The most radical ape-hangers ever!

[outlawtorn]

Greetings all,

In this pic must be the most radical ape hangers I've ever seen on a bike, it is amazing to see, let alone the fact that it is actually being riden.

Amazing yet highly impractical.......thoughts?

Cheers
John

[yod]

.....highly impractical....


agreed


maximum speed thru the twisties?? NO WORRIES :laugh:

[Virago]

Well, he'd certainly get a good head of pressure from the brake reservoir...:rolleyes:

[SlashWylde]

Hey dude.

I reckon that's the stupidest thing I've seen all week. But hey, what ever makes him happy, right? Be a bastard to control tho I would think.

[Chrislost]

and you say that sports bikes will give you a sore back?
:bleh:

[Bullitt]

Are you sure hes sitting on that bike, looks like hes hanging from it:msn-wink:

[Sidewinder]

hows it hanging?

[Headbanger]

And he could take an eye out with those tassels....

[Finn]

Why hasn't he got side mirrors on it?

[Paul in NZ]

That bike looks like it was built for a slightly bigger chap... daft...

[JimO]

one of the local road knight gang had similar bars on a harley, he almost had to stand up to reach them

[NighthawkNZ]

Needs a warning label...

Warning you must be this tall and be able to reach this far before you can ride on this ride. Tokens are not accepted on this ride.

[Coyote]

Very aggressive looking sissy bar

[Tank]

Im guessing that he can only ride a couple of miles at a time before the pain in his arms becomes too much and he has to pull over and rest them.

Must make comfortable riding at speed with the wind.

But what's the problem - it shares joy with others - by making them laugh.

C

[Paul in NZ]

That picture needs a caption contest....

2 minutes into the getaway shorty realised that boosting a bike from the NBA compound was not his best plan thus far...

[Goblin]

:laugh: I saw something similar on a poker run once. I thought we were traveling at a reasonable pace when this Hardly with the biggest ape-hangers I'd ever seen roared past us...frightened the crap out of me! At the next stop I went and found it and it had a humungus Turbo hanging off the side of it! :doh:

[deanohit]

Jeez, that bike need a rider like 7 feet tall, not only coz of the ape hangers, but the sissy bar and zorsts as well. Good for a laugh though.

[bert_is_evil]

That picture needs a caption contest....


How about "look at me, I'm a total dick"

[Paul in NZ]

How about "look at me, I'm a total dick"

Don't be so harsh on yourself mate... :sleep:

[Mental Trousers]

Surely he can't ride very far because he'd lose all the feeling in his arms from lack of blood circulating.

[avgas]

That would be awesome fun - just like when ya mates take you out on one of those sea-biscuit things and aren't gentle.
Impractical - but so is a water slide.

[surfer]

I would not like to ride that on a windy day. You'd get blown all over the place.

Stopping suddenly would be interesting. With the leverage that you would get from pushing those bars forward in a sudden stop I reckon he would more than likely bend them or rotate them forward in the risers.

But all power to the bloke, if you can why not.

[peasea]

I'd say "only in America" but I've seen some pretty outreageous bars here as well. It takes all sorts.

[surfchick]

starfish styles...
i wonder how he likes to have sex... oh no oh no... hopefully he doesn't breed

[JimO]

That picture needs a caption contest....

2 minutes into the getaway shorty realised that boosting a bike from the NBA compound was not his best plan thus far...

Auckland zoos orangutang is upset his ride on toy has been stolen

[banditrider]

Used to be a short guy in Palmy that had something similar with both bars & pegs. Looked ridiculous going down the road. Wonder if you hit a big enough bump would the leverage be enough to throw you off?

They don't call 'em ape-hangers for nothing.

[vifferman]

I saw a guy with apehangers almost that tall - he was riding over the Harbour Bridge. Let me tellsya - it was a great safety feature! You could see him approaching from hundreds of metres away, as his flounder-white arms really stood out in the traffic. It was like he was saying, "I give up! Don't shoot!!"

[vifferman]

Stopping suddenly would be interesting. With the leverage that you would get from pushing those bars forward in a sudden stop I reckon he would more than likely bend them or rotate them forward in the risers.
I reckon it'd be more likely he'd go swinging forward, crush his nuts on the risers, before falling in a heap on the road, followed by the bike toppling slowly over on top of him, crushing his head. (I can see the video now, in my head, and I'm just waiting for the NoobToob version to arrive...)

