Apehangers

[varminter]

I was pootling around the lake at the weekend and espied a couple of blokes with apehangers (they had bikes as well), one of them I'm sure, if he'd got a good grip on them, would have had his arse off the seat. So, my question is: does all the blood run down from the hands and do they get bloody cold, and are there any other problems? No criticism implied, I'm just wondering:done:

[beyond]

Bloody great for drying out your leathers while riding once you get a soaking.

Good for nothing actually: they screw your handling, offer huge wind resistance which means sore arms, shoulders and gut trying to "hang in there" and yep, the blood does drain away from your hands so when you get off the bike you can drag your knuckles on the ground and not feel the skin being ripped off them :)

Darwin was looking for the missing link wasn't he?

[scumdog]

But they look coool...

And ya can't use 'em on a sprotsbike:doh:

[Wingnut]

But they look coool...

And ya can't use 'em on a sprotsbike:doh:

Yea mate, about as cool as a Helen C. & John K. Porno flick!

[Headbanger]

Done a few thousand miles with a large set of apes.

They flex, They flex a lot, But that can be ignored, Can make it feel a bit hairy when you hit a corner too hot or take evasive action. But hitting a corner too hot is meant to feel hairy.

I found them very comfortable, especially on long rides, If anything they eased my back pain. No negative effect on handling when bike is ridden they way they are designed, Probably hamper your speed through the Parapara but that's not the point or the type of bike. I always kept up with the lads with no worries.

Can be hard work in the wind, Nothing gritting your teeth can't fix.Neck would take a hammering, I remember getting my head stuck at one point when I turned away from the wind....and funny enough the road.Dodgy.

[scumdog]

Yea mate, about as cool as a Helen C. & John K. Porno flick!

Only 'cos ya can't buy any for your GSX whatever...

[MadDuck]

I would have thought they would be great at eliminating BO as well .....

[piston broke]

ooo,headbanger.
the parapara.
great road,i,ve got a pic somewhere.
winding road 52k's.woo frickin hooo.

[98tls]

What can i say,wayyyy coollllll;) and looks so comfortable to.By the way Tom those are tassles,put your skanky wee things to shame.

[Headbanger]

ooo,headbanger.
the parapara.
great road,i,ve got a pic somewhere.
winding road 52k's.woo frickin hooo.

I took some helmet camera footage of the Parapara about a year ago

http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=Metla666


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZhYBQSSmbk for the specific vid

Though it is on my Harley (no apes) so its not setting any world records, and as pointed out last time I posted it, There s a fair bit of scenic riding before I get to any hills.And the music is to my taste.

If you can handle all that it might be worth watching.

[Toaster]

those exhausts look like half a crash barrier got shoved down the side.

[98tls]

those exhausts look like half a crash barrier got shoved down the side. :pinch:bugger,i thought they were 1/2 a crash barrier down the side.

[fliplid]

That guy (in the piccie) must get some nasty bug and stone strikes...

[vifferman]

And ya can't use 'em on a sprotsbike:doh:
Why not? [insert :spudwhat: emoticodweebicon here]
I've seen 'em on a T500 and a few other bikes they shouldn't ought not to be on.

[Ixion]

But they look coool...

And ya can't use 'em on a sprotsbike:doh:

They was popular on Daytonas and Bonnies, which was the sprotsbikes of the day. I rid a few, they was Ok, took a bit of getting used to but OK. Ish. Sort a. If y' like that sort of thing. Me, I'll take a set of Velo bars every time. But each to his own, one man's meat etc

[PrincessBandit]

Looking at that pic above, if you digitally removed the image of the bike you'd think he was strung up on a torture rack! I often look at people's body position when on their bikes in that kind of position and wonder whether they ever feel "exposed" in any sort of way....... Imagine being spread eagled like that and discovering your fly was open :shit: (Then again it's not like anyone would have much time to perve as they hooned past!)

[KiwiRat]

I took some helmet camera footage of the Parapara about a year ago.

The Paraparas are (is?) a cool set of twisties to finish off a trip from Aucks to see my folks in Liverpool St. We grew up in Gonville as kids. I grew up on a diet of Cemetary Circuit in the Hansford - Crosbie era. Man it was fun.:laugh:

[Motu]

I found apehangers to be as good as clip-ons - just another set of handlebars on a bike.Gravel roads on street tyres were ok....they were ok with clip-ons too.Only real problem I had was hitting some chick standing on the footpath as I went around a corner - on full lean my hands were right over the curb.Good leverage with front wheel washouts in the wet.The lower frame of a shopping trundler made a good set of medium 6 bends....ready chromed.

[GaZBur]

Remember the 70's when the thing to put on your Trupey or old BSA was a set of 6 benders? They went up and over in a big bend and came back together about chest height. Haven't seen them for years, not surprising really they were stupid even back then and designed to rip your codlings off if you binned. Perhaps thats what happened - the breeding ability was removed from the gene pool.

[Skyryder]

The most comftable place for your hands is level with ya dick.
Anywhere else is just not natural:love:


Skyryder

[Motu]

Perhaps thats what happened - the breeding ability was removed from the gene pool.

Sorry to upset your life - but 6 bends didn't impair my breeding ability - I managed to produce 4 offspring,and the next generation are already here.You are outnumbered already - 6 BENDS RULE!!!

[davebullet]

Imagine being spread eagled like that and discovering your fly was open :shit: (Then again it's not like anyone would have much time to perve as they hooned past!)

Maybe that is a good countermeasure. I mean if your hands are numb, then by making your neatherregions numb as well, it takes your mind off your upper body pain.

An open fly can assist with reducing braking distance by acting as a mini parachute.

[GaZBur]

Sorry to upset your life - but 6 bends didn't impair my breeding ability - I managed to produce 4 offspring,and the next generation are already here.You are outnumbered already - 6 BENDS RULE!!!


Ha ha!! Not upset my life at all. The 70's were wild and wonderful times and 6 benders were the opposite end of the spectrum to me as I sometimes used ace bars with my chin on the steering crown. Glad to see a few of us made it through those years as I know a few who didn't.

[MarkH]

Yea mate, about as cool as a Helen C. & John K. Porno flick!

You arsehole! Luckily I can't imagine such a thing or I would need therapy! Some mental images are best avoided!

[scumdog]

those exhausts look like half a crash barrier got shoved down the side.

They're not exhausts.

They're push-handles - the giant that's pushing that bike is just off to the right of the pic.:shifty:

[MSTRS]

- 6 BENDS RULE!!!

First thing I put on my old Saint...

[pete376403]

While working part time in a local bike shop in the early 70s I fitted some of these to the bikes used by the local boys. The standard rubber bar mounts meant the bars would arc back and forth about 300 -400 mm at the top of the bars. The hot fix was to install solid mounts, but we never told the boyos that the mounts were sourced from T500 Suzukis. If they'd known there were "jap crap" parts installed... :eek:

[Motu]

Earlier Triumphs used U bolts,they would just crush the tube.The trick was to put some really tall mirrors on some lower bars - then it looked like the bike had higher bars coming towards you.