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Ape hangers history? True, False? Interesting...
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Ape hangers history? True, False? Interesting...
Here is what I've found:
"The story I heard was that back in the old days people used to string wires across the road to deter motorcyclist gangs. The leaders started to use hi-rise handlebars to protect themselves from the wires which were neck high.."
What have you heard 'bout 'em?
Mimo.
"The story I heard was that back in the old days people used to string wires across the road to deter motorcyclist gangs. The leaders started to use hi-rise handlebars to protect themselves from the wires which were neck high.."
What have you heard 'bout 'em?
Mimo.
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I saw a picture of a ww-2 motorcycle that had a steel bar mounted to the front of it that stood straight up infront of the rider, supposedly it was mounted there to HELP prevent the rider from being decapitated by ****** wire, or by wire strung across a road or trail by the enemy.
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The Japanese used this technique in WWII on jeeps. My grandfather used a piece of pipe mounted straight up on the front bumper of his jeep to snap the wires. But, originally I think Ape hangers came into fashion as a way of coping with the hard tail frames. They are used to pull yourself up when going over rough roads, pot holes, RR tracks, etc...
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The Japanese used this technique in WWII on jeeps. My grandfather used a piece of pipe mounted straight up on the front bumper of his jeep to snap the wires. But, originally I think Ape hangers came into fashion as a way of coping with the hard tail frames. They are used to pull yourself up when going over rough roads, pot holes, RR tracks, etc...
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