some in custom chromes catalog part# 110058, not sure who makes these. I am also not sure if I should go 16 or drop down to 14 or 12. I am 61 tall. I think the narrow look of the Gimps turned me off to the 16 height. What would you do?
So, I am back to square one. I know I want black bars, in the 1 diameter, in the old school normal ape U bend, dimpled and drilled for internal wires. What I dont know is what brand to go with that will look right. Already done the buy it and put it on the bike and hate it route.
I have looked at Paughco, and some in custom chromes catalog part# 110058, not sure who makes these. I am also not sure if I should go 16 or drop down to 14 or 12. I am 61 tall. I think the narrow look of the Gimps turned me off to the 16 height. What would you do?
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Well just got my 16 Nash Smart Gimps mounted on My Night Train and I do not like the look. I love the bars and the Nash dudes are cool guys, but I do not think the narrow upright looks right with the NT forks. They are narrower than the forks and it looks funny to me. So they are now for sale, I will put them in a different post.
So, I am back to square one. I know I want black bars, in the 1 diameter, in the old school normal ape U bend, dimpled and drilled for internal wires. What I dont know is what brand to go with that will look right. Already done the buy it and put it on the bike and hate it route.
I have looked at Paughco, and some in custom chromes catalog part# 110058, not sure who makes these. I am also not sure if I should go 16 or drop down to 14 or 12. I am 61 tall. I think the narrow look of the Gimps turned me off to the 16 height. What would you do?
So, I am back to square one. I know I want black bars, in the 1 diameter, in the old school normal ape U bend, dimpled and drilled for internal wires. What I dont know is what brand to go with that will look right. Already done the buy it and put it on the bike and hate it route.
I have looked at Paughco, and some in custom chromes catalog part# 110058, not sure who makes these. I am also not sure if I should go 16 or drop down to 14 or 12. I am 61 tall. I think the narrow look of the Gimps turned me off to the 16 height. What would you do?
I think 16's would look better. I am 5'5" and 14"s bring my arms slightly over my shoulders, so 16"s should be good for you.
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GNR give the guys at Hills Country Custom Cycles a call they can hook up a custom package for you with everything for cheap. They just hooked me up with 16" black bars, chrome switch housing, black switches, chrome cables for $699 shipped to Hawaii!! My Wife bought it for me for anniversary. Their customer service is top notch
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Todd's Cycles has some cool bars...www.toddscycle.com. Saw them in Hot Bike mag recently...similar to RSD stuff.
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I couldn't do the narrow bar thing either. I had mine made to my specs by Billy of BRCustoms. I love the bars and get compliments everywhere I go.......
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