You will later wish you had got at least 14". Either way the Carlini Gangsters are a good choice. Get 14" or 16"

 

sit on your bike, close your eyes, and hold your hands out to where you want to be at when riding. make sure the bike is straight up and down and have a friend measure from the risers to your hands. directly up. if your hands arent directly over the risers then draw an imaginary line back to them to get the height you would want. im 5'10 and running 18s. its all in what you want as far as style goes

 

Thanks guys. It sounds like 14's are the ones I want. On my way to work tonight, I set the cruise and rested my hands on top of my mirrors. My hands were right at shoulder height, and it felt very comfortable. I'm going to measure that height when I get home to double check.

 

So I measured from the bottom bar to the top of my mirrors. Exactly 14 inches. That clinches it, I'm going to get the 14" Carlini Gangster Apes. Not sure when, but they will be mine. Oh yes, they will be mine! For those of you following this post, I'll update it as soon as I get them.

 

Man, to be honest---I say don't buy them unless you can sit on a few like escalade did. I was so confused reading this forum when I was deciding on Apes. Because I'm 5'11, some said I should get 14s but I waited it out. I saw that 10s blocked the mirrors, but they felt comfortable (neighbor let me sit on his), 12s looked good and felt good (stranger at dealership let me sit on his), 14s felt too high (best friend let me ride his), then another neighbor put 12s on his, let me sit on it and I was sold.....and I don't wish I bought 14s--I'm happy with 12s. Its all subjective--two weeks ago, I even rotated mine back to me about 1/2 inch or so because I felt I was reaching----which is another story because if you ever change your seat, the dynamics will change---ask me. Good luck man--take your time tho---I don't think height really matters much, as someone else said---my 5'11 is not the same as someone else's 5'11---and we'd like to think everyone sits exactly the same, but they don't....same with cars, two ppl, same height, different adjustments on seat and steering wheel.

AMEN TO THE ABOVE!!!!!! I modded my seat after the bars, had my bars pushed forward cuz everyone said it was the correct way...then pulled them back cuz I decided to be comfy and now my C&C seat is HEAVEN with or without the backrest