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!6 inch Paul Yaffe Monkey Bagger Bars here and I love them

 

Those are 10's in the pic. They are pushed ALL THE WAY forward. The bottom of the grip is right at the top of the fairing. Most people seem to pull the bars back towards them a bit. When you pull them forward they effectively get shorter. I have almost 3K on those and they are tons more comfortable than the stockers! I'd guess 12's to be even more comfortable but Yaffe's 12's are really 12.5 and I'm not willing to go 2.5" taller b/c of how it looks with the fairing.

Trying to talk myself into custom 11's as I said above, but it isn't working. Not only do I think it might look bad being above the fairing but my clutch cable won't be totally hidden as it is now.

...on the other hand the spike would still be below the top of the T-Bags and the bottom of the grip would only clear the fairing by an inch while being more comfortable. Geeeeeez...I just don't know....

 

I put the 11" Santees on mine. I did keep the heated grips, but it is a pain in the butt. Ended up cutting off the end of the stock bars and the Santees. Welded the cut off piece of stock bar on to the new Santee, problem solved. Very comfortable height and angles for me.

 

Your painted inner fairing with tweeter pod looks great!

 

OK, Yaffe helped me make up my mind. Apparently these bars are not quite as custom as you might think. Yaffe said they COULD NOT make a set of 11's. I was hoping they would do 11's at no extra charge, and fearful they would charge extra, but not being able to do them at all surprises me.

So the new 10's are going on. Hopefully this weekend. The ones I'm taking off MAY be spoken for. If anyone is interested though I will tell you who I'm returning them to and maybe you can strike a deal with them. I understand 10's without having to wait is a pretty big deal.

 

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[QUOTE=Blue Duck;10072044]12" Yaffe classic apes on my 2010 Limited. I finished them on July 4th. Heated grips work fine. Tested them when it was upper 90's and almost roasted my hands. Never thought I would like apes but that has changed. My problem with the stock bars was the slight reach on long trips would cause discomfort with my elbows since they were extended for long periods of time. With the apes my arms are higher with a slight bend. The other benefit is I now sit more upright and even the seat feels more comfortable. Last benefit is the mirrors clear my sholders and are more useful. Good luck onyour choice!


What else has to be changed with 12"? Clutch cable etc.....

 

I changed clutch, upper abs brake line and extended control wires

 

Timmy,

How tall are those bars from HCC? How thick, etc? Is it just a wiring harness that you get from HCC or can you get the works?

Thanks!

 

Sorry for the late response, been out on biz, the bars are 12" bars 1&1/4" and they came with all the wiring and cables. Y ou have the choice on cables, I went with stainless braided. The heated grips were a bit of challenge because of the extra wiring but I got her done. The company is pretty good at fitting you bike. Also, you can check out the website for preconfigured set ups. Again sorry for the late response good luck and rubber side down.