Trying to decide
01-03-2012, 10:53 PM
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I have the same question....but I want to go lower than stock.
I was looking at the Gilles GP lights, Driven, and Apex superbike bars.
Anyone here go for a sportier bar?
It's more comfortable for me as I can spread my body weight out between my legs, abdomen, and arms...and get better traction too.
I was looking at the Gilles GP lights, Driven, and Apex superbike bars.
Anyone here go for a sportier bar?
It's more comfortable for me as I can spread my body weight out between my legs, abdomen, and arms...and get better traction too.
01-03-2012, 11:08 PM
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01-03-2012, 11:33 PM
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Well I was referring to riding a bike...... Every track school I've ever been to stresses keeping your hands light.
The bars are for steering the bike, not holding you up. Putting lower bars on, so you can put weight on your arms just strikes me as rather odd.
The bars are for steering the bike, not holding you up. Putting lower bars on, so you can put weight on your arms just strikes me as rather odd.
01-03-2012, 11:41 PM
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I also agree completely.
01-04-2012, 07:50 AM
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They can all be mounted below the triple for lower bars. I do understand the lowering. I rode with my helibars under the triples for a summer.
For one it keeps the front end down & under contol on accel. I got sick of it and once my wife was on the back it was awful but it was fun.
My racebikes are more forward wieghted which is great for front end traction. I just couldn't live with it day to day. Matthawk see how you like it.
For one it keeps the front end down & under contol on accel. I got sick of it and once my wife was on the back it was awful but it was fun.
My racebikes are more forward wieghted which is great for front end traction. I just couldn't live with it day to day. Matthawk see how you like it.
01-04-2012, 02:54 PM
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I guess they can be but what about interference with the fairing?
Sure you could do it with a set of Helibars but they have what around 1.5" more rise than the stock bars.
Even the stock bars have around .5" of rise to them, so just replacing them with the bars mentioned, that have no rise, might cause interference issues if mounted in the stock location. Put them under the triple and you will have to cut the fairing if you want to be able to turn the bars.
So while I can and do understand wanting a little more "sporty" riding position, when someone says they want to do it so they can put more weight bars raises a big red flag IMHO.
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