uhuh!-ahah!, who's the ape???

[gimmick]

well,

I've gone ahead, done it and I love it!

if our customs miss anything then this got to be it.

all that cluster with the drag bar style is gone now, it has a much cleaner look and feel, you're riding it in a more upright position and it does seem to bring more confidence in the way you're controlling the bike.

I can’t explain where this little bit of more leverage comes from…
I took it to the twisties last week-end and I did scrap the pegs few times, the bike seems to be easier to “switch”.
Also I find it is easier to maneuver at slow speeds.

Overall, I am very pleased with this bling and I wouldn’t go back.

The bar is a 12” Zodiac with 3” risers.
Cables are +8” from Motionpro
Brake line is from Helriser and I think is +6”

I still have to find a clip for the throttle and brake line to hold them together, I’ve seen it in a pic somewhere on this forum but I cant find it…..
And I don’t know if to bother to pull the electrical cables through ….

[trikebubble]

Good stuff. I found some chrome (well, fake chrome) cable ties at an auto parts store that I used to hold the throttle and brake lines together.

[sablesurfer]

Cool.
Question for everyone with apes...do they do anything for the mirrors? Can you see behind you better with them up there?

[gimmick]

Originally Posted by trikebubble

Good stuff. I found some chrome (well, fake chrome) cable ties at an auto parts store that I used to hold the throttle and brake lines together.

thanks, that sounds as good alternative!

[gimmick]

Originally Posted by sablesurfer

Cool.
Question for everyone with apes...do they do anything for the mirrors? Can you see behind you better with them up there?

yeah, thats a good observation, I found that you have to turn your head a lil' bit more to check the mirrors, but on the other hand it seems that you're covering more field behind you.

[raymo]

Nice! I'm working on obtaining some 12 or 14" HD bars from a manager at work. Said he'd give em to me for free. My bike is an 800 but would look similar to yours, I like what I see.

[VindianaJones]

Originally Posted by sablesurfer

Cool.
Question for everyone with apes...do they do anything for the mirrors? Can you see behind you better with them up there?

I switched over to apes 2 yrs ago and found the mirrors were about the same.

[rfb92345]

Once you go ape, you will never go back...................although there will always be those that poo poo apes, because of what they heard from a friend of a friend who once knew a guy that had a friend that had apes.

[trikebubble]

Originally Posted by rfb92345

Once you go ape, you will never go back...................although there will always be those that poo poo apes, because of what they heard from a friend of a friend who once knew a guy that had a friend that had apes.

You know...there was this guy on a forum once...who's sister's husband once saw a guy who borrowed a bike that used to Apes on it from another guy and he said..............

Yeh, I'll concur, Apes are the ticket on a cruiser. If I ever bought another cruiser, it would be getting Ape'd right out of the box.

[h2o]

I really like the way that looks. Great job!

[VindianaJones]

Originally Posted by trikebubble

You know...there was this guy on a forum once...who's sister's husband once saw a guy who borrowed a bike that used to Apes on it from another guy and he said..............

Yeh, I'll concur, Apes are the ticket on a cruiser. If I ever bought another cruiser, it would be getting Ape'd right out of the box.

Agreed +100% and I love that Avatar.