[LilSel]

:lol:... I saw one last night... (not that extreme)... myself and Fireball both cracked up laughing... Neither of us short arses would have a shit show of even reaching the 'normal' ape hangers. It was rather amusing... looked quite funny hehe

[Toaster]

Gets twat of the week award. Ape hangers is right... reminds me of the monkeys at the zoo.

[nodrog]

fark they look cool, i might get some for the GSXR!

[surfer]

Must have way long arms. I wonder if his knuckles drag along the floor when he gets off his ride and walks away :laugh::laugh::laugh:

[peasea]

Gets twat of the week award. Ape hangers is right... reminds me of the monkeys at the zoo.


I've never been able to understand them. Even when I was a kid and put some on my bicycle it only took a nanosecond to realise they were making things difficult, why go there? Mine became one of the few bicycles on the Miramar Peninsula with 'cow-horns'. Very cool, very comfy.

[skelstar]

Think those are pretty extreme, but think ape-hangers are kinda cool.

Having said that I haven't seen a lot of bikes around these parts with them... maybe they aren't so flash in the wind?

[Laava]

Surely he can't ride very far because he'd lose all the feeling in his arms from lack of blood circulating.

Doesn,t seem to have affected his brain!

[Laava]

I saw a guy with apehangers almost that tall - he was riding over the Harbour Bridge. Let me tellsya - it was a great safety feature! You could see him approaching from hundreds of metres away, as his flounder-white arms really stood out in the traffic. It was like he was saying, "I give up! Don't shoot!!"

So did you shoot anyway?

[Geordie]

saves on deodarant!

[Zuki Bandit]

Well, at least his armpits will get a good airing out.

[07fatboy]

those bars are a tiny,wee bit,just a frazzle,maybe a little bit ...just a smidge too big for me. Wack an inch or two off the bottom not the top and she might be right.....on a serious note,that is dang rediculous. However this guy does ride this bike daily and does the sturgis run once a year....each to their own...stay safe

[Will]

Doesn,t seem to have affected his brain!

What !!!! Do you have to have a brain to ride that???:Pokey:

[Lteejay]

Christ - imagine trying to do an evasive maneuver with those :crazy:

[toycollector10]

Self crucifixion boys......

[RC1]

, not only coz of the ape hangers, but the sissy bar and zorsts as well.

must be compensating for somithing :rolleyes:

[Mr. Peanut]

Its the latest thing in anti-handling. Mass-decentralisation.

[wolf.47]

wow. Reach for the sky.

[Chill]

Here's the opposite:

I often thought low bars on a sportster would look mean, and seeing as how the new Nightster looks so good, here's a Nightster with clip ons (at the end of the vid)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ineva3rF3MY

[beyond]

Congratulations man :)

Someone has finally found the missing link. :clap:

Brings to mind several things:
1. The missing link of course......
2. Monkey hanging in a tree......
3. great way to dry yourself out after a shower.....
4. Masochism at it's extreme.....

What a tosser.:lol:

[Dodger]

How do you corner with these? :gob:

[McDuck]

How do you corner with these? :gob:

carefully...

[Pwalo]

carefully...

Very,very carefully.

[The Pastor]

ape hangers are cool.

[scumdog]

There is actually a giant man running behind the bike holding onto those great big chrome handles sticking out of the back of the bike, he's the one that does the actual steering.

Apparently.

[Pwalo]

ape hangers are cool.

They're especially cool on Raleigh choppers.

[ital916]

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

[jim.cox]

Another good reason for certain bikers to shave their armpits....

Actually he's trying out for the postion of windsock at the local airstrip :)

[Badjelly]

How do you corner with these? :gob:

Ssshhh, quiet, or you'll start another countersteering thread!

[idb]

More to the point...how do you take a hand and foot off to perform the KiwiBiker Wave?

[Rosie]

Ape hangers are neither big, nor clever :oi-grr:

[ital916]

whats the idea behind tassles too? Do they serve a purpose?

