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Old 03-28-2012, 09:48 AM
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Looks like sooo much more fun in the twisties now!!!!
Great mod!
 
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Old 03-28-2012, 09:54 AM
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Reminds me of a dude at the light yesterday with what looked like 16" apes. I'm 5 10 and he looked shorter than me but as soon as he got stopped, he dropped his arms shaking them out. LOL thought humm those must be real comfortable! NOT

Your new bars look great and I'm sure more comfortable.
 
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Old 03-30-2012, 10:44 AM
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Any chance you could snap a few more pics...?? I've been dying to see what these look like on our bikes! How do they ride, riding position? What are you specs, height? Thanks man!!
 
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I really like the stock buckhorns on my 99 Softail Custom, and they are very comfortable for me. I know others do not like them at all. I was on a ride the other day where there were over 40 bikes, and a couple of the guys with late model Heritage's asked me where I got my bars. They thought they looked comfortable and liked the looks better than their stock bars.

Hey Cobra; Your new bars really look nice on your bike. Much better than the apes. To me I would think they would be way more comfortable too.
 
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Imo looked better b4
 
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If they make U happy, then that's all that matters.
I've only had one set of apes 45yrs ago. they were ok but I didn't like them enough to get another set of tall ones on another bike.
I do really like the mini apes our Heritage came with.



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Knuckle bars look good with that springer front end...and if they are more comfortable, that's a win, win!
 
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looks GREAT ! The apes didn't look quite right on your springer.
But now....

could you post a pic from the rider's angle? or 3 ?
 
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I’ll agree with some here, looks better now. Of course I’m just a little biased since I’m not a big fan of apes anyway, especialy when they're on a Ultra sled, like mine…
 
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