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Posted: 9/15/2018 8:30:47 AM EDT
Am I the only one who subtracts 50 IQ points from whoever is riding a bike with them?
75 points if they're above shoulder height. ETA: My above OP was poorly phrased. Was not aware until the replies that people consider 15 inch extensions to be Ape Hangers. I am referring to the extreme Apes well above shoulder height. |
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I've been assured that it is a more comfortable riding position when in the OBGYN position. I don't buy it, but that is what I'm told.
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Its for the same reason they cant run down to the corner store without putting on their Halloween costume first.
ATTENTION. Hey Everybody! Look at ME! |
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It is for looks, which is also the entire point of their choice of motorcycle in the first place.
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My brother-in-law has a Sportster with hangers on it.
It's not even remotely comfortable and the mirrors are nearly useless. So I don't know why, other than for looks. Edit: every time I ask him to go on a ride, he always says he's still dealing with an oil leak |
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Ape hangers.
Pants down below the ass. Affliction T-shirts. Larue Hats. All minor variations of peas from the same pod. |
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Cured the neck and shoulder pain I had with heritage bars in my 09 RK. 17" Carlini's were perfect. Did 750 miles in 1 day and had no pain. YMMV
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Ape hangers are cooler than the fags in safety yellow jumpsuits with headlight modulators.
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Because their cool looking.......like upswept fishtail pipes.
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It helps air out your stinky armpits when you’re the type of person who doesn’t bathe regularly.
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Depends on the height. Med or lower height apes can be very comfortable.
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Ape hangers are cooler than the fags in safety yellow jumpsuits with headlight modulators. View Quote Fags on fag bikes belong on fag bikes, Harley riders beat the fuck out of fags on fag bikes. A warning for you fags, don't go and try to hang with real bikers and knock our bikes, if you don't like em we believe it, you don't belong on one anyway. And don't come up for a hog roast on yer fuckin ring-ding pile of metric shit and start yelping about how great your bikes are. We don't want to hear it, if you don't like apes, well fuck you, we don't care. |
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Almost as cool as the tacticool operators at the range decked out in all the tier one gear while they punch paper at 25 yards
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This. Fags on fag bikes belong on fag bikes, Harley riders beat the fuck out of fags on fag bikes. A warning for you fags, don't go and try to hang with real bikers and knock our bikes, if you don't like em we believe it, you don't belong on one anyway. And don't come up for a hog roast on yer fuckin ring-ding pile of metric shit and start yelping about how great your bikes are. We don't want to hear it, if you don't like apes, well fuck you, we don't care. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Ape hangers are cooler than the fags in safety yellow jumpsuits with headlight modulators. Fags on fag bikes belong on fag bikes, Harley riders beat the fuck out of fags on fag bikes. A warning for you fags, don't go and try to hang with real bikers and knock our bikes, if you don't like em we believe it, you don't belong on one anyway. And don't come up for a hog roast on yer fuckin ring-ding pile of metric shit and start yelping about how great your bikes are. We don't want to hear it, if you don't like apes, well fuck you, we don't care. |
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https://www.riderzlaw.com/motorcycle-blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Ape-Hangers-2.png They're great for putting the criminal riders that use them into the "hands up, don't shoot" posture. View Quote |
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Bikers dont think mortorcycle handling be like it is, but it do.
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Ape hangers are cooler than the fags in safety yellow jumpsuits with headlight modulators. Fags on fag bikes belong on fag bikes, Harley riders beat the fuck out of fags on fag bikes. A warning for you fags, don't go and try to hang with real bikers and knock our bikes, if you don't like em we believe it, you don't belong on one anyway. And don't come up for a hog roast on yer fuckin ring-ding pile of metric shit and start yelping about how great your bikes are. We don't want to hear it, if you don't like apes, well fuck you, we don't care. |
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Looks cool.
Depending on rider and how they are set up is more comfortable then any other type of bar. |
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I don't buy the "more comfortable" explanation. Unless numb hands and arms from lack of blood flow is desirable.
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Except for the rare medical reason, they are just retarded.
