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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 10:55 AM
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Question 16inch Apes
So I was thinking about putting the Roland Sands King Ape 16" - Black Ops bars on my Nightster but I was wondering if it would look to big on such a small bike? So what do my fellow Sportster/Nightster riders think?
 
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 11:07 AM
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Ive got the RSD king apes on my bike and I personally love the way they look, I think they make the bike look a little bigger then it actually is also.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 11:44 AM
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Nice! would you mind showing me a picute bro? I have the vintage 12in RSD bars right now, but I'm thinking of going bigger.
 
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 12:53 AM
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I have 16" apes
 
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 11:20 PM
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I called them about this.. The 16" apes are for a wide glide front end. I have a Nightster, and they really recommended me NOT to put them on. The wide base and the narrow front end that I have, would look really bad, and mess up the lines of the bike. I bought from Road6Customs. I ended up with 14". They are half the price of the RSD ones, and they are top quality. Road6 has a large range of sizes, and they are all the same price.. If I were you, I would check them out...

Heres a pic of my bike:
 
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 11:24 PM
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I have 16ns on mine, I have no idea how I made it so long with out them, I highly recommend
 
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Thanks fellas! After a bunch of research I think I narrowed it down to these made by BR Customs, but in gloss black.
 
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