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Dec 16, 2009 | 12:56 AM

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dingo67

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a guy i rode with before moving south west was 5-10 and ran 22's on an eg. he was a little unstable, but swore they were the best. i always say cool ain't comfortable.

Dec 16, 2009 | 06:17 AM

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Sincecrazy

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Go with the 16"!!

Dec 16, 2009 | 08:30 AM

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Toypuller

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Good rule of thumb is add 2" to whatever you think will be right.

Dec 16, 2009 | 08:58 AM

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patriotmc

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Just remember that your hands are now above the fairing, so if you are doing a lot of cold weather or rain riding... you defeat the purpose of the faring.

Dec 16, 2009 | 10:24 AM

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roadgliderick

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iam 5"8 and have 16s on my streetglide and iam very happy with them no back issues just comfortable. go with the 16s u wont be sorry.

Dec 16, 2009 | 07:43 PM

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Mtn

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Dont 16" apes look a little funny with your hands really high abover your fairing ? I thought 14" apes had your hands about 3.5" over the fairing? I think I need somes pictures of 16" apes on a bagger.

Dec 16, 2009 | 09:06 PM

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ripper43

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Originally Posted by Mtn

I have 13" Cyclesmiths and they are border line as far as I am concerned. I don't give a crap how tall you are...

Dec 16, 2009 | 09:41 PM

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13" have to be a huge improvement over stock. My hands go numb with the stock bars. Saweet lookin bike ripper!

Mtn

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Dec 16, 2009 | 09:47 PM

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mjsawatzky

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Hey MTN I live in SE Calgary. New Brighton to be exact. If you want to come down and have a look you're more than welcome. As for bike nights I'd love to get involved in that kinda stuff. PM me if you wanna come down for a beer and test the bars out.