ape hangers

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[ofdave]

thought I'd seen most everything.
Guess not.

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

WHY?

[Bob Denman]

That was Xpeschon's bike... I believe that he now has an F-3

[Chupaca]

seen that one a couple times posted here when folks asked for higher bars... but not as bad as this guy...
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[BLUEKNIGHT911]

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Have you seen the pics of Lamont's latest Spyder ????? ................. Mike

[Little Blue]

NOT FOR ME. Always to much shoulder Pain.

[Bfromla]

FYI more:IMG_4941.jpg & some wild: IMG_4456.JPG
this was found on Craigslist NJ back in '15IMG_3163.JPG
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[MR. H1956]

They look good. But it makes my arms and shoulders hurt just looking at it. To each his own I guess. A ex friend of mine has a harley with ape hangers on it. He loves them but he also has dumped in a couple of gravel parking lots trying to turn around.

[Bob Denman]

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He must have liked the idea of it, and he made it work!

[ARtraveler]

Not my style...but for those who like it, go for it.

[Peteoz]

Not my style...but for those who like it, go for it.

Yeah, not my style either AK, but when you are 6’7”, with loooong arms, they would come to shoulder height and be bloody comfortable. My last couple of bikes have had apes, albeit only 14 or 16”, and that was such a comfortable position. I am between a rock and a hard place now. The current F3-L bars are a bit low, even turned to the highest position, especially now that the Daylong seat has lifted me 2”, but I don’t like the look of apes on a Spyder.

Pete

[Yazz]

I miss my apes...

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/a...2&d=1288050250

They're shoulder high and very comfortable.

[Bob Denman]

They're great...

Until you catch a bee with your jacket sleeve, and it ends up in your armpit!

[ARtraveler]

They're great...

Until you catch a bee with your jacket sleeve, and it ends up in your armpit!

Been there, done that. Slightly different circumstances. Riding with the neck wide open to get some air circulation. Drove through a swarm of bees. Ouch.

[pegasus1300]

They're great...

Until you catch a bee with your jacket sleeve, and it ends up in your armpit!

ouch

[Yazz]

They're great...
Until you catch a bee with your jacket sleeve, and it ends up in your armpit!

How I ride in Texas...

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/a...7&d=1283207574

Oh man, I've had worse hit my armpit. Killed a pair of mating dragonflies. Their shrapnel cuts.

Had a bee up my fingerless glove once too.

[Yazz]

Been there, done that. Slightly different circumstances. Riding with the neck wide open to get some air circulation. Drove through a swarm of bees. Ouch.

I had a jacket I used to wear open for the breeze and it would collect wasps.

You're riding along and feel something walking around on your back. Slow down and look for a turnout. The jacket is pressing against the wasp now, the wasp starts to sting over and over. Find a turnout, forget to put down the kickstand, forget to take off your gloves to get the jacket off. You're doing a crazy dance alongside the road trying to get the jacket off, Hubby is wondering what you're doing.

I got good at fast turnoffs and doing the reverse order of the above. The jacket went to charity.

Bees are the worst! You have to pick out all those throbbing little stingers. Not fun and glad you lived to tell the tale.
Would rather have wasps than bees any day of the week.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I had a jacket I used to wear open for the breeze and it would collect wasps.

You're riding along and feel something walking around on your back. Slow down and look for a turnout. The jacket is pressing against the wasp now, the wasp starts to sting over and over. Find a turnout, forget to put down the kickstand, forget to take off your gloves to get the jacket off. You're doing a crazy dance alongside the road trying to get the jacket off, Hubby is wondering what you're doing.

I got good at fast turnoffs and doing the reverse order of the above. The jacket went to charity.

Bees are the worst! You have to pick out all those throbbing little stingers. Not fun and glad you lived to tell the tale.
Would rather have wasps than bees any day of the week.

Life repeats - I had the same thing happen to be with a Yellow Jacket ..... But mine was in my Full face helmet , you just have to live with the Pain until you can get stopped ....... Mike

[Yazz]

Life repeats - I had the same thing happen to be with a Yellow Jacket ..... But mine was in my Full face helmet , you just have to live with the Pain until you can get stopped ....... Mike

Ouch!!!!! Talk about rider distraction, seeing that critter stinging you in the face.

you just have to live with the Pain until you can get stopped .......

[Motorcycledave]

WHY ? would anyone do that ?

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[Peteoz]

WHY ? would anyone do that ?

Because they are comfortable, Dave?

Pete

[LateLifeCrisis]

FYI more:IMG_4941.jpg & some wild: IMG_4456.JPG
this was found on Craigslist NJ back in '15IMG_3163.JPG
think this was a kit?IMG_0066.jpg

Some people just have entirely too much time on their hands!

[PistonBlown]

Spotted this today as I was walking around my local town...The engine is obviously out of some small 50cc moped but I don't recognise it.
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