pics with new apes
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burly brand 14" apes they were a decent price and came predrilled which made life awhole easier to install, and yes a cupholder, thats a kruzer kaddy cup holder black as seen with a custom made bracket i bent out of 1/2 " round stock steel and a split collar and then had a buddy of mine weld for me and then powder coated black , nothing i like better than rolling down the road in the morning with a cup of hot joe on the way to work and a great place to put my glasses when not using for coffee . everyone says how can those bars be comfortable, only thing i can say is unless you ride with them you will never understand why we put them on
I like that look, like someone else said just enough without overdoing it, however my favorite pic is the one with you and your son, nothing beats working on your bike and getting your kids involved....future riders of America, very cool!
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From: Seymour,Tn.
Interesting.....so....got a 2003 Heritage, are there some "Apes" that can be installed, and with reworking cables /wires ...it isnt necessary to totally redo handlebar wiring?
Thats the only hesitation I have
Regards
Ed
Thats the only hesitation I have
Regards
Ed
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Honestly the wiring is the easiest part of the process. You can get a plug and play extension and avoid all of the soldering. Harley sells extensions and there are a few aftermarket places that sell them. You simply unplug the harness under the tank and plug in the extenders. You can even get bars with the extenders already installed.
When I did mine, I opted for the Harley plug and play but the holes drilled in the Burly bars were too small for the control end of the plug so I chopped and soldered them. It's only a few wires per side and it took me about 30 minutes to get it all together. Took another 30 minutes to 45 minutes to pull the wires through the bars.
With a shop manual, converting to apes is a straight forward process. One thing a lot of people forget is to buy the urethane bushings. Stock bushings will NOT work.
Just look at a bike with apes. Mine are a bit higher than 12"s but apes put your hands in a more natural position. It's similar to how your arms are positioned in a car. If the bars are at your shoulders, it forces your back into a straighter position.
When I did mine, I opted for the Harley plug and play but the holes drilled in the Burly bars were too small for the control end of the plug so I chopped and soldered them. It's only a few wires per side and it took me about 30 minutes to get it all together. Took another 30 minutes to 45 minutes to pull the wires through the bars.
With a shop manual, converting to apes is a straight forward process. One thing a lot of people forget is to buy the urethane bushings. Stock bushings will NOT work.
Just look at a bike with apes. Mine are a bit higher than 12"s but apes put your hands in a more natural position. It's similar to how your arms are positioned in a car. If the bars are at your shoulders, it forces your back into a straighter position.
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