guys with bagger apes
6' and have the 12" Yaffe Monkey Bars. My seat height is a lot lower than stock so they would be comparable to a 15-16" bar though. While I love the looks and feel of the bars is I had it to do over I would go wth the Cyclesmith 13" bars they don't cost near as much and they are actually 12"s where your hands are. A local buddy has them on his bike and we compared the bars. The Yaffe bars are 13"s at hand height both were measured from the bottom of the bars.
Cruiser
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Just remember if your bars put your hands higher than your shoulders your heart is
gonna have work a little more to pump the blood up there, I would think you would loose
a little high-speed cornering ability to, how do you ride, just cruise around or do you hit
some twisties every now and then, and do you mind your bars having some flex to them?
because 18 or 20 inches you can really flex around, I like my bars to be solid and
responsive, you might want to install long extension wires that way if you change the bars
to taller you won't have to re-do the wires.
gl
gonna have work a little more to pump the blood up there, I would think you would loose
a little high-speed cornering ability to, how do you ride, just cruise around or do you hit
some twisties every now and then, and do you mind your bars having some flex to them?
because 18 or 20 inches you can really flex around, I like my bars to be solid and
responsive, you might want to install long extension wires that way if you change the bars
to taller you won't have to re-do the wires.
gl
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thanks to all the advise so far! to answer your question shadowrunner i ride a preaty good mix of a types of roads. some would prob say i ried hard as well. i do enjoy the twistes and wouldnt want to sacrifice control in both high and low speed cornering. i have to say my mind is deef made up to go with apes now i just have to decide which of the two bars will work best for me. if anyone has anymore input say it cuz i like to know as much as i can about things like this when making a decision to ensure i make the beest one the first time
Road Warrior
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16" on all my bikes last 25 yrs, some were hand made. Im 5-8 no problems.........
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Tourer
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From: Stafford, Va.
Yaffe 13" Apes
I'm 6' and I am running the 13" Paul Yaffe Apes on my 2008 SG. I love them. They are just below shouler height and very comfortable. You can order these bars with all the cables, lines and wiring included, even the fluids if you choose to do so.
Road Captain
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From: Charlotte, NC
I overheard a guy at the dealership tell a guy it was like an 8 hour job including hiding the cables & wiring inside the bars.
It was something like a thousand bucks all said & done.
I'd have to want them pretty bad to shell out THAT much!
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From: Shenandoah, TX
One thing I and others failed to mention is,when you have the bars off,change the bushing to the urathane ones.It will make the bars more solid and responsive.I didn't lose any control at high speed or in the twisties with my 13".I've read on here where some people changed the bar clamps to a one piece instid of the two piece.I couldn't find one so used the stock clamps and haven't had any probs after 10,000 miles yet.It took me two days to do mine.I was by myself and didn't get in any hurry.Its not hard,just time consumming.2 six packs should get you thru it.