For reasons I'd rather not think any further about my handlebars recently became bent. I'm wondering what my bar replacement options are, I didn't really like the rise/sweep of the old bars, I'd like to have a bar that I can lean over a little more but I'm told I'll run in to clearance issues with many other bars. At first I just wanted to slap some motocross bars on it but I was looking at the Renthal streetfighter bars and thinking they looked like a good compromise, does anybody have any experience of these bars or others they'd recommend (other than the stock ones)??
Also, I was wondering if the stock ducati bars are 7/8 or something else? Thanks for any info guys!! [bow_down]
2002 monster 750ie dark.
This belongs in the accessories & mods - you can move it yourself.....
The bar is 7/8. What about the sweep don't you like - too much/too little? If you want more, there's Suburban Machinery bars. I'm not sure what the sweep of your bar is, but on S*R stock is 18 degrees and the Suburban is 24. Lots of guys like them.
Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check out the SM bars. I thought this belonged in tech cus I had a technical question about the size of the bars.
The two things about the bars I didn't like were that they were too high in my opinion, personal taste, and I'd prefer them to be a little farther forward, I like to stretch over the front just a little more.
The button to move it is on bottom left side, just under the last post. I don't care, but you will have more answers on the right board :)
If the SM bars aren't right for you, there are clip ons - much more aggressive. Some even come with risers. You can have similar height as stock S*R bars, but an inch or two further forward. MonsterParts and MotoWheels have the Swatts with 1.5 2.5 and 3.5 inches rise.
I don't know how badly your bars are bent, but I wanted the same thing. More of a cafe style w/o spending any money on clipons, so I just flipped my bars and used heat and vice to bend them the way I wanted, drilled new holes for the controls and there ya go! Dropped bars down 3+in. and angled them down to fit my wrists better 8) I will post some pics if your interested
Quote from: BastrdHK on February 06, 2009, 04:39:25 PM
I don't know how badly your bars are bent, but I wanted the same thing. More of a cafe style w/o spending any money on clipons, so I just flipped my bars and used heat and vice to bend them the way I wanted, drilled new holes for the controls and there ya go! Dropped bars down 3+in. and angled them down to fit my wrists better 8) I will post some pics if your interested
I'm interested! ;D Have you taken measurements? Great idea! [clap]
I will work up some pics. No I don't have access to stock bars anymore but my buddy is riding with clipons above the triples with no down angle.
Suburban Machinery are amazing worth every penny
5 hr stints without any pain
truly transforms the bike ...you know that feeling when you went to a 14 tooth its like that
^^^+11tby.
Bought them, love them. Look sick as balls IMO too.
Also, already have the holes pre-drilled for your controls :D That's a big PLUS in my book.
Anyone have the M1 style bars with coffin reserviors ? How are they in regards to the gauges? I'm looking to get these bars I should get the M3 style, but like the looks of the M1's better.
Thanks
Bob
S. M. bars [thumbsup]
Here's a couple of pics of the SM M3 bars on an 05 M620.
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh92/ducaccia/SM%20Bars/IMG_0072.jpg)
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh92/ducaccia/SM%20Bars/IMG_0073.jpg)
Thanks. Judging by that I bet the M1's would be way to tight.
I had a similar situation a few weeks ago where my bars became bent unavoidably. I bought a set of AFAM M5 works bars from Chris at ca-cycleworks. They have less pull back than the factory bars, and less rise, but not much. They are WAY more comfortable than the stock bars, especially when riding 2-up.
Does anyone happen to know the inner diameter of the SM bars? I was thinking making some similar to them in the future but was curious on the ID.
I had clip-ons, but they got old. I changed over to a straight bar with risers between the triple and bracket. Just anoter option.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v70/snookslanger/newbars1.jpg)
would bikemaster clubmans fit the monster?