Road King 16" apes
#21
I have 16" Carlini's Ganster apes and I had to notch out my windshield because I just liked the look and feel of the bars forward. I dont use the windshield except for long trips. Its not perfect but works. I rode it to sturgis with the windshield on and it had contact with the clutch cable and rubbed (cut) a spot on the cable. Not too bad, kinda looks like a bug hit the cable but still enough to **** me off. I modified the windshield again last month but havent tryed it again. I can post pics if you like. Good luck.
#22
windshield/stereo issue
i have 16's and a stock windshield on my 01 RKC. bars are in line with the forks and work fine with windshield. i bought this windshield mounted stereo, as i only want tunes when on long trips, same as with the windshield (long trips), so a perfect match without buying a batwing. when i install the stereo, it hits the cables for clutch and throttle and brake line. i know this will cause wear marks on all surfaces. so my question to you guys is what are the options to make this work? things i have thought of but not sure if it'd work are: 1) move handle bars back an inch towards me. not sure if i'd like that and it'd be difficult to move everytime i convert from one mode to the next as i'd have to get to bolts to loosen/tighten bars to adjust 2) move(pivot windshield 1 inch forward but stock bracket doesnt have that feature, what, if any bracket, does?
thanks for your ideas and I hope this one makes ya think as much as I did!
JJ
thanks for your ideas and I hope this one makes ya think as much as I did!
JJ
#23
A bit late but...
So I would surmise from this that if you put the bars in line with the fork and bought a seat that set you back 4 inches from standard you would be OK.
I'm having my 16's W1's put on tomorrow and can't wait.
#25
I have 16" Carlini Apes on my 2011 RoadKing and I can put the windshield on if I want to....but I hate the look so I never do
Apes on Baggers kick *** dude, plus its so much more comfortable I feel like now I have the same body position as all you short guys do stock =)
Here's some pics of my work in progress
Apes on Baggers kick *** dude, plus its so much more comfortable I feel like now I have the same body position as all you short guys do stock =)
Here's some pics of my work in progress
#26
#28
Would love to see pics of your evils installed.. Was thinking about those before I pulled the trigger on my gansters.
I just got my 17 inch Carlini Evil Ape's on last night and can still use my windshield, like stated above you need to adjust the bars with the clamp a little loose. I will only be using my windshield for very long rides though I like the clean look the bike has now with just the one headlight, the Ape's, and no crash bar or highway pegs.
Post some pics and welcome to the site.
Post some pics and welcome to the site.
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