Ape Hangers

[TheSpadMan]

Done a quick search and found nothing. Just wondering about putting some Shorty Ape an a standard.  Pretty sure that I will need to lengthen everything but not so sure. The bars I have are narrow and about 10" up.  Just really worried about the throttle cables.

Curious tho.

Bill

[alph]

you're not going to do this are you??

[Garfield]

you're not going to do this are you??

I sure hope not They hurt my arms by just looking at them

[fordmano]

Those aren't Ape hangers,, they are a Full On Jungle Jim .

Minus the yellow paint you can try those out at any elementry school .

[old2soon]

you're not going to do this are you??

I was gonna say sumthin-but i guess i really don't have to!!

[Kaiser]

I was gonna say sumthin-but i guess i really don't have to!!

Not worth it.  That bike has been talked to death here before.

[CASABROKER]

WHY?? APE HANGERS HAVE TO BE THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE WAY TO RIDE I COULD THINK OFF. 

[TheSpadMan]

The ones I am looking at are free and not very high. Just testing them on top of my bars, my hands will still be below my shoulders.  Think ten and two no your steering wheel, where are your hands ?? They are up close to your shoulders. Look at the drivers in NASCAR, their hands are up. Just doing it for the looks and maybe(?) some added comfort.

Bill

[Farther]

I always thought my Valkyrie could benefit with a couple more inches in the bars or the risers.

[Fatboyman05]

I have a set of mini apes on my bike from the PO. for those who know, what sort of differences are there between a mini ape and the stock bars?

[Kaiser]

I always thought my Valkyrie could benefit with a couple more inches in the bars or the risers.

I, too, could benefit from a couple more inches. 

[TheSpadMan]

  Got some Flanders 12" Apies on the bike today !!    I think I REALLY like Them !! Only got to ride for about 15 min or so. Hopefully go for a longer shakedown ride tomorrow !!

[BF]

Pics Dude....Pics.   

[PhredValk]

Theres a pic of a Valk with ape hangers on the Dynabeads website.

http://www.dynabeads.net/

Fred.

[TheSpadMan]

I dont know my member number so I dont have a photostash account, 4377 I cant ever remember my passwaord. Sorry no pics. 

Bill

[Fudd]

I would think getting a set of "apes" is better than getting  tattoos.  At least when you get tired of looking at them and decide they're silly, you can take the ape hangers off. 

[Walküre]

there's a Valk on the 'bay right now, no affiliation, but it has a set of mild "hangers" on it...

Click here for link: Valk with ape hangers

[Tundra]

Talk to Trick Rick on the Florida Board, one of his Valks...You can see, his aren't too high. His arms are straight, not raised. Looks great

[TheSpadMan]

  I can cut or copy the image, but it wont paste or copy here. and I dont unnerstan [ img, img] [imgimg] Look up bill bailey on FB to see the pics, they are there. 

Bill

[PhredValk]

Spad; the image has to be online somewhere, photostash, facebook etc. Get the image up on your screen, not the album, the pic itself, right click on it, choose Properties and copy the address (URL). Go to your message here, click Insert Image, will appear. paste the URL between the ][ in the middle.
Fred.

[BigBishop]

Most of the guys on here will talk trash about having Ape Hangers on a Valk 
But I put some on mine and I LOVE IT! 
It is more comfortable and still has a great ride.
Do what you feel comfortable doing. To each his own!
I can send you a pick of mine....let me know. 

[Walküre]

I can cut or copy the image, but it wont paste or copy here. and I dont unnerstan [ img, img] [imgimg]http://Look up bill bailey on FB to see the pics, they are there. 

Bill

Bill kindly sent me his pictures, to post for him, with these comments:

Roger,

Please post the pictures you think are best. I didnt need to lenghten any cables or hoses. The clutch hose is the tightest at full lock to the right. I did re-route some wires and the throttle cables.

The only real problem I am having is with the Kuryaken grip on the throttle side. It is tight and acts like a throttle lock, and is snug in the Honda casing.?.?

Bill Bailey

So, here they are:









Man, sure are a lot of bikes, in those pictures!!   

R

[G-Man]

These are 10" rise Apes.  I will be going up to 12" with a a little more pullback.   With the 10", I didn't have to change any of the wiring, cables, or hoses.  I expect to have to change everything when I move to the 12" as things are "snug" with the 10" but doesn't impede anything at all.

[Mildew]

Fixin to order me a set. Do those things work ok off of the the 6" risers

[Mildew]

I bought my bike used years ago and it has 6" risers. Are the 6" risers a standard item or seperate. I can't imagine the handlebars being any lower

[Bobbo]

Fixin to order me a set. Do those things work ok off of the the 6" risers

Boy, these pictures sure seem to get a lot of mileage here...

[Oss]

Hey G-Man those take me back to my first bike

20" schwinn sting ray with racing slick and ape bars

I wanna test out the bars when you get em on

[BF]

I bought my bike used years ago and it has 6" risers. Are the 6" risers a standard item or seperate. I can't imagine the handlebars being any lower

I could be wrong, but I think the stock riser is 3.5". 

[Jess from VA]

These are 10" rise Apes.  I will be going up to 12" with a a little more pullback.


Hey G, you'll still need to change cables, but wouldn't it be simpler to keep the same bars and go to a bit taller/pullback risers??

[Jess from VA]

I could be wrong, but I think the stock riser is 3.5".

The OE risers are closer to 3 1/8".