ok. ape-hanger handlebars on harleys. WTF?

[Danny_Ocean]

[Danny_Ocean]

"Baby Apes" ain't so bad...

[Mule]

Any idea how those bars got their name? I rode a hardtail chopper with a springer, exactly 1 block before turning around. I had to back up to turn in a res street. Complete buffoonery.

[Danny_Ocean]

Originally Posted by Mule

Any idea how those bars got their name?

I know it's not an ape, but this is the only pic I could find on short notice of a simian with it's arms raised.

[sand_man]

Will I be given a one way ticket to Ban Island if I think this bike (not the rider) is kinda-sorta-lil'bit cool? I couldn't see myself riding it unless it was dark out, but...

Originally Posted by Danny_Ocean

[ramonesfreak]

man those apes are the stupidest things ive ever seen. i love an old chopper and generally hate apes. those take the award for the dumbest most dangerous, uncomfortable and dorkiest looking things ive ever seen. crap like that gives the custom bike/chopper scene a bad rap

-not taking about the bicycle above, but that baffoon on the motobike

[Danny_Ocean]

Originally Posted by sand_man

Will I be given a one way ticket to Ban Island if I think this bike (not the rider) is kinda-sorta-lil'bit cool? I couldn't see myself riding it unless it was dark out, but...

Wha? That's way cool. I'd ditch the knobbies for some redline slicks, though...

Bicycle choppers are the "next big thing"...



Where's Racerbvd...?

[Danny_Ocean]

Thank you, Mr. Out-of-Context. Now which "apes" are you referring to? The "photo-apes", the "baby-apes" or the "bicycle-apes"?

Originally Posted by srandallf

man those apes are the stupidest things ive ever seen. i love an old chopper and generally hate apes. those take the award for the dumbest most dangerous, uncomfortable and dorkiest looking things ive ever seen. crap like that gives the custom bike/chopper scene a bad rap

[ramonesfreak]

Originally Posted by Scott R

I remember an interview with Peter Fonda about Easy Rider, he was saying how damned uncomfortable it was to ride Capt. America. He specifically mentioned the monkey bars.

he did. the rigid frame in combo with the apes nearly shook him to death

[ramonesfreak]

Originally Posted by Danny_Ocean

Thank you, Mr. Out-of-Context. Now which "apes" are you referring to? The "photo-apes", the "baby-apes" or the "bicycle-apes"?

sorry. the ass in post #8 on the yellow bike with flames with the 10 foot exhaust pipes.

[ramonesfreak]

interesting, when you do a google image search using "ape hangers" as search words, that idiot in post #8 is the first to show up

[ramonesfreak]

front view of him

[sammyg2]

Sure ape hangers are dumb, but how else are the insurance salesmen going to pretend to be badas$es?

(my brother runs an insurance company, and he has apes on his harley. And really loud pipes too. He's a real rebel)

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by srandallf

front view of him

Looks like he's about 5'8". compensating?

[ramonesfreak]

ive got one of these on the lay-away plan

[Pazuzu]

Originally Posted by srandallf

front view of him

That's the one view of that guy that you never want to see in real life.

Next to him? Yer probably OK. Behind him? Yer totally safe. In front of him? Yer fuched. He's gonna mow you down and not even know he did it with his spectacular steering skillz on that thing.

[Dutchie]

I think they look cool ! I love the bike from Madsen in Hellride




Cheers,

Ed

[Flatbutt1]

How in the world did those extended apes get by a LEO? I can't imagine a highway patrol allowing such an unsafe MC to continue on the road. Seriously.

[legion]

Originally Posted by Flatbutt1

How in the world did those extended apes get by a LEO? I can't imagine a highway patrol allowing such an unsafe MC to continue on the road. Seriously.

Harley's pretty much get a free pass on illegal mods. It doesn't matter if it is ape hangers or loud exhaust.

Besides, we all know taht it's those darn Japanese bikers that cause all of the problems!

[dhoward]

Not Photochop.
I see that guy around here all of the time...