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Old 02-15-2014, 12:28 PM
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Pricing out apes for my bike. Wild 1 seems to make great bars, and they are in the middle of the price range (you can spend A LOT more than them!). And everyone seems to love the Wild 1 apes. But I've also seen Khrome Werks and Cyclesmiths listed as good bars. And those are about $50+ less than the Wild Ones prices on-line.

So while I don't want to start a bar "war", I'm curious:

Are the KW and CS bars good bars? If you have them, let me know. If you've HAD them, let me know why you got rid of them.

If you have Wild 1's: why did you choose them? Are they worth the extra money? Why?

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My opinion is to buy what YOU think looks good and what YOU can afford......
 
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My opinion is to buy what YOU think looks good and what YOU can afford......
and what fits you good too! i.e. pullback, wrist angle, height, width....

one thing to look for while you are researching bars is the overall height. some companys seem to measure differently than others...
 
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Wild Ones can be had for 170.00 shipped from several sources...How much are the others? The WOs are GREAT quality...
 
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Wild Ones make great bars! Won't regret it...
 
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Wild Ones for me. EXCELLENT quality and the bends (on 575's) are identical to stock, just a couple inches taller and about 2 inches wider.
 
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Wild Ones for me. EXCELLENT quality and the bends (on 575's) are identical to stock, just a couple inches taller and about 2 inches wider.
Where do you find WO's for $170? I've seen at JP for about $211; that's the lowest I've found. KW and CS are around there, too.
 
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Ive got the wild ones on my roadglide, not apes but the RG model. look great but the right side has a bend from picking the bike up from the stand. guess I push on the bar to much. had them on for 5 years and that's the only thing wrong
 
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Originally Posted by scooper321
Where do you find WO's for $170? I've seen at JP for about $211; that's the lowest I've found. KW and CS are around there, too.
Amazon...

http://www.amazon.com/Wild-4in-Chubby-Handlebar-12-5in/dp/B001AWIVJE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1392513191&sr=8-2&keywords=wild+one+502 http://www.amazon.com/Wild-4in-Chubby-Handlebar-12-5in/dp/B001AWIVJE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1392513191&sr=8-2&keywords=wild+one+502
 
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Wild 1's...great bars fit and finish and great customer service
 


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