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Offline Greybeard

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Ape-hanger handlebars
« on: 30.04. 2020 10:17 »
I must get me some of them crazy bars!
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Re: Ace handlebars
« Reply #1 on: 30.04. 2020 10:26 »
Hi Greybeard,

sorry to tell you these are no Ace bars.

Such bars called Ape bars. *smile*

cheers Klaus
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Re: Ace handlebars
« Reply #2 on: 30.04. 2020 11:02 »
Quote from: Klaus on 30.04. 2020 10:26
Hi Greybeard,

sorry to tell you these are no Ace bars.

Such bars called Ape bars. *smile*

cheers Klaus
Edited  *smile*
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Re: Ape-hanger handlebars
« Reply #3 on: 30.04. 2020 11:20 »
Poor old Puch.. *sad2*
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Re: Ape-hanger handlebars
« Reply #4 on: 30.04. 2020 13:07 »
Worse?
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Re: Ape-hanger handlebars
« Reply #5 on: 30.04. 2020 14:05 »
And they thought I had strange ideas when I was a kid.....
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Re: Ape-hanger handlebars
« Reply #6 on: 30.04. 2020 16:20 »
Methinks the pipes in the later photo are at a higher level than the guy's IQ. *whistle*
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Re: Ape-hanger handlebars
« Reply #7 on: 01.05. 2020 08:45 »
I've always figured that isn't anything I'd not ride. But I really wouldn't want to be going far on either of these. 
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Re: Ape-hanger handlebars
« Reply #8 on: 03.05. 2020 20:58 »
I wouldn't like to have to brush the bugs from my underarms!
My newly purchased 1988 HD FXST has cow horn bars, much too wide to fit through the gaps between cars. Was thinking of going for mini apes. Just 8" not 8'.
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