Edit*** -looks like its a member here actually, mctommy65 :yes:
Found this over on advriders, no details, but someone pulled it off.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...achment-1.jpeg
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Edit*** -looks like its a member here actually, mctommy65 :yes:
Found this over on advriders, no details, but someone pulled it off.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...achment-1.jpeg
That looks like GoAz Motorcycles in Scottsdale, Az. That's where I bought my bike, but I haven't seen that one.
I like the red wheels. :yes:
Looks great, can't believe no one else has done this...
Yep...black and red were my schools colors !!! Hot !!! and for those who have never tried the apes...they are extremely comfortable to ride !!! I don't see the problem with making your bike "yours".... I know I own stock in a couple of our vendors businesses !!!!!
The KW shield is HOT as well but they will not be making a TALL shield....
Owning the "faster" red bike, I can't help but wonder what the red wheels look like on it?
I would really like to know what had to go into that mod.....I don't necessarily want full apes, but I would like to envision mini-apes. Had a shoulder surgery and mini-apes (like my Heritage) are as high as I can comfortably go.
Also, teaching the BRC2 and ARC might prove to be difficult with anything higher.
Looks sharp!
Steve
I just learned that those bars are way past the legal limit in Ohio.
I didn't know Ohio had a law re: Ape hangers.. Last week I was required to take some recurrent training
for the Sheriff's Office I work for... I elected to take a short online course on "motorcycle safety"
Safety my Arse, it was all Enforcement! One section was on handlebars... Handlebar grips may be NO MORE than 15" above the
center of the saddle or seat where the driver sits. That measurement is calculated by measuring up then using a horizontal line to the top of the grips...
15" isn't that much really.
That got me thinking... My F6B bars rise up nearly a foot... and my seat is below the bar mounts...
I went out and measured it. It was legal, but not by much.
Apes in Ohio? good Luck if you want them... Every trooper in Ohio who needs a little recurrent trng time will take this new short course. I see alot of guys getting popped this summer.
I also like the red wheels, did you paint them or have them powder coated? Sharp looking bike!
Agreed! That bike looks cool and as long as the owner likes it that's all that matters.
Regarding the KW shield, I saw on their website that they now offer a taller vented shield for the GW. Seems the KW GW tall shield should fit our F6B. I have a Vstream made for a GW on my F6B and I was able to install it with no issues. GW shields appear to be interchangeable with the F6B.
Just stating what the GM said to me in Daytona...thats why I ordered a Clearview...
Those apes gotta kill the handling of the 6.
Hey Tommy , not my cup of tea but I like it for you brother. I don't believe you was trying to make it look like a Harley but rather an F6B with apes. Like the red wheels. Do your thing man. There are always haters. Ignore them. Until they start making your payments its your to do as you want. Mod on!!!!
Tommy .......
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I'll take some pics if I can get over that way this weekend. As long as it's ok with Tommy. :icon_cool:
Surely you don't believe that.....input to the handlebars is exactly what causes motorcycle "lean".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countersteering
With mini-apes on the Heritage, doing the demonstration for the "Figure 8 Box Pattern" can get interesting quickly.
The first turn is to the left, so I am at full right arm forward up high AND I have to shift my butt to the right without pulling down or back on the right handgrip or pushing forward on the left grip.
Then rollout, shift butt back to middle (sometimes I cheat and overshoot to prepare for the right turn).
Get some speed up then a full right turn with left arm fully extended and right arm tucked close, shifting my butt to the left.
I use substantial leg pressure on the footpegs to keep everything stabilized.
It is more difficult to perform this maneuver with higher handlebars. Yes, it can be done through practice and now I don't think too much of it except, "oh yeah - this bike."
I find my hands being just slightly lower than my shoulders quite comfortable. Higher than my shoulders is "work" and some pain due to that surgery I had years back.
This position also keeps me from the "lean-too-far-forward-sportbike" posture that puts too much pressure on my bum shoulder.
And while the stock setup is adequate, once I decide on a seat to keep forever, some sort of handlebar mod will follow. Might get away with something less costly than Helibars, but in fairness to Murphy, probably not.
Cheers,
Steve
I respectfully disagree, the height and position of the handle bars effect the overall control of the bike, minor adjustments are noticeable. So I would believe large changes would be very noticeable and beyond a certain amount would very negatively effect the handling. Just my .02
Yes...but the ease of difficulty or relative ease, coupled with the angle of attack of the arms doing the pushing makes for vastly different mechanics.
We've all been in the situation where we couldn't get "enough leverage" to break torque on a bolt due to the angle between our forearm and the socket wrench.
Yes, pushing handlebars doesn't (shouldn't) require that much torque, but with apes or even low drag bars, the force applied is still at an angle to the desired movement of the handlebars and requires practice and muscle group repetition to master effectively.
And Steve, with your most excellent physique so prominently displayed elsewhere in these hallowed pages, you are probably exempt.....:icon_mrgreen:
Cheers.
Steve
Not to change the subject, but look at the photo montage of the scooter turning left in the wik. link I referenced in my earlier post. Notice what the front wheel does in initiating a left turn. This is the very reason that if you get too close to a curb, you can't get away from it, and you will crash. The front wheel has to actually turn towards the curb momentarily, to initiate motorcycle "lean" to get away from it. Maybe at slow speed you can weight transfer away from it, but if you are moving faster, prepare to crash.
I use that technique "real-world" also, but I'm also teaching the students to NOT use their brake whilst in a turn. One of my rider coaches was doing this in the box and when his brake lights came on, the students were all "Oh, oh, he is braking in a turn!"
Ensuing discussions of the physics of "power-on" rear wheel braking were not fruitful.
I do make a point of using the brake under power while demo-ing the clutch control lanes, usually accompanied by the story of using this technique to go slow enough AND be stable during the "Slow-speed-suspended-hot-dog-eating-contest."
Slow and controlled will get it every time.
Cheers,
Steve
HELL YES!!! That's what I been looking for!! Hook me up with some info!! I had apes on my previous bike and swore that I'd always have them...if you haven't ridden with them, they are AWESOME!!! Loved mine and couldn't believe there wasn't something similar for my wing! Those are the only thing I miss about my old bikes and would make my wing PERFECT! So how'd ya do it? Thanks!!
alright, enough suspense already!! How'd ya do it? Yes, I'm impatient...:biggthumpup:
I think it looks pretty cool. Well done
I think it's in the same category as mopeds and fat chicks :icon_biggrin:
But right on, dude!