I fooled around with the XR-750 bars for a few days. They're wider, for sure, but it's a bit of a stretch (remembering this is supposed to be a comfortable ride). I thought I pitched the stock handlebars years ago, which is something I rarely do, 'cause you never know when you're going to need old stock parts. Then I found them when I wasn't looking for them in my paint materials. Phew ! Anyway, the difference between the Euro CB400F bar, the XR bar, and the stock bar is amazing. The stock bars look like apehangers. But when I tried them out....hmmm.... this ain't bad...
Running all the wiring through the bars was fun, as there are a few extras that the stock bike didn't have. For the front, I'm going with Messner Moto's switches and mirrors, bar end turn signals, the Yamaha clutch lever and master cylinder, and the Moto Gadget large tach/small speedo, with a LCD readout as well. I still have to fabricate brackets for the remote master reservoir and the the small button switch that toggles through the LCD readouts.