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Offline bert96

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handlebar needed
« on: September 24, 2007, 05:30:14 PM »


I want wider handlebar, because right now i see my shoulders and elbows.I check ebay but i only find 29'' 1/2 width.I 'm looking for something like 31'' or 32''.Where can i found  that...and cheap!?
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Re: handlebar needed
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2007, 06:15:40 PM »
You don't need wider handlebars, you need bar-end mirrors. :)
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Re: handlebar needed
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2007, 05:16:52 AM »
Try Dennis Kirk

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Re: handlebar needed
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2007, 05:22:42 AM »
Quote from: Gordon on September 24, 2007, 06:15:40 PM
You don't need wider handlebars, you need bar-end mirrors. :)

I try them but they vibrate and as a result i don't see clearly what's behind me,so i remove them and bought OE mirrors.

I did a research on dennis kirk,JP Cycle.There is a lot more choice for American bikes.
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Re: handlebar needed
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2007, 06:21:33 AM »
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Re: handlebar needed
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2007, 06:54:15 AM »
Try getting a pair of mirrors from a mid-late '80s CB750 DOHC, they 'reach out' further than the stock SOHC ones, and are as solid as a rock :)

You can just about make mine out on this pic:



It's now got clubman bars and the view from them is even better ;D
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Re: handlebar needed
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2007, 06:54:56 AM »
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Re: handlebar needed
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2007, 07:00:56 AM »


 One thing i forgot to say,i don't like small mirrors.
 Mirrors with 3'' and less i think they are useless
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Re: handlebar needed
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2007, 07:34:34 AM »
get an aluminum dirt bike bar (get one with a removable brace). Most are superbike bend, and they are way thicker than the steel and don't vibrate as much because of the thickness. then run your bar ends.
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Re: handlebar needed
« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2007, 07:45:36 AM »


 Oh! that's a great idea! ;)
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Re: handlebar needed
« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2007, 11:09:58 AM »
My mirrors vibrated so I fitted rubber mounts, they are OK now.

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Re: handlebar needed
« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2007, 03:18:54 PM »
Quote from: bert96 on September 25, 2007, 05:22:42 AM
Quote from: Gordon on September 24, 2007, 06:15:40 PM
You don't need wider handlebars, you need bar-end mirrors. :)

I try them but they vibrate and as a result i don't see clearly what's behind me,so i remove them and bought OE mirrors.

I did a research on dennis kirk,JP Cycle.There is a lot more choice for American bikes.

I think that may have just been a quality issue.  I've had cheap bar-end mirrors that would vibrate and were useless at any speed, but the Napoleon brand mirrors I have on two of my bikes now don't vibrate at all. 
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Re: handlebar needed
« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2007, 05:24:53 PM »

I did not try napoleon but i try emgo and Ken Sean which are pretty the same model with no luck...what a lucky guy ;D
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Re: handlebar needed
« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2007, 05:53:35 PM »
Quote from: bert96 on September 25, 2007, 05:24:53 PM

I did not try napoleon but i try emgo and Ken Sean which are pretty the same model with no luck...what a lucky guy ;D

Yep.  Made the mistake of buying the emgo bar-ends for my 550.  Warped mirror surface and vibrate a lot.  It's definitely worth it to spend a few extra bucks and get the Napoleons. 
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