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Nov 15, 2011 | 01:06 PM

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hougz79

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LA Choppers Prime Apes. 13", very nice.

Nov 15, 2011 | 01:48 PM

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1sweetglide08

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I'm 6'0 225 and really like my Wild 1's 577..12.5 inch.

Nov 15, 2011 | 02:13 PM

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kjmorgan

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Friend of mine is slightly shorter than you with a 2009 FLHX and Sundowner seat from HD. He went with the Klockwerks Ergo bars and really likes them.

Nov 15, 2011 | 02:25 PM

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pit1600

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From: near Paris, France

Yaffe bar in 14" or less expensive and good looking too, LA Chopper prime ape in 13"

Nov 15, 2011 | 05:18 PM

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drf7728

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I got the 12inc monkey bars and Im 5'7 and 600mile day is no prob. They are worth the money. Also had 16inch on my haritage. Just my 2cents

Nov 15, 2011 | 06:48 PM

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DuraGlide

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From: Southern WV

6' 200 lb long arms and legs and I love my 577 Wild1s (12.5). Rode to work last week at 26 degrees and still have all my fingers, so the bars above the fairing aren't that big a deal.

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Nov 15, 2011 | 07:15 PM

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drukanfu

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6ft tall.....stock bars have always suited me just fine, but then again I like to sit upright and keep my back straight.

Nov 16, 2011 | 12:36 AM

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Casper

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I'm going with WO 575 but I'm 5'7"....should put me in a comfortable position.

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Nov 16, 2011 | 01:18 AM

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DHubbs

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Casper

I'm going with WO 575 but I'm 5'7"....should put me in a comfortable position.

Im 5'10 & I like the WO575s too. I cant make myself believe the bars sticking up above the fairing looks good. A friend of mine has the 575's & they seem very comfortable to me on his bike. JMO

Nov 16, 2011 | 06:22 AM

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rg_dave

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From: Cypress, TX

5'10" here. I have PYO 12" monkey bars. I also have a c&c seat that drops me 1" and back 1". Totally different feeling than a nonfairing bike with apes. You don't get the "parachute effect" because of the fairing. Having my hands above the fairing doesn't bother me and I ride into the teens on rare occasions. They are very comfortable. I get tons of compliments on them.

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