Ape height question
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Joined: Jul 2008
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From: Maryland
Completely agree with you and I was actually looking at the flying apes...but I'm going to have to settle for something a bit more cost sensitive for the time being. After all, once I've got all my wiring and cabling done, all I have to do is switch bars (& a little bit of labor) and get any other style of bars I want down the road when I scrape together some more cash.
A least I think it should be that easy.
A least I think it should be that easy.
My Yaffe's were not the easiest thing to wire. Not as hard as many have said, but not real fun either. I had to swap them for another set of Yaffes about 2 months later. Talk about a PIA!!! I made up new words removing the wiring from those bars! I don't suggest putting yourself in a situation where you think you will have to UNwire a set of bars.
Just my
My bend may be more extreme but length may add to difficulty? Anyway, I say do it right the first time.Oh, and speaking of Yaffe, the have a set for RK's and RG's that look pretty sweet. So does BR. Like I said though, I think I like the Carlini's for an RK.
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Joined: Oct 2009
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From: San Quirino, Italy
I know this depends on the bars, and mine have an extreme bend, but:
My Yaffe's were not the easiest thing to wire. Not as hard as many have said, but not real fun either. I had to swap them for another set of Yaffes about 2 months later. Talk about a PIA!!! I made up new words removing the wiring from those bars! I don't suggest putting yourself in a situation where you think you will have to UNwire a set of bars.
Just my My bend may be more extreme but length may add to difficulty? Anyway, I say do it right the first time.
Oh, and speaking of Yaffe, the have a set for RK's and RG's that look pretty sweet. So does BR. Like I said though, I think I like the Carlini's for an RK.
My Yaffe's were not the easiest thing to wire. Not as hard as many have said, but not real fun either. I had to swap them for another set of Yaffes about 2 months later. Talk about a PIA!!! I made up new words removing the wiring from those bars! I don't suggest putting yourself in a situation where you think you will have to UNwire a set of bars.
Just my
My bend may be more extreme but length may add to difficulty? Anyway, I say do it right the first time.Oh, and speaking of Yaffe, the have a set for RK's and RG's that look pretty sweet. So does BR. Like I said though, I think I like the Carlini's for an RK.
I have put regular bars together and taken them back apart with zero issues. If you go with a Yaffe bar or the like, they can be a major PITA...All depends on the bar you go with...
Tourer
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 404
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From: Northshore in Massachusetts
I like wild One Chubby's just don't buy a generic set of bars, there are alot of knock offs on line stay away from those.. It would suck to crash because you bought cheap bars that bent or cracked from the vibration, leaning, or hanging off of them on them
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Joined: Jun 2008
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From: North Jersey
I've had Wild 1 Chubbys on my last 3 bikes n love the quality and the bends. Height wise I'd sit on the bike and have someone measure where you like your hands. I have them on my Rocker which has a Danny Gray seat which is lower and further back. 12.5s were perfect for me at 6 feet. A lot of it depends on the bike. On a King I'd would have prefered 14s.
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Puyallup, WA
I'm 6' running 16", 1.5" thick, Carlini Flyin apes. The Carlini's actually measure out about 1" taller than stated so it's more like 17". Plus the 1.5" thick bars will be wider at the grips. I think mine are like 42"
