Bagger Apes - What size????
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From: Snow Hill, NC
Yea, I do as much cold weather riding as I do summer. That's a big reason I bought an Ultra ( wind protection). I was fixing to buy the Harley 2" pullback bars but the Monkey bars are looking good to me. If I got the monkeys I would probably have to go with the 10" because my hands get cold very easy.
How much more wind will the hands and arms catch with the 12's verses the 10's?
Also, are the monkey bars comfortable on long trips?
How much more wind will the hands and arms catch with the 12's verses the 10's?
Also, are the monkey bars comfortable on long trips?
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From: Colorado Springs, CO
my 12's work just fine.
I see you're going to go with 14's......good deal
here are a couple pics of 12"s.
I'm 6'2 and the seat is a Le Pera that lowered me several inches, so keep this in mind if your still sitting on the factory sofa seat.
~Joe
I see you're going to go with 14's......good deal
here are a couple pics of 12"s.
I'm 6'2 and the seat is a Le Pera that lowered me several inches, so keep this in mind if your still sitting on the factory sofa seat.
~Joe
Last edited by traveler; Jun 9, 2012 at 09:35 AM.
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From: San Antonio
Joe do you get any wind protection on your hands with the 12's from the fairing. I recently moved up to a SG from an old Vulcan 900. I had 18" apes on it and loved them. Want to do bagger apes on the SG but have come to enjoy warm hands lol
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Those look great. What kind of bars are they? They dont look like wild1s. What year is your bike, and how tall is the windshield?
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These are the 12" bars Harley Davidson sells. They are 1" dia. bars.
Windshield is a Klockweks 8.5 inch
bike is 2011 Streetglide
Seat is a LePera King Cobra, which sits me about 1-2 inches lower, and 3-4 inches back.
The stock seat made me feel like I was humping the tank....I like being behind and below the tank. On a stock seat, the bars will "feel" lower.
the BEST route, in my opinion, is to spend the $$$ and get the High Country Cycles COMPLETE kit, already wired with all chrome controls, levers everything, and it comes with the braided lines/cables.
Yes, it's expensive, but they just look good. I went the cheap route.....I just replaced the clutch cable, and re-routed my existing brake line.
~Joe
Windshield is a Klockweks 8.5 inch
bike is 2011 Streetglide
Seat is a LePera King Cobra, which sits me about 1-2 inches lower, and 3-4 inches back.
The stock seat made me feel like I was humping the tank....I like being behind and below the tank. On a stock seat, the bars will "feel" lower.
the BEST route, in my opinion, is to spend the $$$ and get the High Country Cycles COMPLETE kit, already wired with all chrome controls, levers everything, and it comes with the braided lines/cables.
Yes, it's expensive, but they just look good. I went the cheap route.....I just replaced the clutch cable, and re-routed my existing brake line.
~Joe
Last edited by traveler; Jun 9, 2012 at 09:50 AM.
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Not trying to start a flame war but I would be careful of the HCC set-ups. When i was researching a bar change I was coming up with lots of feedback that their braided lines were of questionable quality, I have no first person knowledge but if you are going to do it, at least check the claim out. It would suck to go through the process and 6 months later find out the lines are crap and all yellowed up.
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From: Memphis, TN
I am having the same debate about whether to go with 12 or 14 inch apes for a 2012 Glide. I'm 5'11".
I would really like to be able to use the fairing mounted mirrors. It seems like the higher the bar, the more likely you can use the fairing mirrors.
How many of you out there with 12 inch apes are still using the fairing mirrors? To the OP, please post pix of your new bars.
I would really like to be able to use the fairing mounted mirrors. It seems like the higher the bar, the more likely you can use the fairing mirrors.
How many of you out there with 12 inch apes are still using the fairing mirrors? To the OP, please post pix of your new bars.