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Old Apr 8, 2014 | 11:47 PM
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Do the 14inch burly black ones are they gloss black or like matte black cuz i wouldn't mind the black ones but my 72 is denim black and would want it to match?
 
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Old Apr 9, 2014 | 08:03 PM
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I 2nd the 14". I have 12" on my FortyEight and I wish I had gone with 14's. I'm 5'8" and it's a tad bit too low for me.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2014 | 08:10 PM
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Not a 72 this was my 95 sporty with 18in ape and loved it
 
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Old Apr 9, 2014 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by HDrider72
Do the 14inch burly black ones are they gloss black or like matte black cuz i wouldn't mind the black ones but my 72 is denim black and would want it to match?
The fact that your triple trees are chrome i would go with chrome bars. The black are a gloss which would match your frame. If you had black triple trees the black would look better.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2014 | 01:21 AM
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Do the 14" you won't regret it. 10" to 12" isn't really much difference IMO. I've got 14" apes on my 48 with 1" risers and it's just perfect. I'm 5'11" btw.
 
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Old Apr 10, 2014 | 03:01 AM
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yeah the whole triple trees makes sense. I still would love to see a 72 with 14's on it. i seen the one with 12s on it and didn't look a whole lot higher but the narrow bottom looked sick
 
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Old Apr 10, 2014 | 07:52 AM
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Well I would love to post a pick of mine but I have to learn how to do it on this forum, why can’t it be as easy as copy/paste! (sorry new to posting on the forum) Anybody got any advice to the best way to post pics? (do you have to do the whole URL of you image?, can you post from you iphone?)
 
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You can post it as a attachment(file saved on computer), or post photo to image site (photobucket, flickr, etc) and copy image link in your post.
 
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Thanks for the help, I think I got it worked out. This is not the best pic and I will get more if needed. It def took patients to get stock cables and wires to work. Nothing binds and there IS enough room. If the bars were 1” higher this would probably not work.

 
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Old Apr 10, 2014 | 12:27 PM
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Thanks for the help, I think I got it worked out. This is not the best pic and I will get more if needed. It def took patients to get stock cables and wires to work. Nothing binds and there IS enough room. If the bars were 1” higher this would probably not work.

yeah i don't think it worked. when you go to post it you'll see the paperclip click on that and it'll say choose file and you find the picture and click on it and hit post
 
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