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Posted by kawasaki.addict
- October 18, 2014, 11:32:00 AMQuote from: John Hopkins on July 13, 2014, 07:37:17 AMMy bike has after market pipes an the entire reed valve smog emissions bs cluster removed. Outside of that she is stock an my bike has zero problems burying that 130mph speedo. The 107mph max on these bikes is there for the same reason as the goat bladder ajd the reed valves keep the dumb ass liberal Californians happy. It is very friendly on insurance pricing with the 107 top speed stock and very friendly smogged as vtwin 90ci motors go. Kawasaki knows that few people are gonna leave them stock so they build them below standard emissions and insurance safety limits to make them affordable for us an green to those that care about that. But the 1500cc bike is in no way a weak or slow machine they were just produced to standard set by idiots. My 1600cc mean streak had a fuel govenor set to 103. At 103mph sje would start popping an fuel died off to 97mph. Put on vance an hines pipes with a power commander zoom zoom she cpuld fly!That's a bit like asking why buy a 1500cc motorbike that will only do 107mph flat out..
It's because that's what we want to spend our money on..
John.
Posted by kawasaki.addict
- October 16, 2014, 10:33:29 AMHe loved the look and a 6'8" the stock bars made him reach forward and down he sat way too high and look like a bear on a tricycle rather than a bearded biker. The apes with his height put him to the advantage of bent elbows natural easy riding position and it didn't handle bad at all i could drag the foot pegs around corners all day with those apes. That being said i do look ridiculous on it but i am a foot short than him.
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Posted by mick56
- October 12, 2014, 16:09:51 PMQuote from: kawasaki.addict on August 29, 2014, 14:03:34 PMI known some people hate them but my father inlaw had apes on his evo harley an I would ride it with those and I loved them they were a little bit of a reach but in the open road through the beautiful missouri back highways they were soo comfortable an easy. There are mini apes on my fugly monster drifter now an when I paint it an made it good looking again I am gonna keep the miny apes
That just look's ridiculous !
Posted by greenbarn
- August 30, 2014, 09:02:43 AMQuote from: Boaski on August 29, 2014, 15:15:33 PMThat's funny---lol--- you gotta be right on that one...I think "butt jewelry" would be highly undesirable thing to "google".
Posted by pcarrell
- August 30, 2014, 08:46:07 AMNO SNOW ANGELS!!!!!!
Posted by Troll
- August 30, 2014, 08:13:42 AMRatman posting his snow pictures again???
Posted by DC
- August 29, 2014, 20:18:32 PMSome things just cannot be unseen. 
Posted by kawasaki.addict
- August 29, 2014, 18:40:23 PMThats awesome I know someone is now gonna google butt jewelry lol gross
Posted by Boaski
- August 29, 2014, 15:15:33 PMQuote from: jmbo on July 11, 2014, 22:06:42 PMI think "butt jewelry" would be highly undesirable thing to "google".I suspect your questions are intended to be somewhat retrial but to #'s 1 and 2, in this world of cookie cutter houses and with a white Prius on every corner, bikes have become one of the last items you can personalize to fit your own tastes. Whether is ape hangers on a bagger or aluminum panniers on a BMW-R1200-GS, tastes vary and some may be questionable. Today I read a comment posted on a web site reviewing the new Indian calling it "....an underpowered overpriced piece of butt jewelry for seniors who want pretend to ride bikes." I am a senior and I don't "pretend" to ride but butt jewelry? Maybe so in some cases. Hey I ride a 15 year old Indian knock-off and love every minute of it. Who am I to talk.
As far as #3 you can't fix stupid!
Posted by kawasaki.addict
- August 29, 2014, 14:03:34 PMI known some people hate them but my father inlaw had apes on his evo harley an I would ride it with those and I loved them they were a little bit of a reach but in the open road through the beautiful missouri back highways they were soo comfortable an easy. There are mini apes on my fugly monster drifter now an when I paint it an made it good looking again I am gonna keep the miny apes 
Posted by darkdrifter
- July 15, 2014, 21:48:43 PMI'm not into apes, but they do look awesome on some rides
Posted by jmbo
- July 14, 2014, 22:29:40 PMQuote from: gdrudd13 on July 14, 2014, 15:06:28 PMI have to agree. Guys I see riding with tall apes don't look the type to concern themselves with "fitment". It says I'm "hard core". It also says that after 50 mile the blood will run out of my hands and I will not feel a darn thing.#2- This I'm pretty sure is to just look "cool".
Posted by gdrudd13
- July 14, 2014, 15:06:28 PM#1- I think it depends on the height of the bars. a little higher fits some people, and are still low enough for the batwing fairing to have a function. Now the really high ones that stick above the fairing, that I don't know. Seems a bit odd to me, but to each their own I guess.
#2- This I'm pretty sure is to just look "cool". I'm also pretty sure most people that do this don't do any sort of distance riding.
#3- I see this on a regular basis. I also see no gear at all on a regular basis. It's not just limited to crotch rockets either. At a car/bike/whatever show over the weekend I saw a couple of guys on sportbikes ride by with zero gear. A few minutes later, guy rides by on an HD Electra Glide with his helmet strapped to the rear luggage rack.
Posted by moosewing3
- July 13, 2014, 15:31:19 PMAs far as the apes go I hade 12" mini apes on my last bike, I know not full apes, but I became a believer after trying a friends. I, like him have a strange build, 6'3" with a 32" inseam, I'm all upper body. They were way more comfortable, that being said, the 4" risers on this bike work just as well.
Posted by John Hopkins
- July 13, 2014, 07:37:17 AMThat's a bit like asking why buy a 1500cc motorbike that will only do 107mph flat out..
It's because that's what we want to spend our money on..
John.