Older dogs with Ape hangers?

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danosrs

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Good Morning all,

I have a 2000 Husky with factory handle bars and was thinking I might be interested in putting apes but not sure how they will look since the bike kinda has that prostreet look? Does anyone have an older dog with apes and can send me some photos? My last bike I rode for 15 years had 13 inch apes on 3 inch risers, always loved that look.
 
Orangeboxer03

Orangeboxer03

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Ape it.

This is my 03 with 18 inchers, hell yea ape it if you like em. i have had apes on everything from the 72 honda cb 350 (a few years back), 16 in on 91 bagger to 95 sporty with 16 's, go for it and post some pics.
i had to rewire from switches down. no biggie. peace.
 
stlmikie

stlmikie

I wish I had more money.
Hey Orange. Do you have any bigg more clear pictures of the scoot?


Orangeboxer03 said:
This is my 03 with 18 inchers, hell yea ape it if you like em. i have had apes on everything from the 72 honda cb 350 (a few years back), 16 in on 91 bagger to 95 sporty with 16 's, go for it and post some pics.
i had to rewire from switches down. no biggie. peace.
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Orangeboxer03

Orangeboxer03

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pics

when i rewired the switches i just used a 7 wire commercial grade with gray shield, almost like original. ran them through bars. looks better that way.:2thumbs:
i hope you can look at the pics kinda new at this pic thing. lol
 

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stlmikie

stlmikie

I wish I had more money.
What did you do about your cable lengths? How long did you end up haveing to go with?


Orangeboxer03 said:
when i rewired the switches i just used a 7 wire commercial grade with gray shield, almost like original. ran them through bars. looks better that way.:2thumbs:
i hope you can look at the pics kinda new at this pic thing. lol
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Orangeboxer03

Orangeboxer03

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stlmikie said:
What did you do about your cable lengths? How long did you end up haveing to go with?
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drag specialties clutch 74", throttles 36", and brake line 48". i can get you the numbers later if you want, best way is to put bars on use some mechanics wire and run where you want them. then measure the length of wire.
 
stlmikie

stlmikie

I wish I had more money.
Are yours just right or wold you get some a litle longer or shorter?


Orangeboxer03 said:
drag specialties clutch 74", throttles 36", and brake line 48". i can get you the numbers later if you want, best way is to put bars on use some mechanics wire and run where you want them. then measure the length of wire.
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Orangeboxer03

Orangeboxer03

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Apes

:2thumbs: Yeah, i am happy with the whole set up. the only thing i tried to do when i was putting them together was to get a 90 degree AN fitting with a female #4 on one side and a male #4 on the other. this would make my brakeline come straight down the bars and look a bit cleaner. in turn i could have probably used a 42" brakeline.
 
Coolbreezin

Coolbreezin

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Not for me but always loved the look. Im more of a long fork chopper fan. All these look great though. Good job on the customizing.
 
Chuck Hughes

Chuck Hughes

Member
Love the long fork too, love em all, had a long forked chop, but ya get what you can find and afford. Plus this is a little easier to ride everyday.
 
Chuck Hughes

Chuck Hughes

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Mine are just the thicker run of the mill 1 1/4" bars found in any motorcycle parts catalog. These bars were on the Road King I had before I sold it. The riser holes on my Wolf line up the same as a Harley, so any HD riser/handlebar config will work.
 
Chuck Hughes

Chuck Hughes

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I have apes on both my bikes, and pretty much every bike I've owned. I'm a decent sized guy too, so my 20" apes aren't as high on me as they are some people. And for me, I've been a guitar player for 25+ years, and my wrists seem more accustomed to bend in that way, then with say drag bars.
 
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