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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 09:49 PM
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Default Batwing with apes?
Anyone tell me if and what brand fairing will clear apes straight up?
Looking at the dragonfly it seems the speaker pods might hit
 
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 09:54 PM
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I can tell you that the memphis shades will not. I really want apes but I cant find any wide enough that wouldn't look goofy
 
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 11:01 PM
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I'm interested in this also.
 
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Old Feb 5, 2012 | 11:09 PM
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Thinking about this as well.
 
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Old Jul 17, 2012 | 05:24 AM
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I just put a Memphis Shades on my 06 RK. The bars aren't quite straight up, but they're close. I've also thought about cutting the windshield to give a little more clearance.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/26029755@N02/7586524924/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26029755@N02/7586523814/
 
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i like that look
 
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You could go with something like a road glide fairing?
 
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if you didn't already have the apes, they make them with bends to clear batwings
 
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Originally Posted by brettnbama
if you didn't already have the apes, they make them with bends to clear batwings
This is what I did. I have la chopper apes for a e-glide with vary little bend so when the fairing is off you don't see the bend. I have heard that gangster apes work well too for same reason. I will post some pics later.

well for some reason I can not upload the pics so try this link. The bars are the same in all the pics

http://s1232.photobucket.com/albums/ff371/13_rich/
 
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I got 14 inch apes on my 97 heritage tilted slightly forward with a reckless fairing
 
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