What's up with ape hangers and highway pegs?

[Paul in NZ]

You asked?

Whats up with ape hangers and highway pegs?

You arms and feet are up! Otherwise they would be clip ons and rear sets.

[07fatboy]

Different Strokes for different folks:
I have a set of 18inch bars which i find not too (not looking like a starfish)high,thats probably borderline for comfort but have no dramas for around town and short runs 2hrs....but when i go up north every 3 months i change to pull back drags as your on the road 10 hours or more... only about an hour changing cables and extensions. My apes a fine in traffic ie.lanesplitting and is more for looks and it does have its down fall performance handling in corners and rough road

[buellbabe]

WHY?
Cos when you are riding a bike like that you feel bulletproof and ten feet tall, not to mention being the baddest mother-f**ker on the road.
THATS why!

Its a total blast!

[Deano]

not to mention being the baddest mother-f**ker on the road.

You haven't met 'Aprilia' Barry.........

[skidz]

I'll just stick to my 14" at the moment. If you get them too high they hurt your back as you can be leaning back too much.

[sunhuntin]

not sure about apes, but im dying for a set of highway pegs....my knees are stuffed after being hit by that car last year, and get bloody sore on long rides, just from being cramped up. i love to be able to stretch out sometimes. shoved myself on to the pillion seat yesterday coming home, but then i had poor control of the bars.

did see a gn that had a mild set of apes that looked great....a bit higher than the stocks. my style...i truly thought it was a harley till it was right in front of me, lol.

[vs04]

not sure about apes, but im dying for a set of highway pegs....my knees are stuffed after being hit by that car last year, and get bloody sore on long rides, just from being cramped up. i love to be able to stretch out sometimes. shoved myself on to the pillion seat yesterday coming home, but then i had poor control of the bars.

did see a gn that had a mild set of apes that looked great....a bit higher than the stocks. my style...i truly thought it was a harley till it was right in front of me, lol.

There,s a guy in the triumph club that makes that sort of thing.Let me know if you,re interested and i,ll find out more for you.See, another reason why you should join.lol.

[Waylander]

ANything that takes your arms higher than making your hands level with your shoulder is just silly to me but hey each to thier own. Why do it to a V-rod though? Just cut the handeling in halve and isn't that the point of getting a Vrod? a Harley that handles?

Anyway I'm with Scumdong on this one. Tbars or drag bars.

And highway pegs are to stretch your legs out on long straight road rides. No idea why they would use them in city traffic though other than image thing, but then it was a harley.

[selectedgrub]

There is a difference between hiway pegs and forward controls.
Like Waylander says I wouldn't use hiway pegs in traffic..

[scumdog]

There is a difference between hiway pegs and forward controls.
Like Waylander says I wouldn't use hiway pegs in traffic..

I use my hi-way pegs anytime I'm not actually at a standstill and I don't have to change gear.

Personal choice and it's comfortable.
(Mind you, we don't got no traffic lights, rond-a-ma-bouts and lane filtering down here in the Riviera of the South. )

[Big Dave]

When a man gets to a certain age the loose skin under his arms flaps like chicken giblets in the wind with arms up on the ape hangers.

Always a good look.

[sunhuntin]

There,s a guy in the triumph club that makes that sort of thing.Let me know if you,re interested and i,ll find out more for you.See, another reason why you should join.lol.

lol. ill catch up with the group at some stage and ask around. froggyfrenchman said he'd make me a set, but i never heard back.

[Insanity_rules]

Thanks guys, that at least gives me some insight. I've had a couple of rides on my uncles Harley and that has normal pegs and straight bars. I found that pretty comfortable but being a short basket highway pegs would have stuffed me stupid.
Kinda thought ape hangers would have made his bike a real biarch to handle too. Also got the warning "drop it and leave the country quick!"....... I can understand that.