Apes on a batwing bagger?
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Apes on a batwing bagger?
I am just looking for opinions to the age old question (well, one of them anyway)...Do apes belong on a batwinged bagger? I had cheek-high apes on my softail and loved them, and I just cant seem to get the feel for the stock bars on my 2012 SG. A couple buddies have apes on their SG's, but I just cant decide if I like the look or not. I dont want to go radically high....maybe to the top or a bit lower of the 7" LRS windshield. They both have 19" apes on theirs and it is a bit high for my taste. What do you think of the look and how high? Thanks in advance!
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My opinion is the only apes that look good behind a batwings that are no higher then 12 inches. Pretty much puts them near the top of the batwing. I rode a SG today that had 12" mini apes and I thought it looked good. To me any higher wouldnt look right but Im not a big fan of tall apes. To me anything over 14" is to high. I personally only like them about 12".
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I've got 14" Wild 1's (576's) on my Ultra and don't know how I made it this long without them. Much more comfortable and I personally love the look. They put my hands a bit above the fairing. 5'11" and 220 lbs...not sure about sleeve length. Don't listen to those who say apes on baggers are ugly...most with that opinion are riding ugly *** Road Glides to begin with 
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I've got 14" Wild 1's (576's) on my Ultra and don't know how I made it this long without them. Much more comfortable and I personally love the look. They put my hands a bit above the fairing. 5'11" and 220 lbs...not sure about sleeve length. Don't listen to those who say apes on baggers are ugly...most with that opinion are riding ugly *** Road Glides to begin with
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Don't hate the Playa there boss! And you know that after test riding my bike the other day you're dying to throw a set of 14 inchers on that Duracell battery of yours!
Harley mini-apes on mine. They call them 12" but more like 10". Able to see out the stock mirrors under my arms. Good with me.
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10 inch Yaffe MBB, more like other mfg's 12's.
Pretty much level with top of fairing.
Completely eliminated the back pain I had with the stock bars and the wrist pain I got with Heritage bars.
Sometimes wish I went with the 12's but not enough to go through the hassle of wiring another set.
I'm 6'1 and have a C and C solo seat which dropped me about a inch from stock seat.