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Re: to brat or not to brat
« Reply #50 on: June 05, 2015, 06:53:12 AM »
Yeah, Those grips do suck. I'd recommend something with a little more comfort. It will provide a better riding experience.
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Re: to brat or not to brat
« Reply #51 on: June 05, 2015, 06:55:47 AM »
Quote from: CB750 Cafe Racer Fan on June 05, 2015, 06:53:12 AM
Yeah, Those grips do suck. I'd recommend something with a little more comfort. It will provide a better riding experience.

Yep, been researching alternatives, foamies or pro grip 699/714 were recommended.  I thought these were the "balloon" style ones when I ordered them, nope. Which is okay since bar end mirrors are in the future and you can't cut the ends on the balloons anyway I'm told (obviously).

future work will be to ditch the stock idiot lights in favor of LEDs in the bar mount bolt holes, waiting to be sure I can tolerate the clip ons otherwise will return to eurobars or something, or should just get a pretty billet triple tree top to go back and forth......
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Re: to brat or not to brat
« Reply #52 on: July 28, 2015, 09:35:54 PM »
really liking it, got sick of waiting on my cousin's promise to sew up a seat cover for me so I did one myself, hand stitched, not too bad for a first try, dang it's cool to ride
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Re: to brat or not to brat
« Reply #53 on: July 29, 2015, 10:59:34 AM »
thinking about doing this with my 650. My question is did you try the new handle bars without the new rearsets and if so how was it? did it make it much more comfortable after the change.
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Re: to brat or not to brat
« Reply #54 on: July 29, 2015, 11:42:29 AM »
I did everything at once, I don't think clip ons without rear sets is even humanly possible is it?  Do people do clip ons and not rear sets? I suppose they do........
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Re: to brat or not to brat
« Reply #55 on: July 29, 2015, 02:54:17 PM »
well i figured it would be like a harley vrod which has forward controls and something like drag bars. where did you get yours from?
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Re: to brat or not to brat
« Reply #56 on: July 29, 2015, 07:05:06 PM »
rear sets off of ebay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CNC-Alloy-Universal-NON-Folding-Rearset-Foot-Pegs-and-Levers-Cafe-AHRMA-Flat-/151751888551?hash=item23551e0ea7
although I got the folding type
clip ons are just your run of the mill clip ons from anywhere
Just got back from a 50 mile run and while I can certainly feel it in my hands and shoulders it's not "terrible" and it's just really fun to ride like that.
I wouldn't want to do a 1,000 mile weekend on it but short bursts like that are fine.
I think I'll do a bobber next.
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Re: to brat or not to brat
« Reply #57 on: July 29, 2015, 07:21:11 PM »
cool thanks!!
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Re: to brat or not to brat
« Reply #58 on: September 22, 2015, 12:14:07 PM »
just a glamor shot.  Fun to ride but not very comfy in the long haul (of course).  So I'd say the fun factor has been increased quite a bit, I had a lot of fun doing it and I do really like to ride it, at the expense of long distance rides (which I never get to do anyway).
I might need another bike for that!
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Re: to brat or not to brat
« Reply #59 on: September 23, 2015, 12:10:13 PM »
Glad you enjoy it.  Me personally, I'm pretty sure my size 12 1/2 feet would get burned multiple times on those pipes.
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Re: to brat or not to brat
« Reply #60 on: September 23, 2015, 01:36:01 PM »
Quote from: Restoration Fan on September 23, 2015, 12:10:13 PM
Glad you enjoy it.  Me personally, I'm pretty sure my size 12 1/2 feet would get burned multiple times on those pipes.
Go faster to get away from the heat.....I'll tell the next cop that, see if it flies, but officer, my feet were hot.
(seriously, I don't feel a thing)
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Re: to brat or not to brat
« Reply #61 on: September 23, 2015, 01:46:48 PM »
I wasn't referring to the hot air.  I'm afraid I would burn my feet on the pipes themselves.
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