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Offline Guzzidad

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Handle bars
« on: March 17, 2015, 08:58:41 PM »

   I'm not crazy about the handle bars on my 01 EV. They seem like they'ld be real comfortable but on long rides I get a pain in the middle of my back. Maybe I just need to be leaned forward just a bit forward. Maybe bars from a Jackal or possibly an Aprillia Mana would be better. Anyone have an opinion on replacement bars that would fit well on an EV?

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Re: Handle bars
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2015, 09:13:37 PM »
 I like Jackal bars .

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Re: Handle bars
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2015, 09:20:41 PM »
I had a similar issue.  I tried other bars...Jackel etc but nothing "fit" me like I wanted.  Liking the bars on my Ambo I purchased another set from MG Cycle for little dollars and widened them using a bolt with the head cut off and welded to the correct width.  A hole needed to be drilled in the bar to secure the "nub" on the controls.  I love it!  A Rich Maund redo on my seat moved me back a little to help me "lean in" and keep my back straighter.



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Re: Handle bars
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2015, 09:27:37 PM »
Nice adapatation of the ambo bars.

Back when my neck was bad I cut a little off the ends of my bars and rebent them using long pipe cheaters until I had a geometry I like.  It took an afternoon, but the bars fit me now.

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Re: Handle bars
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Re: Handle bars
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2015, 10:13:46 PM »
but on long rides I get a pain in the middle of my back.

I get that occasionally too. But I just tell her to shut up and hang on.


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Re: Handle bars
« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2015, 10:31:23 PM »
   I'm not crazy about the handle bars on my 01 EV. They seem like they'ld be real comfortable but on long rides I get a pain in the middle of my back. Maybe I just need to be leaned forward just a bit forward. Maybe bars from a Jackal or possibly an Aprillia Mana would be better. Anyone have an opinion on replacement bars that would fit well on an EV?

Had the same experience with my 01 EV.  I put on a T3 bar and never looked back.  It took a few tries to get them adjusted optimally for me, but once done they had me leaned forward just enough to take the strain off my back.

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Re: Handle bars
« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2015, 10:35:07 PM »
Jackal bars are the ticket..




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Re: Handle bars
« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2015, 10:51:40 PM »
Am having the same problem with my hydro Stones; too much pull-back and my back gets sore after an hour.  I am waiting for delivery of an EMGO Flat Track bar which has half the pull-back of the OEM Stone bars (5" vs 10") and hope my $40 will be well spent.  BTW, I know the Stone bars are 30mm and the new EMGO bars are 7/8", but I have a spare Jackal handlebar clamp set.  The EMGO bars are wide ones, 35" vs.32" for the OEM bars, and I'm going to see if the cables will reach a bit farther (with less pullback there should be some slack) so I can have the increased leverage desired by spindly old guys struggling to manage heavy bikes.  Both Stones have been fitted with moderately rear-set footrests and controls.

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Re: Handle bars
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2015, 10:59:57 PM »
 Ralph , Jackal bars are a close approximation of flat track bars , really the most comfortable bar for me . I always wondered how buck horn bars became so common OEM equipment , as the odd angle it places the riders hands and wrists is very unnatural .

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Re: Handle bars
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2015, 12:05:33 PM »
Emgo Classics.  Love mine.

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/36818/i/emgo-classic-handlebars?SiteID=SLI|Emgo%20Handlebars&WT.MC_ID=10010


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Re: Handle bars
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2015, 01:01:05 PM »
I have a handlebar off an old 650 Yamaha (71 model, I think) that I have used forever on my 96 Cali.  Its a flat track type bend, I imagine that it's similar to the Jackal bar. It's a natural fit for me, leaning me ever so slightly forward.

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Re: Handle bars
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2015, 08:54:15 PM »
   Thanks for all the replies. I ordered a set of Emgos. I liked the look of Jackal bars but the Emgos looked real similar and probably half the price of Jackal bars.

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Re: Handle bars
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2015, 11:26:35 PM »
Emgo Classics.  Love mine.

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/36818/i/emgo-classic-handlebars?SiteID=SLI|Emgo%20Handlebars&WT.MC_ID=10010



Looking at the specs for the Classics, they are very narrow at 29.5" and have 10" of pullback, same as the OEM Stones' bars.  Handlebars are obviously a very personal preference matter.  I'm happy that you are pleased with them.  I hope to be equally pleased with the flat track bars.

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Re: Handle bars
« Reply #13 on: March 19, 2015, 12:08:40 AM »
I swapped the handlebars between my Bassa and Jackal, which has a sidecar rigged. Big improvement for both. The wide Bassa bars work well on the hack.

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Re: Handle bars
« Reply #14 on: March 19, 2015, 05:22:55 AM »
Ducati monster handlebar is low enough to make highway speeds comfortable, with a lean forward although it may be too wide. I did shortened it about an inch each side. See in the photo.  The tubes come in 22.2mm width and also as fatbars.


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