Ok fellow riders,yes I am a newby to the site but I'm just trying to get some advice. I'm only 5'5 and was wondering if I should go with 14's or 16's. most likely going with the Nash mini gimps. It prolly doesn't matter but I'm riding the sportster 72' ... Thanks in advance

 

Welcome! I havnt gotten my apes on yet but from what ive been reading it seems that most of the guys with 16's or higher are 6' or taller. So for you're height i'd say go 14's.

Best thing to do tho is find some guys with apes on their bikes and ask to sit and try em out

 

Yea I don't want to go to high,and def dont want to waste the $$$ on going to low so thank you for the info and welcoming

 

Watch the video I posted on the first page and get someone to help you measure instead of guessing.

 

+1 on Kowan's suggestion.

And welcome :-))))

 

Slim, to follow up on my post, I pulled the Burly clutch cable I had on this weekend to swap in the Magnum and this is what I found;



The cable nylon sheathing (or whatever it is) was bunched up and pulled apart. I looked for anything that could have caught it and chaffed it but only found that it must have been chafing on the assembled cable end. It wasn't chafing on the trans cover. And FWIW, I put the new cable in and the pull is perfectly smooth.

Here's a link to Magnum Shielding. I am considering replacing my others with theirs as well, great quality stuff!

Good luck!

Adam

 

Go big. A few years ago I had never ridden apes before and put some 14's on my Road King. Loved them, and then after a while I wanted to go even bigger, so I did and put some 19" Carlini gangster apes on my bike, and I love it. I'm only 5' 9" and have no problems with them. Save yourself the trouble and $$ and go big in the beginning. Once you get used to it you will be glad you did and will never want to ride without apes again.

 

That's good enough for me. Burly is out! cables is not something i wanna take a chance on. Thanks for the update Lortsie, def goin with the magnums. Just gotta come up with the funds

 

I feel like i could handle bigger with no problem but i think it takes away from the low profile look of the bike. I saw a slim with 16's and 2" risers and it just didnt look right to me but for some reason 14's do so that's what im goin with

 

holy crap! I have the Burlys on - so far so good. At some point I will probably replace all my lines too...