Author Topic: WTF? Check out these handlebars! (Read 2017 times)

Hope · « **on:** May 01, 2008, 06:41:08 AM »

Check out the bike on the right

troppo · « **Reply #1 on:** May 01, 2008, 06:43:03 AM »

Is that a texan thing?
Since bikes dont have bonnets they have to put the horns somewhere

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #2 on:** May 01, 2008, 06:44:06 AM »

The rider must have really long arms! Reminds me of what we did with the bars on our Huffys a long, long time ago. Wasn't smart then either.

Gordon · « **Reply #3 on:** May 01, 2008, 07:08:34 AM »

His next mod will be to put some rearsets at the top of the shock mounts.

74cb750 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 01, 2008, 07:32:18 AM »

Those are ape-hangers. Had a set on my Monster Suzuki GT250. I looked so cool.

Ok, obviously the driver must have not tightened the bars just before he had to make a panic stop.
peace,
michel

333 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 01, 2008, 07:36:18 AM »

The implied riding position reminds me of Rollie Free!

bill440cars · « **Reply #6 on:** May 01, 2008, 09:55:24 AM »

Quote from: troppo on May 01, 2008, 06:43:03 AM

Is that a texan thing?
Since bikes dont have bonnets they have to put the horns somewhere

That was first thought too!

Had the resemblance of a Texas "Long Horn"!

Hey kghost! You seen this yet?

bill440cars · « **Reply #7 on:** May 01, 2008, 09:58:42 AM »

Quote from: 74cb750 on May 01, 2008, 07:32:18 AM

Ok, obviously the driver must have not tightened the bars just before he had to make a panic stop.
peace,
michel

Now THAT would have been an experience I could do without.

mystic_1 · « **Reply #8 on:** May 01, 2008, 11:41:46 AM »

Quote from: 74cb750 on May 01, 2008, 07:32:18 AM

Those are ape-hangers.

Not strictly "ape hangers" but rather "six bend" handlebars. Very popular in the 70's chopper scene.

http://www.sideroadcycles.com/AmericanMotorcycles/Handlebars/Six_Bends/Six_Bends.html

mystic_1

tom8Toe · « **Reply #9 on:** May 01, 2008, 11:48:22 AM »

Quote from: Bob Wessner on May 01, 2008, 06:44:06 AM

Reminds me of what we did with the bars on our Huffys a long, long time ago. Wasn't smart then either.

Yeah, I think I had 10 speed with bars like those back in the late '70s

mrblasty · « **Reply #10 on:** May 01, 2008, 06:46:18 PM »

It looks like the bars are flopped forward, look at the mirror on the left side, it's facing forward, I would think that if you are tooling around with the bars like that deliberately you would at least point he mirror in he right direction.

mystic_1 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 01, 2008, 06:59:30 PM »

Indeed, I was also noticing the hairpin turn that the throttle cables take when looping around the bottom of the bars, they'd bind up like crazy in that position.

Not that I think that rotating them back would help their appearance much lol!

mystic_1

754 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 01, 2008, 08:05:52 PM »

Push bars forward to easier cover the bike...

Def 6 bend pullbacks...

Terry in Australia · « **Reply #13 on:** May 02, 2008, 01:18:34 AM »

Well considering that the front master cylinder is just hanging down beside the front wheel, is it safe to assume that he/she (well it is a 550, after all, and chicks dig 'em.............) is in the process of either installing, or (hopefully) removing those bars?