I think it's a matter of what you're accustomed to. When i was a kid, i though the bikes with apes were about the coolest things ever. So when i turned 16 and got me a harley, i put apes on immediately, and that's what i've run ever since. When i got my road king, i tried for the first summer to ride with the beach bars that were on it, but i just could not get used to the wheelbarrow feeling, so i put 18's on it and am once again a happy rider.