Especially when paired with a huge front wheel. |
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This. Fags on fag bikes belong on fag bikes, Harley riders beat the fuck out of fags on fag bikes. A warning for you fags, don't go and try to hang with real bikers and knock our bikes, if you don't like em we believe it, you don't belong on one anyway. And don't come up for a hog roast on yer fuckin ring-ding pile of metric shit and start yelping about how great your bikes are. We don't want to hear it, if you don't like apes, well fuck you, we don't care. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Ape hangers are cooler than the fags in safety yellow jumpsuits with headlight modulators. Fags on fag bikes belong on fag bikes, Harley riders beat the fuck out of fags on fag bikes. A warning for you fags, don't go and try to hang with real bikers and knock our bikes, if you don't like em we believe it, you don't belong on one anyway. And don't come up for a hog roast on yer fuckin ring-ding pile of metric shit and start yelping about how great your bikes are. We don't want to hear it, if you don't like apes, well fuck you, we don't care. |
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It’s a way to try and attract attention. Bikers weren’t hugged enough as children :(
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So you think those people are somehow lesser than you are?
Post a picture if yourself, and your ride OP. Let us do the Christian thing, and judge you. I'd chastise your typical brodozer moron with oversized tires a lot easier than an jdiot with ape hangers. Brodozer boy is just suffering from soy ingestion, has a small penis, was picked on as a boy, is hen pecked at home, probably cucked, and has to answer his boss with yes sir or maam at every turn. ...but on the road, that sumbitch has authority! Anyways, I digress. I find the high ape hangers ridiculous, the shoulder height are perfect, and quite comfortable. Still though, there's no accounting for taste. Some people like no beans in their chili, some people like to ride their giant brodozers, some people like canned peas. Hell some people even like Korean beam sauce |
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This. Fags on fag bikes belong on fag bikes, Harley riders beat the fuck out of fags on fag bikes. A warning for you fags, don't go and try to hang with real bikers and knock our bikes, if you don't like em we believe it, you don't belong on one anyway. And don't come up for a hog roast on yer fuckin ring-ding pile of metric shit and start yelping about how great your bikes are. We don't want to hear it, if you don't like apes, well fuck you, we don't care. View Quote |
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This. Fags on fag bikes belong on fag bikes, Harley riders beat the fuck out of fags on fag bikes. A warning for you fags, don't go and try to hang with real bikers and knock our bikes, if you don't like em we believe it, you don't belong on one anyway. And don't come up for a hog roast on yer fuckin ring-ding pile of metric shit and start yelping about how great your bikes are. We don't want to hear it, if you don't like apes, well fuck you, we don't care. View Quote |
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For us 6'plus alphas, apes are much more comfortable. https://www.cycleworld.com/sites/cycleworld.com/files/styles/1000_1x_/public/images/2018/04/06-harley-davidson-forty-eight-special-rider-profile.jpg?itok=YzYDLZI0&fc=50,50 https://www.cycleworld.com/sites/cycleworld.com/files/styles/2000_1x_/public/images/2018/04/hero-harley-davidson-forty-eight-special.jpg?itok=ItHh_e1h View Quote The whole reason for the term is that the user looks like an ape.....hanging from a branch.... Racist, I tell you,....racist.... But seriously, folks... The pic you posted above, I would never call ape hangers. Unless I was riding it with my wee leprechaun size and had to reach up to them. |
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I've been assured that it is a more comfortable riding position when in the OBGYN position. I don't buy it, but that is what I'm told. View Quote |
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I think OP is referring to handlebars that have your hands and arms above shoulder level. That is the way I know most people I know define it in their minds. Bars that are high, but have the arms level or lower than shoulder level; I don't call them ape hangers, just high or raised bars. The whole reason for the term is that the user looks like an ape.....hanging from a branch.... Racist, I tell you,....racist.... But seriously, folks... The pic you posted above, I would never call ape hangers. Unless I was riding it with my wee leprechaun size and had to reach up to them. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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For us 6'plus alphas, apes are much more comfortable. https://www.cycleworld.com/sites/cycleworld.com/files/styles/1000_1x_/public/images/2018/04/06-harley-davidson-forty-eight-special-rider-profile.jpg?itok=YzYDLZI0&fc=50,50 https://www.cycleworld.com/sites/cycleworld.com/files/styles/2000_1x_/public/images/2018/04/hero-harley-davidson-forty-eight-special.jpg?itok=ItHh_e1h The whole reason for the term is that the user looks like an ape.....hanging from a branch.... Racist, I tell you,....racist.... But seriously, folks... The pic you posted above, I would never call ape hangers. Unless I was riding it with my wee leprechaun size and had to reach up to them. |
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