Motorcycle handlebar ?????
Anyone ever have on with the "ape hangers", or whatever it was they called them? Seems to me they would suck for long rides.
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Ape hangers are making a come back. Not a good long distance handle bar, but most of them are on Harley's, and most Harley riders stop every hour or so to get the feelings back in their hands anyway.
Would rather ride with ape hangers than bent over the tank on a sports bike.[}:)]0 -
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My brother had a pair on an old Harley FLH and one side cracked and broke off at a redlight while idling. They have a bad stress point at the bottom. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Zebra
My brother had a pair on an old Harley FLH and one side cracked and broke off at a redlight while idling. They have a bad stress point at the bottom.
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Had apes on everything I've owned for 30 years. They don't suck on long rides. In fact, they are way more comfortable (to me at any rate) than leaning over to reach drag bars. Guys started putting them on bikes years ago because they do tend to be more comfortable on long rides.Not for everybody though. They do take some getting used to in parking lots, and other slow riding. Pesonally, I wouldn't have anything else. 0 -
Had a buddy who thought his really high apehangers were cool...until the first time he was flying low and caught a big ol' B-29 bug square in the armpit. 0 -
i had them years ago on my 84 softail .i liked them alot .when i moved into the city ( nasty cop area ) i toned them down . two of my friends insist on them for distance travling . i traveled with mine some ,thought they were ok for that . difinatly a statement while rideing .....
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Makes it a lot cooler while riding, what with the pits getting good airflow. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by dheffley
Ape hangers are making a come back. Not a good long distance handle bar, but most of them are on Harley's, and most Harley riders stop every hour or so to get the feelings back in their hands anyway.
Would rather ride with ape hangers than bent over the tank on a sports bike.[}:)]
Not me, friend. Bent over on the tank keeps the wind from blasting you in the face.0 -
I am thinking that catching a big bumble bee, wasp or hornet in the armpit would be a big dissappointment for the ape hangers. I like the cruiser style bars and bikes, but the ape hangers, springer chopper front ends, and hard tails are for the die hards who think they have to prove something. 0 -
"Cruiser" style bars (beach bars) and drag bars are just that. Bar to bar or stoplight to stoplight take it off the trailer and ride a half mile to town. Or wheel it out of the garage one weekend a month for a ride to show the neighbors you got one. Lean over your front end for 400 miles. Stock riceburner dressers and Ultra Classics may be ok for long distance riding, if you don't mind feeling like you're driving a desk chair. But if I want a windshield, radio, and two way helmet to helmet nonsense I'll just take the truck, thanks. Never been hit in the armpit by anything. Don't think it would be all that big a deal, unless the hittee is a died in the wool pu$$y. Then why ride at all. Stay home and sit on the couch. And why the heII is it that whenever someone with a bike does something or has something someone else doesn't care for it's because "they want attention" or "have something to prove"? At 50+ with over 30 years of road riding believe me, I don't need your approval OR give rats a$$ about your attention. I've had ridgids. They handle better than most swingarms at speed. I've had apehangers, way more comfortable to lean back and relax than get into that Buck Rodgers head in front of your feet riding attitude, or drive down the highway on your Barcalounger. And yeah, my exhaust is louder than stock and I changed my intake. Made my twin cam come alive. That's why I did it, not because I "have something to prove". Sorry about the rant, guys. But I ride 600 miles a week on average. I'm not one of those take the bike out for 2000 or 3000 miles a year kind of riders. I do have a clue what I'm talking about here. 0 -
Low is the way to go, sometimes I feel that zero rise is too high. Yes, I want clubman bars on my bike.
My '78 GS1000 has drags on it and I've taken it on a 600 mile trip. I did it in 9 and a half hours, that's including an hour traffic stop and stopping for gas 8 times.0 -
i just picked up a set of 15" ape hangers for my 99 victory v92c. the only dealer here in town wants to rewire the whole bike for $600.00 labor and cost of all the wire and cables. talked to another machanic he said he would splice in some wire how ever much i needed for $160.00 labor and cost of cables. hopefully he can get the time to put them on for me soon hopefully before winter, since he is very busy right now. 0 -
I had drag bars on my sporty, but with layback risers...very comfy.[:)][8D] 0 -
mp5, it's not really that big a deal to change those out yourself if you have a couple hours. I think it took about 3 hours to do my wide glide. But I put sockets and pins in the wires so if I want I can just unplug the jumpers I put in and go back to stock length. (Just rememebr, if you are pulling the wiring through the bars the splices MUST be offset to fit throught those little holes, and don't use butt connectors unless you have really small ones. Sockets and pins or just solder, covered with shrink tubing is the way to go) Of course I already had the exhaust dropped to change it out, so that saved me some time pulling the tranny cover to change the clutch cable. I don't know how yours changes. Cables and brake line for a set that short should be easy to order. Probably 6" or 8" over stock, most parts catalogs should list those. I had to special order for the 20"s on my bike. A few hundred right there. Could save yourself a hundred and a half in labor, though. Just a thought. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by mp5shooter
i just picked up a set of 15" ape hangers for my 99 victory v92c. the only dealer here in town wants to rewire the whole bike for $600.00 labor and cost of all the wire and cables. talked to another machanic he said he would splice in some wire how ever much i needed for $160.00 labor and cost of cables. hopefully he can get the time to put them on for me soon hopefully before winter, since he is very busy right now.
When splicing the wire, be sure they solder the wires spliced then use heat shrink tubing on all of the spliced connections. Crimp splicing will give you lots, and lots of trouble down the road, and can sometimes leave you stranded in the middle of no where. They are also fire hazard.0 -
not only are ape hangers making a come-back, but the laws governing them are as well. seems every generation must learn the hard way. ape hangers are labeled dangerous and laws were instated as to where handlebars can not curve or bend above the shoulders. have you ever tried to control a 1000 lb bike in a slide with your arms above your head? it all may look good , but if you ever got into trouble, apes just made you look real stupid...as you desperatley tried to control your bike...yes, before you dumped it. [:I][:p] apes are a lesson in ignorance. many riders i knew would keep their bars loose in the crown braces, so if a cop saw them, all they did was yank em down below their shoulders until he passed, then yank em back up. duh? ever try to control a 1000 lb bike with loose bars?[:o)][:I]
apes...just a waste of good bar metal.[xx(]
and one more thing...has anyone ever seen an ape hanging from a bar in a zoo? look kind of stupid dont they? imagine that. wonder why they call em ape hangers?[:0]0 -
Ape hangers make a statement I don't care to be associated with.
I can't imagine controlling a bike with my arms above my head.
Look at bars on competition bikes. Some are just stubs coming off the forks.
A 3-4" rise bar is about right for my height and reach. They allow leaning into the wind & taking weight off your arms at highway speed and still allow you to sit up at low speed.
I can imagine a quick stop with ape hangers and having a passenger riding buddie; spinning the bars in the clamp and dumping you + passenger over the bars.
Another benefit to lower bars is to act somewhat as crash bars and protect the tank and your knees from the blacktop.
Can't see ape hangars nohow.0 -
Didn't you guys see "Every Which Way But Loose"? Some of the Black Widows had them. Kewwwl. 0 -
Yep, rubber mounted so you could move around to see better in the mirrors,on twin carb trumpet. 0
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