[MIXONE]

Ape hangers are neither big, nor clever :oi-grr:

I agree with your clever comment however those apes are as big as I've ever seen.Saw a guy do a bit of a wheelie in some loose sand with some and the result was as predicted.He got his knee down shortly followed by the rest of him.:laugh::2thumbsup

[turtleman]

Gotta love the pipes, too !!!:rofl:

[MIXONE]

whats the idea behind tassles too? Do they serve a purpose?

They are of course there to scare away flies attracted to the rich aroma coming from his armpits.

[Dodger]

I wonder...
If he stuck a pillion on the back, he would have to move forward a little, and his hands would probably be behind his back slightly. :blink:

I guess in a crash he's already in the "Splat" position.

[Bonez]

repost!!!!!!

[grusomhat]

HAha saw a bike like that going down the road the other day. Had a pillion on too. Imagine those with a handshifter .....FARK

[kiwibryn]

How do you corner with these? :gob:

It's a Harley... you don't corner... you stop and re-aim

:D:D:D:D

[No FX]

damn you beat me to it!

[No FX]

whats the idea behind tassles too? Do they serve a purpose?

tassles are a form of pre-historic Harley speedometer, the faster you go the further back they point.

they are still used to this day in keeping with the rest of the technology on a Harley:laugh:

[Scorpygirl]

There is no way my arms would reach that far....let alone stay there for any length of time!!!! :rofl:

[crashe]

There is no way my arms would reach that far....let alone stay there for any length of time!!!! :rofl:

You would have to stand up on the seat to reach them handlebars... :innocent::shit::shutup:


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Chickadee]

I can imagine a painful moment with a bee or a flicked cigarette.

It's America, they don't have corners there do they?

[Motu]

Has anyone here ever ridden a bike with apehangers? Or do we just have 2 pages of assumptions?

[Ixion]

Yeah, ridden a few. Actually, they handle reasonably well (well, not all of them did, but that was cos they was piles of shit generally, not cos of the ape hangers). Slow speed turns can be a bit taxing, depending on how long y' arms are.

I think the thing was though, even with ape hangers, it does help if you can actually reach the things.

[MIXONE]

Has anyone here ever ridden a bike with apehangers? Or do we just have 2 pages of assumptions?

Yes once or twice.There is a reason why race bikes have clipons.
Shit showing my age again.Ah well getting old is a bastard but it definately beats the alternative.

[AllanB]

There's ape hangers ...then...well.....those things!

Many states in the USA have a height limit on apes - way under those foolish ones :bash::bash::bash:


I suppose the opposite end of the spectrum is a sport bike with an extended front axle and grips on either side!

[PrincessBandit]

There is actually a giant man running behind the bike holding onto those great big chrome handles sticking out of the back of the bike,

Like those toddlers bikes which they can ride but have a big handle out the back for mum or dad to push along when their little legs get tired.
What I'd like to know is what happens to his body when he has to stop very very suddenly (cos he can't very very carefully) Arms and, ahem, legs spread like that surely must be asking for instant thoracic surgery or vasectomy on high impact?

Just read the tassles post. I thought they were the bike equivalent of fluffy dice...

[Motu]

I've never ridden with those really high ones like in the picture - but a mate of mine had them on a bike back in the early '70's.We gave him so much stick he took them off before he got it going.....but he didn't take off the Model A rear tyre.But that's another topic that will get the nay sayers going....you can't ride a bike with a car tyre.

Apes weren't that bad to ride with,I didn't even find them a problem on gravel.I remember getting into some lurid front and rear wheel slides on a T'Bird with ape hangers....didn't seem to have any control problems.Worse thing that happened was clipping some girl standing on a street corner as I went around - your hands lean over a long way in corners....like right over the curb! But they really put a strain on the clamps.I cut a pair down into a nice pair of large pull backs.Oh no,that'll get them going again - welding handle bars!!

[AllanB]

Welding handlebars.

I remember when I was about 12-14 there was a guy with a Triumph close buy that had apes that were made from welded chain then chromed.

Without a doubt he was very confident in his welding abilities.

[biggerbud]

Even had a push bike when I was a kid with a banana seat and apes...LMAO.

Yeah,

I put apes on my honda 350 twin in the early days. Awsome, great, loved em!
Even on very long rides.

I also had apes on the Harley for a while.
Took them off for two reasons

1. flex. The front end wobble that every bike gets to some degree was amplified at the grips by the flex in the bars. Controlable but not a nice feeling.

