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grumpygy
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Found a Set of handle bars I like for the Bike I'm Building. But wanted a set taller than what they had out they shoed a 10" Apes and I think mine would be about Perfect with a 14" Gave them a part number from their site for the 10" and said I wanted one in 14.
They sent me back a link to the 10" instead. So told them I know about that one but wanted a larger one.
So they say they do not have one in 14" but wanted to know what type of bike I was going to be putting these on. So I told them and let them Know about the Springer front end. The come back saying their T-risers(completely different style and way of mounting will not fit).
Just sent them an E-mail saying I know those will not fit and that's why I did not ask for them.
Then Explained to them How the Bars I want Mount. Since they do not have a clue.
See what their reply is if I go with these I do like their style.
They sent me back a link to the 10" instead. So told them I know about that one but wanted a larger one.
So they say they do not have one in 14" but wanted to know what type of bike I was going to be putting these on. So I told them and let them Know about the Springer front end. The come back saying their T-risers(completely different style and way of mounting will not fit).
Just sent them an E-mail saying I know those will not fit and that's why I did not ask for them.
Then Explained to them How the Bars I want Mount. Since they do not have a clue.
See what their reply is if I go with these I do like their style.
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I thought 14's were banned?
Why, They sale them but not set up the way I wanted with all the wires ran and switches installed. This company sells the 10" and 16"s set that way but the 14's are bare.
I'm guessing that the company you are corresponding with buys all their parts from an importer who orders them by the container-full from China. What they have listed is
all that they have.
Sounds to me like you need to have a custom bike builder bend & weld the part you need. I'm sure it won't be cheap, but one-of-a-kind parts never are.
Neal
They give out hundreds of tickets a year for that in Sturgis and Daytona.
Most State laws declare the "APE" bars, with hands on them,sitting on the bike cannot make your hands higher than your shoulders.
They give out hundreds of tickets a year for that in Sturgis and Daytona.
The trick is to mount them firm but loose enough that you can pull them down to shoulder height should you get pulled over by the cops.
This is a Custom Shop. That makes their own products.
Hill Country Customs did have 14" pre-wired ape hangers about a year or so ago. Warning tho. Pre-wired bars do not come cheap..
Thanks and you are right. Their cost for just the plain Bars is the same cost as I was getting for bars and controls.
I always wondered why their arms don't go to sleep. Must be all the vibration from a V-twin keeps the circulation up.
$900 for these I found.. Told ya Pre-wired & ready to go. Dont come cheap.
For the 10" $399.00. I like these cause I do not need to add Spacers to my DogBones to clear my Fuel tanks. They also move the controls Back to me for a better fit.
Anyhow, illegal or not in some states, they are legal here in MT and I don't give a rats * about the legality in other states. If I get popped I'll pay the ticket and thats that. Maybe I'll go taller just to spite [:D]
This is what I was going to run Beach Bars. but because of the my Frame the tanks sit a little Higher and interfere with the handlebars. even with the riser blocks I added they are still close.
PS not my Bike but the bars are the same as I have.
I have 18" Chubbys on mine....
they are legal here in MT[:D]
That's the part I do not understand. I have a truck legally licensed, registered and insured in the state of WV. I can legally drive my truck in all 50 states no problem..
Why is my motorcycle that is legally licensed, registered and insured in the state of WV, illegal in South Dakota?
Trinity +++
Found a post on the HD Forums about this company its been going on since 2011 and still going on complaints about this company and their crappy customer service.
It also seems their web pages just went down.
Talk about ridiculous.
Speaking of ridiculous, I think the tall handlebars look ridiculous. But that is just my O, obviously. YMMV.[:D][:D]
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
The professional salesman, an artist and a poet, is almost nonexistent in today's world. It breaks my heart to see the craft going extinct.
To your list you can ad: SPORTSCASTERS. During the UO-FSU game, when it was clear Oregon was going to win, the announcers were talking about how Oregon was going to match-up against Alabama, as it was a foregone conclusion as to which team would win the UA/OSU game.
Motorcycles, wait let's look at it this way. What is the highest speed limit in the USA? 80mph?
So let's look at safety regulations from the speed limit side of the house. You can buy right now, a car or motorcycle that will touch 100mph over the highest speed limit in the USA, some will even exceed 200mph. These are allowed on the streets, why do you need something that will go that fast when no speed limit will allow it? Wait you say, you can run them on the race track as well! Ok, let's go this way then.
Hotrods, modified vehicles. A Pro Street hotrod, a jacked up pick up truck, a Rat Rod as well ad many other types of modified vehicles all have different handling charactaristics (spelled that wrong on purpose) and these changes makes many of them unsafe at 80mph, unsafe! A pickup truck with 44" mudders handles like crap compared to a stock truck, a Pro Street car don't turn for crap at speed, a Rat Rod - well come to your own conclusion on those!!
But you see they have the necassary items, brakes, lights, indicators and whatever else it required by law, even with these items those vehicles cannot and will not be able to be operated safely at highway speeds! You have to drive accordingly!!!!!!!
Ape hangers, yep they change the handling of the bike, my bike is at best a 80mph bike now, so friggin what! I know how to ride that bike safely just like the guy who owns a lifted pickup with 44"ers on it does. Why is his highly modified vehicle legal and my bike not? We will never know the true answer to that but the excuse is safety.
Now with that said, more people die on these zoomie bikes every year than guys on choppers and modified Harleys. But thier 186mph Ninja is legal and my bike is not, go figure!! And since I mentioned choppers, do you think a stetched bike with the front wheel in the next county handles as well as my bike with apes? Don't think so!!
One more thing, somebody likes on thing and somebody else like something else. Aint America great!! I will keep riding my bike the way it is, I don't care what others think [:D]