Made me some ape hangers yesterday

[yoothgeye]

So I've been wanting a tall set of ape hangers, decided I'd just build my own, but out of what? On a trash pick-up morning I found someone's old rowing exercise machine. The "oars" were long chrome tubes, nearly same diameter as handlebars. One end was bent at a 90 degree angle on each side, these will be perfect! So yesterday afternoon I cut a set of old turn down road bars, then cut the rowing oars to size, slid a piece of black iron gas pipe in the ends as a sleeve and welded up. Turned out pretty decent! After this photo I cut the handles about 3 inches shorter and put on some old grips (the bike in the photo was just one I grabbed from the pile for mock-up.

 

[Jimmy the Gent]

Wow.

Those should be called "ape haaaaaaaaaaaangers" :wink:

Looks good. 8)

 

[aka_locojoe]

Cool. Looks like you'd have to stand and ride to reach them.

 

[chimichanga]

Flip them upside down for a sweet boardtrack look! those are so bad ass man. Good job!

 

[Walker]

WOW youtheape!

 

[jaysmo]

Flip them upside down for a sweet boardtrack look!

...and kickstand.

and truing stand... :mrgreen:
those are very nice for a quickie set of bars ..

 

[stickit]

Looks like that 'll be easy to steer. Nice fab work

 

[mikesbikes36]

i cant belive no body has poste the pic of the guy ridint the harley down the interstate with the giant apes ...!!
those r pretty cool man!!! i dig em :mrgreen:

 

[KJV]

those would be sweet on a tall-bike;
with only one: standard ,steer tube. :arrow:

 

[largek9]

Those aren't "ape hangers" they are Rollin Monkey bars! Chinups anyone! and they are cool! Don't forget the show us your ape's. page.

 

[yearz]

Now get a picture of you trying to reach the bars while sitting on the seat,lol

 

[yoothgeye]

Flip them upside down for a sweet boardtrack look! those are so bad butt man. Good job!

This made me laugh out loud... at almost 1:30am with the wife and 3 kids asleep in the house.

Now get a picture of you trying to reach the bars while sitting on the seat,lol

Once I put them on the right bike you'll see that they look crazy, but aren't too bad. When mocking up I sat on the seat on that Huffy (yeah, sit carefully) and the reach isn't bad at all with the seat slammed. I made these for my '56 JC Higgins tank bike, should be a rider soon now.

As for putting them on the tall bike... no. :lol:

 

[deorman]

Best use a really good stem. :wink:

 

[Chips_Mahoy]

Right turn Clyde..... Very cool!

 

[yoothgeye]

Best use a really good stem. :wink:

Probably just gonna leave the rust Wald stem on them that was on the Huffy when I built them, this will be on a slow cruising bike, so I don't think I need to concern myself too much with it.

 

[deorman]

Ok, my hands are clean and my conscience clear. :mrgreen:

 

[Turtlesixfour]

King Kong Hangers!!! Or Planet of the Apehangers! That is twisted!

 

[ozzmonaut]

If the stem breaks while you're standing up they'll turn into ape catapults.

 

[yoothgeye]

If the stem breaks while you're standing up they'll turn into ape catapults.

I don't plan to put a lot of leverage on these, and they flex pretty good.

 

[nelvolks]

How about this for crazy!!!