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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 12:23 PM
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Below in my sig is the current state of my bike. I am thinking of putting a MS Batwing on the front. Something that I can switch out easily for a smaller shield for short runs.

Do you think the Batwing would look stupid with the 12" apes?
 
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 01:29 PM
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To a point fairings and apes get along in my view, 12's should look fine. Fairing looks are a wholly subjective thing though.

Note that to swap from a MS fairing to windshield you will need a MS windshield since the mounting hardware does not play well with other brands.

Good looking lo.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 02:37 PM
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It will look good, go for it.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 03:17 PM
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Batwings are for baggers! . Just kidding. I prefer to ruin my softail withotu a shield or fairing. One day I'll get a bagger and have a fairing, but not yet.

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I say go for it. I have a woodys fairing on my fatboy and love it. Thought I would take it off more than I do. The tunes are really nice to have. I have buffalo 12.5 apes on mine. Only issue is that you need to rock them towards you a little. My bars have a good amount of pull back so they are in a little tight, but found to be really comfortable on long hauls. Here it is set up for touring. If you want any other angles let me know.
 
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Old Jul 6, 2011 | 05:13 PM
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I'm facing the same dilemma. I'm just going to run the MS batwing in cold weather and windvest this summer...I don't care how stupid it looks. I got 12" apes on mine, too
 
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