Apes anyone?

[STRIPES]

Ok, I've been waiting for this thread. Years ago, I put a Heritage Softtail handlebar on my Road King to help with getting the bars closer to me without having to change out the cables. Heritage bars are the same as the Chubby 8 inch Baby Apes. I want a few inches higher and the wrists turned out more to help my hands to stop going numb. I wonder if the Chubby "Baby Apes" Would just bolt on. They are wider and have a better hand position. Yes, I already have the R3T Risers, but don't like the wrist angle.

The mechanic/machinist I use sucessfully bent (twisted) my bars to a better angle with no deterioration of the chrome. He removed them, put them in a vise and relocated the hand position by several degrees. Voila! New hand position for almost free.

 

[slidderhd]

Anybody use Wild 1 Chubby Bars?

 

[CanberraR3]

Anybody use Wild 1 Chubby Bars?

Where's Jim when you need him?

 

[iansixsixsix]

The mechanic/machinist I use sucessfully bent (twisted) my bars to a better angle with no deterioration of the chrome. He removed them, put them in a vise and relocated the hand position by several degrees. Voila! New hand position for almost free.

Might have to try that, my wrists just wont adapt to that angle on my 08 R3T

 

[zimtuff]

Might have to try that, my wrists just wont adapt to that angle on my 08 R3T

Sell the ones you have ,believe it or not some people actually prefer them .Then buy some bars off a standard R3.
I don't know if its a good idea to keep bending metal

On the subject of apes ,they are a fashion statement ,no logical reason for them .
I get enough flex from the standard bars on hard cornering.
I would like to see them put through a crash avoidance test or other tests that push the bike and rider to the limit.

 

[iansixsixsix]

never considered the Standard bars. my boss rides 1. thanks for the tip

 

[Rick McC.]

I wouldn't have those things on anything, ever.

I see them on Hardleys practically every day and I wonder; what the Hell was he thinking!

Rick

 

[Rick McC.]

Heres one, its not on a Touring but it still looks stupid.

That's just obscene.

Rick

 

[zimtuff]

never considered the Standard bars. my boss rides 1. thanks for the tip

You wont need to change the cables or anything as the touring bars are marginally longer

 

[TOMCAT]

Actually the 10 or 12 inch apehangers that Harley put on some of their Dynas are surprisingly comfortable. Only ever ridden that one bike with apes .. a Dyna loan bike but I liked them. Wouldn't run them on my Rocket .. on my Speed Triple.. maybe