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10-10-2008
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Ape Hanger Pics Only: I Want to Compare and See What I Like
I am interested in getting apes on my 900 custom and I want to see what people have done. I wanna do my homework.
For the people who have pics of their apes, can you please post them here. We can make this page the ape page. LoL  Thanks! |
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Dont do it!! lol i rode my buddy's yamaha roadstar with apes. Its fun for a little while, then i got shoulder pain lol, if u go on long trips, i wouldn't recommend it. But for looks, there awsome.
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Stock, I couldn't ride 200 miles without getting low back pain. Now, I won't bat an eye at an 800 mile day. 
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Thanks trike and rich... I am 6'2 with long legs and long arms. I'm 195 lbs with a 36 inseam. I want them to look bada*ss dude. I want them to be about eye level. LoL. There are a few things I wanna do to my ride.
1. 18-20 inch Apes to look bada*ss 2. Bullet Chrome Speakers so that I can jam out to some Metallica or some Ted Nugent 3. Lower the rear to make the bike look nice and clean 4. Green or Purple L.E.D.'s to show my bike off That would be my version of a sweet ride man. |
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Here is my 97 Classic with 10" mini apes. I think I might change them to Barons Big Johnson bars though.
 
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Still purdy, but not as striking as Carlo's... would have been better if they had eliminated the silver completely and faded the blue into black or dark blue like they did on the '05.
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I hear apes don't go to well on trying to make a small uturn or slow turns really at all because its such a far stretch that you may end up steering with one hand. Then replacing all the cables for longer ones...
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It depends on the general ergos.
The WIDTH of the bars, in combination with the pullback, is more of a factor on low-speed turns than the height of the bars. I've seen bikes with "beach cruiser" bars that even I couldn't reach the outside grip on a lock to lock turn without laying on the tank.
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Exactly the opposite of Greeneyes for me. I had shoulder pain with the stock bars. I switched to mini apes with the 5.5in pullback risers and all is well.
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I just change into a 16" ape hanger from a stock handle.... trust me, now i have a better handling of the bike, back pain gone, comfy ride.. easy maneuver in heavy traffic.
 
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ha... i saw the 1 hr ago posting and figured John was wanting to customise his ride even more, after remembering him recently specifically say he was done with modding now....
 but then i saw the original post date. this thread's slowly creeping up to being a year old.  how do the resurrecter's manage it? |
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It is funny ain't it?  I still think 16-18 inch apes would look sweet on my custom, plus I'd like the comfort. It would be better for my posture and my lower back. |
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