Gidday Sparra , good looking Apes you have there ... have a question if thats Ok and to anyone else that may check in as well ... what pull back are those bars ... Have a mate with a 98 Wide Glide and has always loved the look of Apes ... well he went with a set of 16 " Wild 1 Chubby`s i think the brand was which i think have 8 to 9 inch pull back ... has a Mustang solo Day Tripper seat and some lowering blocks on rear stock shocks .
The problem is that the Bars come way to far back towards his body when the Bars are in line with the forks when you look from the side if you know what i mean and is not real comfortable to ride like that and has to push Bars forward which he is not kean on ... there seems to be a current trend where guys push the Bars forward ... bit weird looking .
What dosent help is the fact that he has 3 " over forks with a 3 degree rake as well ... sorry for the ramble but are trying to find Some Traditional Apes with very little Pull Back that would solve the issue i reckon ... hence the long winded question as to how much pull back are your bars .
Over the last few day's I have put a set of 14" apes on my Road King...Every one has told me that the throttle by wire is a pain to extend and the ABS is a pain in the arse to bleed...Well the throttle by wire wiring is plenty long enough and didn't need to be extended but trying to get all the wiring and the throttle by wire wiring down the bars internally is a pain in the arse. With the standard bars the wiring for all the switch gear was external. Because I had to put a new top brake line on for the apes I was dreading the brake bleeding but as it turned out a simple syringe and a length of plastic hose is all that's needed and the new fluid is pushed up from the bleed nipple on the front wheel to the master cylinder and it works like a charm. This is all on a 2011 Road King so not sure if other models would be as easy...Bit of a ramble but just thought I would put it in here in case anyone else is considering doing the same.
Thanks Sparra ... I think you are spot on about the difference in the Rake between wideglide and road king ... and my mate has made things even harder by having the extended forks plus the 3 degree rake .
I know there are a lot of these modern bars with the Straight / Sharp bends that don`t have any where near as much Pull Back as compared to Traditional Apes , but not sure how those Modern bars would look on a 99 Wide Glide ... we will keep on searching .
Cheers .
No worries at all Baloffski ... wasnt sure if you meant the bars on my 17 Road Glide which are the 9" high 1.25" Harley Bars ... or the Bars on my mates 99 Wide Glide which are currently 16" Traditional style , i think Wild 1 Chubby`s ... but not totally sure ... pics below are what they look like on his bike ... but as mentioned with the 3 degree rake and
extended forks he has to push bars forward to be comfortable ... just trying to find a set of bars that have very little pull back ... when i saw Sparra`s i thought they might be worth a look but seem the same .
Will continue the search .
Hi Sparra ... They definitely are not the worst I have seen and not the best photo angle as side on you can really see how pushed forward they are ... Mind you a lot of people like that look of course , just my mate prefers the straight inline with the forks look ... And yeah he likes his garage looking clean ... Lol .
