Topic: Handlebars

[ANVkevin]

Looking for new bars, hoping someone might be able to help. I have stock bars on my '77 CB750k, want something a little lower. My father has straight, flat drag bars on his '78 750k. They are just a tad to low (as I'm 6'6" and my knees are up a bit high for such low bars). I was hoping to find something with maybe a 2" rise. It might be ignorance, but I can seem to find anything like them. The closest thing I've found are "European" bars on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chrome-Motorcycle-European-handlebar-bars-7-8-GC_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem330290654824QQitemZ330290654824QQptZMotorcyclesQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

Will these work? Thoughts?

Thanks again,
-Kevin

[JBMorse]

I think those would work.  Here is the body parts page from Z1 Enterprises.  The bars are listed with rise and pullback measurements so you can compare.

http://www.z1enterprises.com/catalog.aspx?pid=CB750K-1977-BF0

[ANVkevin]

sweet, I had no clue about Z1. Thank you.

Is there any issue with shorter bars(hands closer together)? Stability I suppose? Or a lack of pull back? I guess I'm thinking 2" rise, and a very small pullback.

[Deltarider]

"European" bars or similar are the way to go. To often I see the most beautifull bikes pass in this forum. Many of them are equipped with those silly American-market type bars that can never give you the true joy of cornering.

[andy750]

"European" bars or similar are the way to go. To often I see the most beautifull bikes pass in this forum. Many of them are equipped with those silly American-market type bars that can never give you the true joy of cornering.

Haha you are such a snob Delta....too funny. If you cant corner with funny American-market bars then you must be doing something wrong   

cheers
Andy

[754]

K & N Superbike bars..
 come in Black chrome or brilliant chrome

[Deltarider]

then you must be doing something wrong

Maybe I did express myself wrongly. It's about nice, swift rides on curvy mountainroads. I can't see what fun that can be sitting in an upright position.   

[grumpy]

+1 for superbike bars.
2.5in rise, slight sweep.
huge handling improvement over the stock mini ape-hangers

[754]

Delta, how far  do you have to ride to the nearest Mountain..??

[fuzzybutt]

K & N Superbike bars..
 come in Black chrome or brilliant chrome

+1 i have em on my k4 750

[CrisPDuk]

Here in the UK, '80s period CB400 twins came with bars that had a 2" rise. I had a set on my CB550 for a while before I fitted the current clubmans, and found they gave a far nicer riding position than the stock ape-hangers.

I've still got them in the garage, you can have them FOC if you cover the cost of shipping.