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Old Mar 5, 2017 | 06:17 AM
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Just need to adjust angle, rides awesome. Bye bye beach bars...
Why the change from beach bars?
 
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Perfect timing, I have the exact same pieces in my cart from Dennis Kirk but hadn't pulled the trigger yet. Going to have to do it now that I see yours!
 
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Old Mar 5, 2017 | 08:20 AM
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Why the change from beach bars?
Was wondering the same thing. tp dd50
 
Old Mar 5, 2017 | 04:15 PM
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Why the change from beach bars?
Loved the look, hated the riding position. It had me hunched over alot.
 
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Still adjusting bar angle.

 
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Still adjusting bar angle.

Do you use the windshield? More wind blast on the body at speed with the Apes, than the beach bars, without the shield in place... Just wondering....tp
 
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felt sorry for her......ricka fracka gosh darn son a biscuit mother nature bitch!
 
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Do you use the windshield? More wind blast on the body at speed with the Apes, than the beach bars, without the shield in place... Just wondering....tp
I have a windshield, and u can't look to cool with it on. With the crouched over beach bar position it made me like a parachute. Wind seems to go around a bit better with me sitting upright. I haven't tried windshield with the apes yet.
 
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I have a windshield, and u can't look to cool with it on. With the crouched over beach bar position it made me like a parachute. Wind seems to go around a bit better with me sitting upright. I haven't tried windshield with the apes yet.
If the beach bars were the same as MoCo used on the RK Custom, I understand. The width on them was ridiculous. They did look oldskool cool though... tp
 
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If the beach bars were the same as MoCo used on the RK Custom, I understand. The width on them was ridiculous. They did look oldskool cool though... tp
I just put the wild 1's 518 beach bars on mine but haven't ridden it yet. Guess Ill find out in a month when the snow is gone.
 



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