Advice on apes
Tourer
Joined: Nov 2012
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From: Hayward Ca
Totally your personal preference but I would want them a little further back.
I want to just be able to keep a hand on the bars while I'm leaning back on the Mrs, feet up on the Highway pegs. Kinda like my lounge chair at home.
I want to just be able to keep a hand on the bars while I'm leaning back on the Mrs, feet up on the Highway pegs. Kinda like my lounge chair at home.
Banned
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: Straight Jacket Memories and Sedative Highs
Never turn your back on one.
Personally I think they look stupid, and defeat the purpose of a fairing, which is two keep your hands out rain and cold. But I get some people live in warm area and don't go out in rain.
I think they are for people, who can't admit they don't ride a chopper. Some guys putting tiny windsheilds on.
Ya when you don't have a fairing.
Personally I think they look stupid, and defeat the purpose of a fairing, which is two keep your hands out rain and cold. But I get some people live in warm area and don't go out in rain.
I think they are for people, who can't admit they don't ride a chopper. Some guys putting tiny windsheilds on.
Ya when you don't have a fairing.
Last edited by ChickinOnaChain; Jun 15, 2017 at 11:11 PM.
Intermediate
Joined: May 2017
Posts: 32
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From: Indiana
I think theres more to it then the look. I would agree many people put them on as a look cool factor or because they think there a bad ***. But there are a lot of guys that are just more comfortable with Apes. Kinda like drag bars. Lots of people run them and I think a lot of guys run those with tall risers cause of sons of anarchy. Some guys from the sport bike scene like to be hunched over. Myself I hate them the little bitty pull backs that came on my wide glide were terribly uncomfortable for me. I'm used to Apes and that's what's comfortable I can move around in the saddle and hunch set up straight or slouch and have a good grip on the bars. So while some guys use it for the chopper cool factor others it's just comfortable.
Tourer
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 465
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From: Texas
Never turn your back on one.
Personally I think they look stupid, and defeat the purpose of a fairing, which is two keep your hands out rain and cold. But I get some people live in warm area and don't go out in rain.
I think they are for people, who can't admit they don't ride a chopper. Some guys putting tiny windsheilds on.
Personally I think they look stupid, and defeat the purpose of a fairing, which is two keep your hands out rain and cold. But I get some people live in warm area and don't go out in rain.
I think they are for people, who can't admit they don't ride a chopper. Some guys putting tiny windsheilds on.
Yeah my hands are above the fairing and I ride in all weather, the wet hands in the rain are more than worth it for my lousy back not hurting from being bent forward.
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Joined: May 2017
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From: Indiana
i myself like my arms bent maybe 15-30° Only you can tel after riding but with mine straight out I got pain in my elbow plus you can move more if arms are bent in normal set position