About 10 days ago I had 12" Burly apes put on my bike. I love them.

 

16s!!!

 

16s are way too high for me! Perhaps considering between 10 and 12 inch. Thinking about too hell with it and get the 12 inch.

 

i have 14" Burly's on my XL1200C they look awesome and are very comfortable!

 

Should I just get a longer cable kit just in case that I might want to go higher? Are there any dangers in using cables that are longer than what I need?

 

THey look good. I'm also torn between 3 different brands for apes: Nash Midget Gimps, Burly Narrow, Lick's Super Narrow and Drag Narrow Glide...which makes 4! Any recommendation, pros and cons? I'm looking for the narrowest possible.

 

I've attached a pic of my 08 XL 1200C, it has 14" narrow apes that i think are perfect size. But, i can definitely suggest 4 things:

1) V-twin manufacturing makes 12/14/16 narrow apes that are 1 1/4" that are pre-drilled and knurled... and they're about $95 from zanotti's.

2) Burly makes a cable kit that has all the extension wires and cables you'll need pre-done to fit. $185 (roughly) from zanotti's.

3) get a service manual... i got a .pdf online for about $6. (ping me offline, and i'll shoot you an email to the URL)

4) If you're close to a dealer, they charged me $12 to pull the connectors off the clips (AFTER you've taken pics of the original with your cell phone)... well worth the money.

-glen

 

Hey Glen,

Thanks for the info. So you got the V-Twin apes?

 

i did, because they're thicker versus the 1" bars that burly had. The ONLY questionable thing is that they bend about a half-inch outside of the fork tubes (if that makes any sense). But, it's not all that noticeable to be honest. I don't know if they come in black, either. I just wanted 1.25" chrome, and that's what i got. Ping me if you want me to take front-view pics tonight of them.

 

PMed