Apes after 300 miles..
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From: BC
I have always wondered why you guys push your bars forward instead of lining up with the forks. Is is because you lean back to much if they are lined up? Or is it because you like to lean forward more? Just curious. I have only ridden with buckhorns for the last 30 years, and find them very comfortable for me. I have sat on a few bikes with apes, but not ridden with them.
Yup.. straight cool factor ~ the bike and the rider better lol (same reason we put up with these tiny *** solo seats haha)
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Road Master
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From: lancaster,ca
I have always wondered why you guys push your bars forward instead of lining up with the forks. Is is because you lean back to much if they are lined up? Or is it because you like to lean forward more? Just curious. I have only ridden with buckhorns for the last 30 years, and find them very comfortable for me. I have sat on a few bikes with apes, but not ridden with them.
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From: Jeddo, TX
yep
I know I am going to get mixed results on this post but here it goes anyway. I rode 300 miles round trip this weekend in two days and I have to tell you I can't stand feeling like a wind sail. I'm running the gangster apres on my deluxe and I am going to have to change to some beach bars or something close to it. I love the look of my apes but I want to be comfortable also. its not so much the tingling of my hands but more the wind trying to blow me off my bike at 65 mph (or 80) back feels good with them but I need to make the jump to beach bars! What do guys think are the best options for me and what wires do I need?
Knew you were going to say this before I opened the thread.
Either the Beach Bars or the modified beachers with a bit of a turn-back/in on the ends of the bars would be even more comfortable.
I think even the standard Beach bars are going to pull you forward and push out your wrists and forearms ... not good for 300 mile rides either.
There is a reason you don't see big apes and beach bars in early pictures of the Hells Angels. Those guys rode all day long, every where, without hesitation. They were not riding those bikes from pub to cafe to make the beta boys wave at them.
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Yep.
Knew you were going to say this before I opened the thread.
Either the Beach Bars or the modified beachers with a bit of a turn-back/in on the ends of the bars would be even more comfortable.
I think even the standard Beach bars are going to pull you forward and push out your wrists and forearms ... not good for 300 mile rides either.
There is a reason you don't see big apes and beach bars in early pictures of the Hells Angels. Those guys rode all day long, every where, without hesitation. They were not riding those bikes from pub to cafe to make the beta boys wave at them.
Knew you were going to say this before I opened the thread.
Either the Beach Bars or the modified beachers with a bit of a turn-back/in on the ends of the bars would be even more comfortable.
I think even the standard Beach bars are going to pull you forward and push out your wrists and forearms ... not good for 300 mile rides either.
There is a reason you don't see big apes and beach bars in early pictures of the Hells Angels. Those guys rode all day long, every where, without hesitation. They were not riding those bikes from pub to cafe to make the beta boys wave at them.
etc...I'm going to try the shield first and see what happens. Hells Angles never rode anything but FXR's back in the day baddest harley ever made IMO...
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I've been thinking about a set of mini apes (biltwell chumps) for my deluxe. I also dig beach bars but I fail to understand why people go with them when the stock bars are practically the same thing except a little narrower.
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I was pretty tensed up by the time I got home. I repositioned the bars to be vertical and adjusted slightly for my natural reach, and it has been comfortsville ever since. So, for me, moving them forward like that made it so I was sitting straight up which made it super comfortable. So far, the longest day I've ridden was about 360 miles and I had zero discomfort or soreness at all!
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Either the Beach Bars or the modified beachers with a bit of a turn-back/in on the ends of the bars would be even more comfortable.
I think even the standard Beach bars are going to pull you forward and push out your wrists and forearms ... not good for 300 mile rides either.
I think even the standard Beach bars are going to pull you forward and push out your wrists and forearms ... not good for 300 mile rides either.
Yeah, those guys also rode hardtails and carbed bikes too. They didn't run them because there wasn't an aftermarket full of manufactured parts. Everything was custom back then. Now, they run fuel injection on dynas & softails with super tall t-bars. Not really sure what early pictures of the HA has to do with anything other than the history of the HA. Don't mean to be hate'n but this kind of nonsense is a real flat tire!
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I lined my 16" Chubbies with the forks and did a shake down run. By lining them up with the forks, it made me sit in a leaned back position that resulted in it feeling like I was doing a constant pull-up for the 100 miles. I was pretty tensed up by the time I got home. I repositioned the bars to be vertical and adjusted slightly for my natural reach, and it has been comfortsville ever since. So, for me, moving them forward like that made it so I was sitting straight up which made it super comfortable. So far, the longest day I've ridden was about 360 miles and I had zero discomfort or soreness at all!
I was pretty tensed up by the time I got home. I repositioned the bars to be vertical and adjusted slightly for my natural reach, and it has been comfortsville ever since. So, for me, moving them forward like that made it so I was sitting straight up which made it super comfortable. So far, the longest day I've ridden was about 360 miles and I had zero discomfort or soreness at all!HD Forum Stories
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From: BC
You contradict yourself. Have you ridden either? I have and will say hands down apes are more comfortable. But, that's my opinion based on my experience. Some people like beach bars better. But, I haven't read any threads on here where somebody has gone from apes to beach bars and said they were more comfortable.
Yeah, those guys also rode hardtails and carbed bikes too. They didn't run them because there wasn't an aftermarket full of manufactured parts. Everything was custom back then. Now, they run fuel injection on dynas & softails with super tall t-bars. Not really sure what early pictures of the HA has to do with anything other than the history of the HA. Don't mean to be hate'n but this kind of nonsense is a real flat tire!
Yeah, those guys also rode hardtails and carbed bikes too. They didn't run them because there wasn't an aftermarket full of manufactured parts. Everything was custom back then. Now, they run fuel injection on dynas & softails with super tall t-bars. Not really sure what early pictures of the HA has to do with anything other than the history of the HA. Don't mean to be hate'n but this kind of nonsense is a real flat tire!
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