Hi-Rise/Apehanger/tall handlebar(s)

[ogre]

It seems there are many variants of the classic "hi rise" or "apehanger" handlebar as found on many brands of muscle bikes of the 1960s & 1970s. Wald offers several distinct model numbers of this style, but stock photographs currently available on various vendor websites are generally unhelpful in my search. I prefer the upright riding position of tall and wide "Schwinn Fastback" (not parallel Krate) style of handlebar for my Schwinn cruisers, and am confused about how to order new pieces without prior physical inspection. To date, I've procured them from yard finds and project piles, but locally, that well is drying up.

What is the agreed-upon method of measure for this type of handlebar? Can someone offer online buying advice for a non-restorer?

 

[49autocycledeluxe]

""What is the agreed-upon method of measure for this type of handlebar? Can someone offer online buying advice for a non-restorer?""

if i were looking for bars like that I would measure them with my trained eye. those 3 all look good to me.

 

[bloo]

i think you have to see handlebars in person. The angle the photograph is taken from makes drastic changes. Measurements would be better than nothing but if you haven't seen them it is going to be a crapshoot.

 

[ogre]

Top bar is Wald 8069 recently purchased via Amazon, bottom is advertised as "right style for 1968 and 1969" as purchased via eBay. Neither truly match the shape of true 1960s Schwinn or other makers' "hi-rise"/"muscle bike" handlebar.

The search continues!

 

[ogre]

more comparison

 

[ogre]

Let this thread be a warning to future collectors that all wide apehanger handlebars are not the same

 

[ogre]

shipping these behemoth control units is cost-prohibitive so "crapshoot" is the order of the day

know that no contemporary options have fit the bill, thus far

 

[tripple3]

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Not the same, but available here, for awhile now.

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I had some tiller bars made. I got my first batch and realize they bent the handles on the wrong direction. I’m had that remedied, but I have a few pair of these that are bent outward instead of straight back. Still a pretty good look. Check out some members bikes below with these bars, looks...

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"Blessed are the Upright."

 

[Billythekid]

The bars tripple3 linked are awesome not exactly what you looking for but really cool I have a few pair

 

[WillWork4Parts]

Yeah, most simple statement would be don't buy anything new. Exactly zero manufacturers make a handlebar to precisely match that of the 60s and 70s. I'd imagine Wald has long since lost the original Tooling/data to reproduce them and have no desire to tweak current Tooling to match the old. Calibrated eye is about the only way to go...attend your local swap meets for a source.

Measuring them is tricky, I'd imagine you'd have to aim for the start of the bend and I would seriously doubt that sellers could reliably measure exactly the same as whatever your chosen method.