Just got mine fitted on Friday.
I am pleased with them so far. I takes the weight of my wrists in slow traffic and brings the bars back a few inches. Enough to get me sat up straighter.

At first handling felt less responsive without my weight off the front wheel but that feeling went away as I adjusted to the new riding position.

I was wanting to get a small screen to fettle the wind at higher speeds anyway, but it's a bit more pronounced with the high bars putting you more upright.

I've only done about 50 miles with them but so far it's money well spent and they look pretty **** cool.

 

Where did you get? Triumph or after market

 

great! post a pic if you can.

 

I rode the Bobber for 3 months with standard bars. Now I have the apes there will be no going back as they are just superb. The bike handles just as well but the comfort level is much improved.
I also coupled them with the Triumph Barrel Grips and the machined levers from TEC Parts in Newcastle.

 

I rode the Bobber for 3 months with standard bars. Now I have the apes there will be no going back as they are just superb. The bike handles just as well but the comfort level is much improved.
I also coupled them with the Triumph Barrel Grips and the machined levers from TEC Parts in Newcastle.

I love apes. Had them on lots of bikes. My bobber came with apes when I bought it. But felt like a change for low wide bars.
You can rip about fine with apes once you get used to them. And they do handle better than they look but to say they handle the same as low bars is simply not true in my opinion.

 

Would love to see pics of someone sitting or riding with them -- not clear what the position is.

 

Excellent idea! Please, yes can we have a photo of someone sitting on their Bobber with Apes


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Hi-do you happen to have a pic of yourself on it- trying to judge where the bars lie in relation to sitting.

Thanks

 

Hi-do you happen to have a pic of yourself on it- trying to judge where the bars lie in relation to sitting.

Thanks

Here is my friend sat on my bike, he is 5'7".


Cheers

 

How high are the apes?

 

Me enjoying the Ape's!

 

Here you go!

 

Apes will be my first mod for sure, This Bobber just screams Apes....

 

I have never looked back, just love them and the control and comfort levels are excellent. Another great addition I made where the barrel grips (£25) from Triumph.
I had the heated grips waiting to go on the bike (when the apes finally arrived) but after feeling the barrel grips on another bike I just had to have them. It turned out to be a brilliant move as it makes so much difference having the barrel grip as opposed to standard or heated.

 

has your friend lost his penis ?

 

No such problems, he has modded himself to be penis free, with Triumph dealer parts obviously.

 

Do the Barrel grips have a hard or soft feel to them..

 

yes. 16”

 

Where did you get the cable and wire extensions. I found most on BAAK. But no wiring.

 

I have the Triumph 'mini-apes' but had them altered to better accommodate my comfort/riding style. They are wider by a total of 2" and the grip angle is not so acute.

Cheerio,

Roy

P.s.

The second photo shows the standard bars at bottom.
The last photo is when I first fitted them, so excuse the cables not being attached.

 

I have the Triumph 'mini-apes' but had them altered to better accommodate my comfort/riding style. They are wider by a total of 2" and the grip angle is not so acute.

Cheerio,

Roy

P.s.

The second photo shows the standard bars at bottom.
The last photo is when I first fitted them, so excuse the cables not being attached.

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Looks BadAss,

 

Love mine . Comfort wins over the sore back nowadays

 

I'll chime in as well , if you are looking for added comfort they can't be beat when coupled with forward controls. I've degenerative disc disease and arthritis of my neck and I found the standard controls of the Bobber crippling , I only got one as I loved the looks so much 😂 , after 3 months of riding in pain I had the bars and forward controls fitted and now I can ride in relative comfort for over an hour. It really was the best money I've ever spent!!!
If I were to do it again I'd probably go for RSD vintage apes just for the looks but I'd stick with the Triumph controls as compared to other options on the market they offer great value for money.

 

I have the OEM mini apes. They came with the bike when I purchased it, so the the install of new cables and such were already done.

However, because the bars are pinned into one position (almost staight up), I needed a bit more relaxed positioning. With the OEM bars, if you want to move the bars back you will need to modify the pins and holes yourself.

 

I have stayed away from ape hangers because they went straight up. That just didn't look right to me. Yours look great!

 

My 2 cents..

Apes are the way to go for me, combined with forward controls, It brought the comfort level to a point where I was able to ride for more than 45 mins with out needing recovery time! 😄

I've played around with the angle, and tipped back like David's, is definitely the most comfortable. I do like the straight up look, but, they are a bit of a reach for me like that..

ysoslo, you are on the right track, a die grinder or dremel is the tool for depinning the risers, I now clamp mine to 28ftlbs with out pins, and they have never moved. The only thing to watch for when You are clamping, is that there is a gap between the risers and the clamp all the way around, if you bottom out anywhere, reposition the clamp.

 

I've a pair of T apes here for sale

 

 

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That is a sexy beast. The bike is really nice to . Looks soooooo good with no rear mudguard

 

My fourth attempt at getting the right bars for me on this bike and I think I've finally found the sweet spot, I've gone from clip ons to stock to Hollywood and high bars and now this bike looks right to me, it's a personal thing 🤙

 

Where did you get the 7" headlight ? is it from a Truxton ?

 

I bought mine on eBay. They were from Triumph and I got the bars and the extended cables risers and everything. They were all new and still in the Triumph packaging, with the Triumph part numbers. on the packaging. I paid 250,00 for everything. Then I installed them myself. Which took three and a half hours to do so. Because you have to remove one thing to get to another thing, to to do the replacement, then bleed the front brakes. I made one mistake and I didn't change out the riser bushings. Which gave me about an inch of travel in the bars. But, I fixed that problem yesterday. By installing the right bushings into the risers and all is good now.

 

Can’t beat them, especially if your tall. The mini apes, with a Corbin seat helped me get 10 hours a day in multiple times.

 

I wasn’t sure about the apes at first, it was just a mental image I kept seeing that reminded me of the fake choppers from the OCC days. Once I saw them on the bike in person and sat on it I was sold. My left shoulder is fake from the the socket to about 3 inches down my arm. The bars take all the stress off that joint.

 

WOW great photo Blufish, what an amazing place