mini apes??
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Cruiser
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mini apes??
I have a couple questions for those who use them. I have a street glide and am trying to get a little more comfortable for the longer rides. Do they help your shoulder/back areas? How do you know what size to get? I dont want the real tall apes that go much over the fairing...just something to bring my hands up a little bit more.
Thanks for any help!
Thanks for any help!
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I have PYO MBB 10's. They are in my sig pic. They are a billion times more comfortable for long and short rides and they look bada$$ too!
I have a thing about the bars going over the fairing so this is as high as I will go. I do think the 12's would be more comfortable. Also most say you should go about 2 more inches then you think you should.
BTW I'm 6 foot with a 32 inseam. What year SG?
I have a thing about the bars going over the fairing so this is as high as I will go. I do think the 12's would be more comfortable. Also most say you should go about 2 more inches then you think you should.
BTW I'm 6 foot with a 32 inseam. What year SG?
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I have a couple questions for those who use them. I have a street glide and am trying to get a little more comfortable for the longer rides. Do they help your shoulder/back areas? How do you know what size to get? I dont want the real tall apes that go much over the fairing...just something to bring my hands up a little bit more.
Thanks for any help!
Thanks for any help!
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I have the Santee 11"s for that very same reason. The Santee is a very good bar, not quite on par with the Wild 1's but darn close. With the Chubby's (Wild 1's) I've seen heat grips along with internal wiring.
I had mine installed with internal wiring but the HD shop wouldn't or couldn't retain the heated grips. Not really a problem because you can always go to heated gloves.
I had mine installed with internal wiring but the HD shop wouldn't or couldn't retain the heated grips. Not really a problem because you can always go to heated gloves.
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I have had several sets of apes and the advice I ignored on my first two was dead on, always go with the bars that are the taller of the two you are looking at. For a SG, I would not go shorter than 12".