Ape Hangers? Just wonderin . . .
#101
05-23-2010, 11:20 PM
I have 16's on my RG and love them....sooo comfortable for me as Im 6'5". I was pulled over twice in 4 hours yesterday here in Reno, NV and warned that they are too high, then sited for non-dot helmet ($100). Guess they are cracking down???? Must be a shortage of meth labs to crack down on in the area?? Total BS, I have had them on for a year now and never had a problem. Guess we are being profiled....Apes = 1%er?? LMAO
#102
05-24-2010, 02:32 AM
they are illegal for many reasons beside looking stupid. hands should not be above the heart for extended periods. watch riders shaking circulation back into their hands at stop lights. you must be able to keep your hands on the controls at all times in any manuever and many cannot in a tight parking lot turn.
I also don't ride around in parking lots all day I prefer the open road.
#103
04-02-2011, 12:12 AM
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That's an old wives tale about "hands should not be above the heart for extended periods." Heck, I keep my head above my heart for extended periods quite a bit and I think blood to my brain is more critical than blood to my hands. 
scg1953. I would like to see a pic of your RKC with the 14"ers. I'm thinking about those for my RK.
scg1953. I would like to see a pic of your RKC with the 14"ers. I'm thinking about those for my RK.
That was funny.
#104
04-02-2011, 01:09 AM
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they are illegal for many reasons beside looking stupid. hands should not be above the heart for extended periods. watch riders shaking circulation back into their hands at stop lights. you must be able to keep your hands on the controls at all times in any manuever and many cannot in a tight parking lot turn.
#105
04-02-2011, 05:07 AM
amen to that....the most comfortable rides I've owned, had drag bars or yaffe monkeys...both had my arms/hands at about shoulder height, which for me, is comfortable, and good control, plus way cool --- I installed both sets of bars on my bikes, and never got the 'numb tinglys' following the bar install--- If johnny law dont like my bars....or anyone else for that matter....too f%*&$*#& bad, I ride my bike, nobody else.
#106
03-19-2013, 12:20 PM
I have to remember the "steering wheel" example though...
My hands get nummer typing on my keyboard while excessively low (standing) then level or higher.
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#107
03-19-2013, 12:46 PM
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I've been riding with apes for years and love them, even riding illegally, I didn't care if I got pulled over. Many riders would give me all kinds of reasons not to use them, but as soon as I and the help of a NM senator had the entire handle bar law removed from the books, then all of a sudden I would see many of these people runnin' apes, what hypocrites! None of the reasons they gave me in the past ever mentioned anything about being illegal though...
#109
03-20-2013, 06:02 AM
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16's on mine and I'm a short turd bout 5'8 ish. I had drag bars on my previous bike and hands still went numb. Doesn't matter what bars you have. I really had to get used to the apes but I LOVE em now. Been on a few out of staters and so far so good. My buddies think I'm a little nutty for goin that long with em. But they only kid with me. And that's not even too much. Far as tight turns and parking lots, I'm no expert but I can get around tight areas no problem. Just had to learn how with these things. Just my 2 cents. 
#110
03-20-2013, 06:35 AM
