Finished the mini-apes today

[jestephens]

Originally Posted by Rsweat49

Jay,

Boy what a pain it was to pull those wires through.

Took a lot of elbow grease.

I have fully completed one side and am stated on the other.

Thanks for all your help!

One more question how do you post your pictures directly to the form?

Roger

Don't use elbow grease, use REAL grease. I put a 12mm heat shrink tubing around the entire bundle and lubed it with mineral oil to pull it through.

[tazfl]

Originally Posted by dmyers

I have another set of bars just like these if anyone is interested.

Don, what are you asking for that other set of bars?

[dmyers]

I get 250 powder coated or 275 painted, painted looks better


I get 300 powder coated or 350 painted for these

[tazfl]

thanks for the response Don, that sounds like a fair price but I guess I'll have to wait a bit. Couple of questions for you. Once that set of bars is gone is that it or would you be willing to make another set for someone ready to buy and secondly, what would the price be for a "bare" set of bars not painted or powder coated?

[dmyers]

I dont have any bars made at the moment so I will have to build whatever someone wants.
I would do a set of the strait top bars for 200 or a set of the curved bars ( the green ones in the photo) for 250 bare metal

[reaper]

All I can say is good work

[tazfl]

Originally Posted by dmyers

I dont have any bars made at the moment so I will have to build whatever someone wants.
I would do a set of the strait top bars for 200 or a set of the curved bars ( the green ones in the photo) for 250 bare metal

Don, again thanks for responding back. The price looks good, the bars look great, I wish I could order a set right now but I'm going to have to wait a bit. I will definitely be getting in touch with you when I'm ready to purchase

[BrentsVaquero2011]

Don....I am interested in buying the Vaquero Black Mini ape if you have some? I sent you an email today. Thanks for any information you can give me.

[tazfl]

Originally Posted by jestephens

It feels good to have it all back together!

New brake/turn lights (with run/brake/turn module)
Lots of powder coated pieces
13" mini-apes by Don Meyers. (had to extend hoses and electrical)


These brake/turn lights are much more visible than the LED strips I had installed on the outside edge of the rear fender. That solution wasn't visible from much of an angle besides straight behind me. These are a Kuryakyn part for a Goldwing. I sawed some of it off to change the shape, and painted the chrome black. Love it!
-The "run" setting of the module didn't give enough contrast to turn and brake in my opinion, so I disconnected that wire. I may experiment with added resistors at some point.




Mini-apes and powder coated crash bars and floor boards. Highway pegs are black now too, but not installed yet.

Do you have a picture from the drivers seat, just curious how they look as far as width.

[jestephens]

They are the same width as stock

[OutlawImmortal]

Those look great, i would love to have a set but I am afraid it would hurt the "relax" factor I enjoy with the vaquero. Is that the case on long trips?

[jestephens]

I needed it to relax. There's not much room for adjustment with the stock bars, and long rides were hurting my wrists and shoulders. Now it looks good, and most importantly FEELS good:)

That's also how I justified it to the misses.

[Pitchinguy]

Originally Posted by OutlawImmortal

Those look great, i would love to have a set but I am afraid it would hurt the "relax" factor I enjoy with the vaquero. Is that the case on long trips?

Hurt the "relax factor"?? Actually, apes will improve comfort considerably, particularly if you are prone to back or shoulder issues. The apes allow you to sit more upright with your shoulders back which relieves stress on the back & shoulders & takes weight off the wrists. With OEM bars, my back was done & I was miserable after 4-5 hrs. Added 14" apes & driver backrest, no problem with 10-12 hr days with no soreness. All the difference in the world! I put apes on my 1600 classic & when I traded I ordered apes for my Nomad the 1st week. My back won't have another cruiser without them!

[Bud2rat]

I agree, Ape's are the way to go. I installed a set of 13" with a fairing and I love the look as well as the ergonomics.

[dmyers]

I also prefer the apes over stock bars with risers. When you raise the stock bars it turns your wrists in as the get higher. I tried a set of risers first and the height was a big relief but the angle of my wrists made my forearms get pumped up and it got painful on a long hall