Hi Case,
I had the apehangers on a '62 panhead when I bought it. On the ride from Nashville to Fresno, I stopped at a chrome shop in Dallas and traded them for stock police bike bars. The apehangers created blind spots due to my arms sticking up in the way. After I got rid of them, I was able to look around and see everyone that was laughing at me and my ugly motorcycle. As far as handling goes, your not gonna do very much turning by leaning alone.
You've got to take that front end off axis at some point during a turn. I really didn't need much time to process. I believe apehangers are the source of HD riders' knuckles dragging the ground. They do look cool on a motorcycle, they just look a little different with a motorcyclist hangin' onto them.
Just Ride Safe,
Dennis
