After all the fussing about the drag bars. I think I want apes hangers ??? anyone want to swap apes for a set of drag bars & risers. The apes must be 16" 18" or 20" and must be 1" bars. Will swap all cables too if you are set up for apes (but not necessary). I know this is a long shot but You never know who has what just lying around.

darn straight...

White ones

Amen! Brothers! Amen!  

I went to & joined the local ABATE chapter last week-
Concerned Motorcyclist of Tennessee - Wheels of Thunder
http://www.cmtabate-wheelsofthunder.com
I am not much of a "joiner",but they had BBQ & brew, so how could I resist?
A cool bunch w/ varing brands of bikes, have fun,
they do charity runs and lobby TN state lawmakers.

TN has an "Ape Hanger" law onthe books, but I met John Pierce there and he has reported;
"I’m confident that we will win the fight to remove the apehanger provision from Tennessee law.  Right now we have some legislators who think that Tennessee should in fact, regulate one and only one engineering parameter of motor vehicles sold in this state.  We see no compelling reason for Tennessee to do that.  They were pretty amazed when the local Big Dog dealer showed up and told them he had just sold four bikes, generated $6,000 in sales tax and that all four bikes violated our current apehanger law."  

Sixteen to 20 inchers gets into the forearms go to sleep rapidly range. Trust me, I've ridden apehanger equipped bikes since 1987, most of them with 16-20" bars on 2-8" risers. Believe me, the 13.65" on stock Savage risers is about right. TN huh? Funny, the motor officers never said word boo about high bars, open exhaust or my red rear signals and blue dot taillight, ALL of which are illegal in TN. And that was in the Memphis area...
-WD

Because of the "biker wars" of the 70s. TN law is designed by stodgy old fools who base their MC judgements on looks, not facts. Until lawmakers ride, and in the Bible belt that is still fairly rare, dumb anti-bike(r) legislation will be on the books. It's not just TN that is anti-apehanger, they are illegal or unwelcome in most of the southern states.

I spent 6 years riding in the southland, never had any problems with noise, bluedot tailights, red or blue rear turn signals (both only legal for law enforcement in TN,FL), handlebar height, or such, UNLESS I had long hair and a full beard. When I rode "illegal" bikes looking like a "normal" person, I was left alone.
-WD

And the blue dot taillight law is about to be changed w/ a new kit car law. Basically, if it looks like a "32 Ford etc. it won't be held to the later stds and titled as a '32.


[quote author=WD link=board=RubberSideDown;num=1112996035;start=0#10 date=04/10/05 at 08:23:08]Because of the "biker wars" of the 70s. TN law is designed by stodgy old fools who base their MC judgements on looks,...never had any problems with noise, bluedot tailights, red or blue rear turn signals (both only legal for law enforcement in TN,FL),quote]

Nightrain, Mass  registry has a limit to the height of the bars. Here is the section on handlebars:

Handlebars. Inspect handlebars and reject if:
1. Handlebars or grips are higher than operator's shoulder level when properly seated upon motorcycle.
2. Handlebars are not of sturdy construction or if of lightweight bicycle quality.
3. Handlebars do not provide a minimum of 18 inches between grip ends.
4. Handlebars are not equipped with grips of non-slip design and material.
5. Handlebars prevent front fork from rotating from stop to stop.
6. Handlebars are cracked or deformed.
7. Handlebars are improperly aligned with front wheel.
8. Handlebars are not securely fixed, however, rubber mounted handlebars may have slight movement.
9. Handlebars that have been modified or repaired in an unsafe manner.