APES INSTALLED---WOW (changed for chumly)
Road Master
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From: Chester County, PA
RE: APE'S INSTALLED---WOW
ORIGINAL: cwilks
Just got the Monkey Bars finished last night and went out for several hours today (65 degrees)....WOW what a difference..for youse guys that have never rode with these...you don't know what your missing
Just got the Monkey Bars finished last night and went out for several hours today (65 degrees)....WOW what a difference..for youse guys that have never rode with these...you don't know what your missing
ps... there is no apostrophe in the plural version of 'ape'.
Road Warrior
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RE: APE'S INSTALLED---WOW
Welcome to Ape town! I disagree on the loss of low speed control AND the looking stupid comment! Loss of low speed sontrol is about the RIDER not the bars. I have more control now than I did with the stock "beach bars" on my FLHRS. Im swapping out my apes next week to LA choppers MFers. Ill post pics when Im done as well!
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From: St.Louis, MO.
RE: APE'S INSTALLED---WOW
ORIGINAL: chornbe
Wow. Magic bullet theory. Loss of low speed control *AND* looking stupid.
ps... there is no apostrophe in the plural version of 'ape'.
ORIGINAL: cwilks
Just got the Monkey Bars finished last night and went out for several hours today (65 degrees)....WOW what a difference..for youse guys that have never rode with these...you don't know what your missing
Just got the Monkey Bars finished last night and went out for several hours today (65 degrees)....WOW what a difference..for youse guys that have never rode with these...you don't know what your missing
ps... there is no apostrophe in the plural version of 'ape'.
Hey hater............unless you've ridden with APES and actually know what your talking about STFU.....your a sad and pathetic person [:'(][:'(][:'(]
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From: St.Louis, MO.
RE: APE'S INSTALLED---WOW
OK forthe rest of youse guys...thanks for the POSITIVE posts (we knew the haters would show up...didn't we G)....here's the lowdown......Cyclesmith 16" bars (got em from Shooter64 (Bart) cateye Customs).......+8 on the clutch cable...+10 or 12" on throttle & idle (you've got room to adjust inside the fairing if they're too long) didn't want to get caught short......bought the 15" wiring extensions from J&P but I didn't use the slip together ends....cut the wire to length and then soldered the connections (stagger the splices about an inch or so for each wire otherwise you'll have a big clump of splices totry and get thru the holes in the bars. I used the manual for all dis-assembly and assembly...tried to get the bars out without moving the radio back...waste of time..MOVE the radio back..much easier to get to the riser clamp bolts. Used the stock clamps (some people put one piece clamp in there (I don't know how they fit it in there) you'll see if you try this. I had to peen thebars so they we're tight in the clamps...no big deal. No other big problems...its a time consuming job..don't get in a rush......As far as the way it handles.....I know SOME of you won't believe this but it actually steers better (I think it has something to do with leverage)......LOW SPEED steering is very preciseand isn't a problem at all. Any other question ask away..............I'm going riding
Road Master
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From: Chester County, PA
RE: APE'S INSTALLED---WOW
ORIGINAL: cwilks
Hey hater............unless you've ridden with APES and actually know what your talking about STFU.....your a sad and pathetic person [:'(][:'(][:'(]
Hey hater............unless you've ridden with APES and actually know what your talking about STFU.....your a sad and pathetic person [:'(][:'(][:'(]
I have. I have no uninformed opinions.
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From: Boerne, Texas (Gods Country)
RE: APE'S INSTALLED---WOW
Clif,
They look friggin awesome.I had apes on my Wide Glide and I miss the hell out of them.I can't for the life of me figure out why people dislike the comfort of apes.I know you don't give a **** what people think but some folks prove they're *** holes just by opening their mouth.Ride on Brother and do your own thing.The bike looks awesome.
They look friggin awesome.I had apes on my Wide Glide and I miss the hell out of them.I can't for the life of me figure out why people dislike the comfort of apes.I know you don't give a **** what people think but some folks prove they're *** holes just by opening their mouth.Ride on Brother and do your own thing.The bike looks awesome.
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From: Rio Grande Valley-Texas
RE: APE'S INSTALLED---WOW
They look sweet...Not my style but I always admire different approaches to style. I'm not into Lowrider cars but love to go to the car shows to see the detail work. Its all about what fits you and making it your ride!
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Cruiser
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From: SOMEWHERE IN TIME
RE: APES INSTALLED---WOW (changed for chumly)
the bike is the shitttt. looks rad like a ****.... i guess it's all about personality. i rode my cousins and they felt cool. personally i like my bars low, but if you are one of those crazy ***** you have to have apes. maybe one day i'll get that crazy and get some. the old lady would kill me if she saw me with some. ha ha. gotta respect the apes though.....congrats it looks awesome.........
