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« on: August 27, 2008, 03:52:45 PM » |
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so time for new bars whats your take on either who's got what ?
the way i see it Rizoma simmilar to stock ..cool colours
suburban machinery.....simmilar to clip ons
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« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2008, 03:55:54 PM » |
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From what I understand the Rizomas are about an inch higher than the stock bars and they also have an inch more back-sweep. Don't know much about SM handlebars.
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« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2008, 04:41:31 PM » |
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2 totally different bars man.
I like the sub-urbans alot. I want a set. i run clip ons right now.
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« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2008, 11:52:18 PM » |
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I had suburban bars on my old SV650 and they were great... I was going back and forth with clip ons or stock bars on my monster and I think I'm going to go back to Suburban bars instead... I like what they do for the bike in terms of the look and the way they position weight... if the monster ones are anything like my SV ones that is.
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« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2008, 06:21:29 AM » |
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I've never tried the Rizoma bars (or clip-ons on a Monster), but I have the SM bars:
Pros:
Fast shipping
Not chrome
Shape uncovers the top of the fork, making preload/rebound adjustments easier
Pre-drilled holes for controls
Lower position suits me better
Looks better with top-mounted dampers than clip-ons do (IMHO)
Cons:
Cost
Pre-drilled holes didn't locate controls where I wanted them
Tight fit will require re-routing of brake lines (at best) or custom lines (at worst).
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« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2008, 08:02:42 AM » |
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I think I'm just gonna get a Brutale handlebar and call it even.
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« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2008, 01:13:12 PM » |
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+1 on the SM bars.
me likey
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« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2008, 04:23:42 PM » |
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Anyone have a side-by-side or before/after photo of the Rizoma bars (not clip-ons) vs. the stock Monster chrome bar?
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« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2008, 04:40:56 PM » |
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if you go to the rizoma web site you can see a degree sweep of the bars i'm lealing more towards the SM bars ..good to see a posative response on them here curious what are the brutale bars  as in the MV Brutale ? if so why there bars ? they look similar to the Monster bars but not chrome |
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« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2008, 05:31:11 PM » |
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2 totally different bars man.
I like the sub-urbans alot. I want a set. i run clip ons right now.
I surburbans. possible trade? |
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« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2008, 05:35:48 PM » |
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Anyone have a side-by-side or before/after photo of the Rizoma bars (not clip-ons) vs. the stock Monster chrome bar? Here you go. Check out bottom of the second. http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=3370.15 |
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« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2008, 06:39:06 PM » |
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I've been running the suburban bars for a couple of years and really like them. Matter of fact, they were on when I took the monster from KY-NY-KY..... about 1600 miles in week.
They are about an inch lower than stock, so not a drastic as clipons. For me (5'9" or so) they made riding more comfortable. They do require some finagling of the brake line, but I haven't had any problems w/ the bend in the line.
I have to keep mine rotated a certain amount because of interference w/ the gauges. I believe they have a different option now that gives more clearance room.
They are well made w/ very clean welds.
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« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2008, 11:08:33 PM » |
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sounds like the suburban bars are a nice option to clipons when you don't want to much forward lean....
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« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2008, 01:59:54 AM » |
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Perfect! Thanks ucla  |
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« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2008, 08:30:36 AM » |
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Perfect! Thanks ucla waytogo No problem. What do you think of the Rizomas in terms of the way they look? I think the back sweep kind of takes away from the looks of the bike. |
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