Apes,what is up with these?
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Corpus Christi Texas Area
i was getting a good laugh at this thread, and saw you had a question. i am 6'1" also. i had 20s on my old king, and i just built a "touring only" road king this past year, and 20s were not even open for discussion. been coast to coast a few times on them, and , NEVER AGAIN. not this guy.... shoulder, ouch......on my new "touring" king, i went with Yaffee bagger nations. 12 inches. they keep my arms stretched out, and keep my hands just below my shoulders. plus, being kinda wide in the shoulder, i hear ya on the "bad angle for your hands". had a bad problem with that and the stockers. these have more of a "straight bar" kind of design, that keeps my hands cozy for a long time. already got one trip from NC to Oregon on this one, MUCH MORE COMFY!!! plus they are 1 1/2 inch, so all the wires can stay tucked inside. only thing is, they have a hard angle need the hand grips. makes running wires internally a serious task. a buddy told me to try using a wire coat hanger, worked like a charm.
also, if you look at my avatar thing, you will see that my bars go over the fairing. not to fear, my fairing is aftermarket, and is 4 inches lower than a HD bat wing. so, they wont stick up over yours so much. just the points where the hand grips stick out will.
i have a few friends that are an inch or two shorter than i am, and they went with 14s. then they rode mine with 12s, and wished they had went with 12s.....
hope this helped, corb
also, if you look at my avatar thing, you will see that my bars go over the fairing. not to fear, my fairing is aftermarket, and is 4 inches lower than a HD bat wing. so, they wont stick up over yours so much. just the points where the hand grips stick out will.
i have a few friends that are an inch or two shorter than i am, and they went with 14s. then they rode mine with 12s, and wished they had went with 12s.....
hope this helped, corb
Ride safe!
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 833
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From: Corpus Christi Texas Area
Check mine out i got 16" Custom Chrome Fat Bagger Apes I am 6'1" and they are shoulder hight and my hands dont fall asleep. they didnt cost that much and i like to black look. i went with the fat apes so i could hide all my wiring. All and all i LOVE them. When to sturgis, SD 2 times this year and rode the hills and let me tell you there is a huge difference between stock and apes.
Ride safe!
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Dago
i was getting a good laugh at this thread, and saw you had a question. i am 6'1" also. i had 20s on my old king, and i just built a "touring only" road king this past year, and 20s were not even open for discussion. been coast to coast a few times on them, and , NEVER AGAIN. not this guy.... shoulder, ouch......on my new "touring" king, i went with Yaffee bagger nations. 12 inches. they keep my arms stretched out, and keep my hands just below my shoulders. plus, being kinda wide in the shoulder, i hear ya on the "bad angle for your hands". had a bad problem with that and the stockers. these have more of a "straight bar" kind of design, that keeps my hands cozy for a long time. already got one trip from NC to Oregon on this one, MUCH MORE COMFY!!! plus they are 1 1/2 inch, so all the wires can stay tucked inside. only thing is, they have a hard angle need the hand grips. makes running wires internally a serious task. a buddy told me to try using a wire coat hanger, worked like a charm.
also, if you look at my avatar thing, you will see that my bars go over the fairing. not to fear, my fairing is aftermarket, and is 4 inches lower than a HD bat wing. so, they wont stick up over yours so much. just the points where the hand grips stick out will.
i have a few friends that are an inch or two shorter than i am, and they went with 14s. then they rode mine with 12s, and wished they had went with 12s.....
hope this helped, corb
also, if you look at my avatar thing, you will see that my bars go over the fairing. not to fear, my fairing is aftermarket, and is 4 inches lower than a HD bat wing. so, they wont stick up over yours so much. just the points where the hand grips stick out will.
i have a few friends that are an inch or two shorter than i am, and they went with 14s. then they rode mine with 12s, and wished they had went with 12s.....
hope this helped, corb
Im thinkin you bought the "OEM Monkey bars" that Yaffe makes in 1 1/4"....
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Joined: Feb 2009
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From: MN
OK so now I am confused. lol "Apes" are a lot more comfortable. "Apes" are dumb! Really who cares what everybody else thinks. I know that I don't like the stock bars. I like the looks of taller bars. I hope the bike won't lose any handling with the new 21" wheel and the hopefully new bars. Questions for ya all with bars. How tall can I go so my hands are not over the fairing and still see through the stock mirrors if thats a option? I am only 5'9" so I am thinking of 10" or 12". Is there any major difference between the bars other than design? Can I use stock cables with 12" bars? Also what about grips, should a guy change them out too? Finally the last question is about install. Is it fairly easy to do the install?
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Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Mandan, North Dakota
I put 17" fat bagger bars on my ultra classic electra glide, I love them. I realy didt loose anything on handeling from what i can feel. The installation wasnt that bad just remember when you are doing it a digital camera is your freind. I documented from start to finish with mine. As far as the factroy mirrors you should be safe at 12" i went 17" and changed my bar mounted mirrors to fairing mounted mirrors and i love them, still can see around no problem. Hope this helped.