2. numb fingers. Your hands are so high, on long rides, the blood drains from your hands. Apparently a common
problem I have now found out.

Would I use them again, yes on the right bike, Harley or old school chopper.

[Motu]

Urban legend time - You know why ape hangers came into use on bikes? The outlaw riders would put a condom full of wine up their sleeve,with a tube coming out the collar of their jacket.They could drink while riding by putting the tube in their mouth and squeezing their arm.Remember,you heard it here first......

[Big Dave]

A man reaches a certain age and no matter how fit he is there are bits that tend to flap in the breeze like a flag.

The higher the bars the worse it is.

DAMHIK.

[heyjoe]

Reminds me of the apes on the raleigh chopper cycle.

I guess he turns by counter-steering pushing up! LOL

[Bruiser]

Done over 50,000k on the wideglide with 14" apes, but then I'm a shortarse. Tried T's and straights before that, and couldn't get comfy.

The apes have given me great cornering confidence, provided long comfy rides and given none of the aches, pains or challenging ride issues mentioned in previous posts.

I guess whatever works, works, eh :2thumbsup

[scumdog]

whats the idea behind tassles too? Do they serve a purpose?


Wellllll.....n the old days cowboys had 'em on their jacket to wick the water away from their elbows when riding in the rain.

Not sure if it still is a valid purpose at a 100kph...:shifty:

[biggerbud]

How do you corner with these? :gob:

These bars are made for a specific purpose and do the job extremely well.

They were designed by a Mexican biker who found out that the police rarely shoot mexican bikers when they have their hands in the air, a symbolic gesture of submitting.
The police, being a bit slow on the uptake, have still not figured out that, yes, the mexican biker has his hands in the air but he is not stopping, so he gets away every time. ( It's very hard to ride any bike with your hands in the air when you don't have apes. )

Although on most of todays modern bikes speed is the simple answer to get away from the police, these larger cruiser style bikes can't match the speed of the police cruisers, so they have to use cunning tricks.

That's why they are called apes. Not because the rider looks like an ape but because it makes the police look like apes.
:2thumbsup

[Zoolander]

I heard if you put apehangers on a zxr250 it will still go round corners at 160kph cause they have upside down forks.

[nudemetalz]

I wonder if he is wearing a flak jacket as it would make him vulnerable to sawn-off shotgun blasts positioned liked that........

[The Singing Chef]

How does he do it? i don't know!! :blink: :facepalm:

[Geeen]

Its the magic tassles:blink:

[Blinkwing]

How the hell can you possibly ride that for more than ten minutes?

[cheshirecat]

Where he rides they don't have corners.

[brin_vg]

See: American cars

[Camshaft]

I want one !!!!!

[ac3_snow]

only in america!

[rastuscat]

Un bloody believable.

Idiot could do pullups at the lights.

Cringe

[Baldyman]

The bigger the ape hangers....

[steelphoenix]

The bigger the ape hangers....
...the smaller the dick?

(Rampant idiocy, IMHO! :facepalm:)

[Tigadee]

'Muricans... :facepalm:
http://d24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net/photo/6978010_700b_v1.jpg

[Geeen]

Hate to be the Repost bitch, but merged threads here (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/57397-The-most-radical-ape-hangers-ever!)

[Tigadee]

Wow, it's amazing how old some things are on the internet... the tides bring it back sooner or later.

Sorry for the repost!

[Geeen]

.

Sorry for the repost!

We are all guilty of it at one time or another....

[SILVER SUZI]

I figure it's an anti theft device.
Just imagine you're Johnny bike thief. You walk down the road looking for something to nick and see that parked by the curb. By the time you have finished wetting yourself laughing, he will have come back and "ridden" away!

[Road kill]

On another forum some hillbillys were claming to know him an reckon it's a regular rider.

Fuckyeah!

[scumdog]

Good on him - does what he wants and doesn't give a fuck about the KB key-board whingers!:banana:

[Laava]

Love to see what would happen in an emergency braking situation! He would look like elastigirl from the incredibles!

[jellywrestler]

Love to see what would happen in an emergency braking situation! He would look like elastigirl from the incredibles!

at least he'll be able to get MOTO GP through those bars.