So, I've been scouring the message board looking at the apes...I really like the look of the 12" Wild1 Chubby Reapers and the Yaffe bars. Pretty sure I would want the 12" to get just above the mirrors but still in line with the top of the fairing. My question is, it looks like the pullback is less than the stock bars. I'm curious how this will feel as far as long distance riding goes. When I sit on the bike and put my hands out in front of me where they are comfortable it looks like they would be higher and a little further back than the apes measure out. Does anyone have any input on this and maybe some side shots of people sitting on their bikes with their hands on aftermarket bars?
Pullback for aftermarket bars
- Thread starter Mancill4
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I ran the Ergo Back bars on my 2015 SGS. I liked them. Put my hands about even with the top of the fairing, maybe just below. I think the rise is 12 3/4. But you can rotate them back a little farther than standard apes so the up height isn't the full 12 3/4. A straighter grip angle, more neutral. I found the more I used it the more I liked it.
When deciding on bars get the bars to match where you naturally hold you arms. If you force yourself to fit the bars you will not be comfortable.
I did do the install myself, thanks to Spazz and some of the other guys here for posting a lot of great info. There's also a youtube vid that's pretty good. I just sold that bike so now I'm planning a bar swap on the new "Big Girl". Might go a little higher. If those Ergos were an inch higher I think they would of been perfect. I'm looking at FMB Smooth Razor. The owner will make them any height or pull back at no extra charge.
I put a set of his Bagger Drag bars on my FLHRSE. Great quality and made here in the USA.
I have the same question. I've been looking at wild1 reapers or JSR Customs 12". I need pullback as well as height. 12" bars seem to allow for use of stock mirrors also.