• There were many reasons for the change of the site software, the biggest was security. The age of the old software also meant no server updates for certain programs. There are many benefits to the new software, one of the biggest is the mobile functionality. Ill fix up some stuff in the coming days, we'll also try to get some of the old addons back or the data imported back into the site like the garage. To create a thread or to reply with a post is basically the same as it was in the prior software. The default style of the site is light colored, but i temporarily added a darker colored style, to change you can find a link at the bottom of the site.

ape hangers

Been around....

seen that one a couple times posted here when folks asked for higher bars...:dontknow: but not as bad as this guy...
FB_IMG_1490191095122.jpg
 
Last edited:
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.
 
Not my style...but for those who like it, go for it. :yes::yes:

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
 
They're great... :D

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

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. :roflblack::roflblack:
 
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. :roflblack::roflblack:

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. nojoke
 
Wasps

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

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


 
Back
Top