16" Apes on a Road King

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Aug 22, 2007 | 04:29 PM

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Firetender

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RE: 16" Apes on a Road King

Ride, handling, cornering? Adding apes on an FLHR are like switching from manual to power steering.

Aug 22, 2007 | 07:57 PM

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RE: 16" Apes on a Road King

I just installed 16 and love them and they look bad ***.

Aug 23, 2007 | 11:17 AM

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Storm 4 U

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RE: 16" Apes on a Road King

Fellas your Baggers look great with the Apes
and now I'm getting anxious to see them on mine

Oh and Firetender that's one heck of a good looking assistant
you have there. Sure she made the job a lot easier

Aug 23, 2007 | 12:53 PM

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CaliKing

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RE: 16" Apes on a Road King

I got wild 1's 16's on my 06 king...F'ng love em!!!
So comfortable I cant even describe it.
All the back/shoulderpain from stock bars went away instantly.
I am 6 foot and they sit about an inch below my shoulders. I dont have them kicked up theyareinline with the forks.
Stock windshield goes on with no issue, I even have enough play to kick the bars up about 1/2 inch or so.
Handling took about 3 min. to get used to. To me it rides even better now!! I will never have another bike without apes

Aug 23, 2007 | 04:16 PM

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Rico450r

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RE: 16" Apes on a Road King

question about the apes.

I have a 07 RK custom. Will I have to change my cables for 14" or 16" apes?

Also, I'm 5'9". How tall are you guy's that have the 16". Is 5'9" to short to have the 16's and not have them above my shoulders. I know stupid question but I'm not sure what to do. I know if I have to change my cables that could get quite expensive. Thanks guy's

Rico

Aug 24, 2007 | 01:39 AM

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ORIGINAL: Rico450r

question about the apes.

I have a 07 RK custom. Will I have to change my cables for 14" or 16" apes?

Also, I'm 5'9". How tall are you guy's that have the 16". Is 5'9" to short to have the 16's and not have them above my shoulders. I know stupid question but I'm not sure what to do. I know if I have to change my cables that could get quite expensive. Thanks guy's

Rico

Yes, for the change to apes, you will need to change lines and wires. Some have said that if you go with the Heritage bars that you can reuse the same lines. I went straight to 18" from stock, and I, of course, needed new lines. And as far as height is concerned, the best way to tell is to go sit on a couple of bikes. Aww if you can attend a bike night, or head to the dealer on the weekend and just wait for some touring bike to come along. Make sure it is a touring bike you sit on, as the other models have a completely different sitting posture.