Beach Bars vs Ape hangars
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Joined: Apr 2012
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From: So Cali
Agree 100%!! Coming from someone who has had both, the apes are a lot more comfortable. They help me stretch out my back as opposed to being kind off hunched over with the beach bars. And height wise don't worry. I'm about 5'7 rocking Carlini flying apes and the bare bones seat on my deluxe. U good bro!!
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Joined: May 2013
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From: Riverside, CA
I have an 01 Fatboy custom with beach bars. Its my first Harley, so I cannot compare it to others. I will say that the beach bars are very comfy for me as a first time rider. I love the upright position. I love the feeling and easy handling in the curves. First day out riding my new Hog and I was scraping my platforms in the turns. Iam 5' 8", and have short legs. Keep in mind that you may hate what I find comfortable. None of what we say matters anyways. Everybody is built differently. Even two people of the same height may have drastically different opinions on what is comfortable to them. Go to the dealership and sit on multiple bikes with apes and beach bars and figure out which ones are going to be most comfortable for you. Ask if the salesman will let you test drive one of each. But don't base your decision on our opinions.
Last edited by 1ngryfishrmn; Aug 15, 2013 at 04:47 PM.
I thought I was going to sacrifice comfort for a particular look that I was going for. My 1st impression of them once I was done was, " I paid nearly 2k for this"??? I went with the 14" 1.5" Gangsters with Carlinis 1.5" bra riser. Now? I could never see myself going back to any other kind of bars. Also, my back, shoulders and tailbone no longer hurts me and although I got my seats reworked it is mostly due to how I now sit with the apes on my bike.
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Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2012
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From: long beach, ca
Thanks everyone for your input, think I am gonna head down to the stealership see if they got any bikes with apes and sit on them. Leaning more towards the apes I need the room to cut through la traffic
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Joined: Sep 2012
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From: Yorkshire, England
That's the downside to beach bars - forget cutting through traffic!