12 inch or 16 inch
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12 inch or 16 inch
does anyone have a fatboy lo with the harley ape and riser kits , either the 12 or 16 wanted to look at some pics with that setup, 12" kit #55859-10 and 16' kit#55857-10... thanx for any pics, im tryin to find out how high the grips r from the bottom of the risers. and how they look before i order.
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I'm in the same boat. I want to put apes on my Deluxe but I hate going out blind to buy them. I wish the sites that sold apes had them advertised with the bars on bikes so one could see how they look. In all my years of riding the one of only a few things I have never done is to ride a bike with apes on them. I am leaning towards the gangster 16" apes. I like how they flow, are not just straight pieces of pipe bent upwards off of the bike. I sure hate to drop a ton of money only to find out I don't like them. I have to do something though, past surgeries leave me in pain with stock bars and I have had guys tell me they too had issues and once they got the apes they were much more comfortable riding with way less pain once they got the apes. Pics would be greatly appreciated for myself as well.
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i hear ya tbone well im def gone with the harley setup i just wanna see how they look maybe someone will post pics . the way harley explained it to me it was 12" or 16" from the bottom od the riser to the grips so thats where its imp to me as im 5'6" 29" inseem 16s prob to big but i just wanna make sure before i order
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Dealer in my area, (AD Farrow) have a great sales idea. They have roughly 5 or 6 different sets of bars out on display and a Fatboy setup with no bars or risers. The customer sits on the bike and gets to "try out" each set of bars they like.
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My Dyna has a lowered rear and the triple sits higher than your fatty. I have 12"s and the grips are at my shoulders. I'm a tall 5'7" LOL, so I'm thinking you need 14' or 16" but it all depends what you're going for.
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black r they the 12s in ur pic ?? they look bad ***!!!....@burns yes didnt even think of that 1 of the dealers near me have that i will check 2mar
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black im a short 5'6" ..i think 12s r the way to go im gonna go to the dealer 2mar and sit on the fatboy they have as the set up bike ,,thats where i wanna b at my shoulders. no higher
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Yes 12's, but My rear is lowered an inch and a Dyna triple sits higher than a softail frame, so would I would need 14's or 16's on a fatty frame.
I don'e like risers with apes so I would use a 1 inch riser. JMO.
Thx by the way!
I don'e like risers with apes so I would use a 1 inch riser. JMO.
Thx by the way!
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If you are gonna spend 300 on bars you might as well get a set of Carlini's, they are far better looking than the HD bars in my opinion. I am 6'2" and I have the 18" Gangster apes on my bike.
Here's a good pic that you can see the bars in...
Here's a good pic that you can see the bars in...