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Originally Posted by Angel
If you are being serious...(I know a lot of Harley bashers...)
There was a movie in the 70's (?) called "Easy Riders", Starring Peter Fonda and I guess he was a big badarse or something who rode a Harley with an American flag paint scheme and "ape-hangers" (the high handlebars that are featured in this thread).
I'll reserve further comment, but trust that it is a 100% style thing.
-John
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The ape hangers on Fonda's bike are pretty tame. But with them and the extended forks he said the bike was a ***** to handle. Watch this clip and note how his front wheel bounces (got traction?)
and how much harder it is for him to turn in the street compared to Dennis Hopper's ride..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omuO4d4Y-4A&feature=fvsr
Me? I've always been partial to buckhorns. FXDL, as the name says.
Seems to me that the higher the ape hangers, the harder it would be to "counter steer" and thus harder to control the steering.
MTI's right however. Differerent strokes for different folks.
