I'm about to put 14" apes on and thinking about putting a 30" sissy bar on as well. My biddy says he thinks it will look weird because it sits low, but I don't fully agree with him. What are your opinions?

 

My opinion? Apes in general and ridiculously tall sissy bars look stupid on any bike.

 

Got a picture of what your bike looks like now? That might help.
And are you measuring the height of the sissy bar from totally height or how much taller it is than the fender?
Do anything to make it sit lower? Despite the name I never though Lowriders sat low or at least what I considered low.


Here's a Lowrider with 14" apes (04FXDL's bike)



I'm guessing it would look similiar to this (Betros' bike)



Alban06's bike

 

???

Half the choppers ever made have tall apes and sissys. It's so common as to be a cliche. Saying a low Harley would look stupid with them is probably a fringe opinion.

Regardless, do your own thing and *** the haters.

 

This is what it looks like now

 

I say go for it. It's what you want from your bike. Worse case you have to take the parts off and sell them. By the way I like that Yellow/black paint job you have, don't see a lot of that.


What style of sissy bar where you looking to get?

 

I think you're headed the right direction. That headlight and all the chrome is screaming for a more old skool look that the T bars are currently ruining. My opinion...so that and a fiver will buy you a coffee.


Some inspiration/ideas...https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...issy-bars.html

 

Was thinking a plain 30" sissy bar from Bison Motorsports

 

Here's 14vs

 

Just added 3 inch risers too.