Ape Hangers

[m657]

I've put a few miles on with ape hangers.

Did NOT work well for me.

 

[bamabiker]

Originally posted by Evil Dog:
Never did like them... still don't. To these old eyes they just look stupid.

+1

 

[ParadiseRoad]

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[Vanilla Gorilla]

I love ape hangers, but then again, I AM the Vanilla Gorilla.

Honestly, they are just perfect for me, so long as they are right at shoulder level. Any more than that not only looks stupid, but you can't ride for very long with your hands far above your heart before they start to get all tingly and numb. I'm 6'2, so ape hangers for me tend to be a bit taller than what the average guy would have, though.

 

[Bandersnatch]

I've got a friend who has 16" apes on his Night Train, he think s they look cool.

I call him Paris and remind him not to smear his lipstick on his coffee cup.

The first time he tried to ride the bike after installing them he went to make a left turn and pulled the classic rookie mistake of rolling into the throttle as he turned because he was too stretched out.

$400.00 and a new set of Apes, adjusted to him better later, he says he loves them and wants 18 inchers.

"It's all about looking good and living the lifestyle" that's what he told me.

I'm not sure what "lifestyle" he was talking about. He doesn't get offened when I call him Paris though, he admits he's all about style and not common sense.

 

[BarbC]

I thought they were neat on my Schwinn Stingray.

And back then we called them "Monkey Bars".

 

[Vulcan Bob]

No sir,I dont like them. But to each his own!

 

[Andy Taylor]

Never ridden with them, but always thought they looked unsafe and stupid. I figured my arms would go numb from the blood draining from them. I guess they are practice for when the cop stops them.

 

[Gary]

Some people think that they look cool. I see them a lot on customs that are rode very little. I never see them on touring bikes. No one that I know that puts very many miles on their bike uses them.

 

[feralmerril]

Ever ride behind a guy with his arms up on them? Pheweee! My shoulders hurt just since I started learning to type on the computer.
I had a friend that was a southern cop. They make a art of describeing stuff. He cracked me up once describeing some kid that almost ran him off the road. He said, "All that I could see wuz knuckles and eyeballs!"

 

[animalmother]

Never liked them, but then again I only ride sport bikes made in Japan (Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha). Ape hangers really wouldn't work on my Kawasaki ZZR 1200.

 

[handejector]

Ohhh......
Never mind.....
I thought this was about capital punishment for the chimp that mauled that lady.....

 

[feralmerril]

I guess I am a wuss. I rode mostly harley dressers starting in the 60s many miles. At times I would take the shield off for a few days, but I always would put it back on. If you really ride the road much a windshield is far more comfortable. Once in the late 60s I rode my harley from california to wisconsin and back.
In south dakota the top half broke off. It was miserable beyound belief! It was far worse then no windsheild at all. The lower half directed the wind straight up and wanted to pull my shorty highway patrol type helmit off my head. I bought a replacement in rapid city. It cut in my money, and I needed a tire when I hit salt lake. I was close to broke and bought a recap! I never heard of one on a motorcycle before or since! Anyway, that recap came apart on me, split in half all the way around. I almost dumped it but didnt. But it wiped out the wireing under the rear fender. Just remembering.

 

[JOERM]

Originally posted by handejector:
Ohhh......
Never mind.....
I thought this was about capital punishment for the chimp that mauled that lady.....

Thanks for the laugh

boss. I needed it, just laid 5 of my employee's off and not doing to good.

Joe