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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 04:45 PM
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Hey everybody. I just picked up a 98 Night Train and I'm looking for some apes. I've picked out two kinds. My buddy is a Harley Tech and he says that some of the lower priced bars have bad wiring channels and will chafe your wires. I was just wondering if anybody can report on the quality of these 2 kinds of apes.

These are the my first choice. El DIablo apes
http://www.demonscycle.com/Handlebar...-p9758607.html

My 2nd choice. Bonanza bars
http://www.ebay.com/itm/230711472682...84.m1436.l2649

And for your viewing pleasure, here's a pic of my new bike.




 
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 04:49 PM
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I am a burly fan my self
 
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 04:58 PM
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Demons cycle has a bad rap around here, do a search. I'm a Todd's cycle fan myself, just put some 10" chubby strippers on mine.

Nice scoot and welcome to the circus! Looks more like a fatboy with a black engine!
 
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 05:03 PM
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Yeah that's a Nightrain logo on the tank, but the rest of the bike screams FatBoy.. and yeah, Demon's Cycle has a pretty bad reputation on this forum for some bad customer support
 
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 05:18 PM
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yeah, that's what it is. 98 night train with a fatboy/heritage front end. I have the fatboy wheels but I'm gonna polish em before I put them on.

As far as the apes go, I just like the pointy apes.. but i'm not gonna pay 400 for a set. I've read some of the posts about demons bad customer service but I havent heard about product quality
 
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 05:31 PM
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yah remember you pay for what you get...... and i wouldnt trust demon cycles while im cruising down the highway

added: IMO, so people dont freak out.
 

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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 06:10 PM
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+1 for Todd's cycle. Check out his web site.
 
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Old Feb 7, 2012 | 09:09 PM
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www.brcustomcycles.com

The best.
 
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i just bought the el diablo bars today in black i will post a full report here when i get them i've read all the bad stuff about demons after i had ordered an oil tank from them months ago...that purchase was awesome had tank like 2-3 days later was shipped that night with no problems recieved it chrome was good welds clean
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