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Has anyone installed a slightly lower, aftermarket handlebar? By "slightly lower" I mean about one inch. I would like to install a small fairing to make highway cruising more enjoyable, (I am seriously considering the Dart) and am wondering if lowering the handlebars slightly would help. I do not want to do anything drastic that would distract from the bike's natural beauty (I like the stock look). Your replies are appreciated, and any pictures are greatly appreciated.

I typed "handlebar" into the search engine and got 6 pages of threads that mentioned handlebars

Here's a good one.. Chip usually does a great job on his reports

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....handlebars

And here are some on samurider: [url=http://www.samurider.com/?cat=258&paged=2]http://www.samurider.com/?cat=258&paged=2

(05-10-2014, 01:13 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I typed "handlebar" into the search engine and got 6 pages of threads that mentioned handlebars

Here's a good one.. Chip usually does a great job on his reports

http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread....handlebars

Thank you Mr Ferret. I tried the search engine first and it didn't seem to work for me. I'll try it again, and the link you provided.

I'm tempted to whack a set of Renthals on mine. It's improved the control of every bike I've owned that doesn't have clip on's!

Either that or some badass ape hangers !?

If you're only wanting 1" lower, you should seriously consider the Japanese market type II bars:

http://www.samurider.com/?p=14359/#itemImage

They're probably more like 1.5-2" lower. You go from being perfectly upright to leaning forward about 10 degrees, which to me is a much more natural to slightly sporty riding position. Plus, unlike aftermarket bars, you can retain the factory bar weighting system, which I don't know if I'd want to give up. Most aftermarket bars are aluminum and thus fairly rigid - transferring vibrations more directly, as opposed to chromed steel with 6" worth of rubber-dampened weights in either end. Highly recommended!


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(05-10-2014, 09:48 AM)grover_imp Wrote: [ -> ]If you're only wanting 1" lower, you should seriously consider the Japanese market type II bars:

http://www.samurider.com/?p=14359/#itemImage

They're probably more like 1.5-2" lower. You go from being perfectly upright to leaning forward about 10 degrees, which to me is a much more natural to slightly sporty riding position. Plus, unlike aftermarket bars, you can retain the factory bar weighting system, which I don't know if I'd want to give up. Most aftermarket bars are aluminum and thus fairly rigid - transferring vibrations more directly, as opposed to chromed steel with 6" worth of rubber-dampened weights in either end. Highly recommended!


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I'm about to install the Type 2 bars and will report back on them shortly.

Photographs of my bike with Renthal Bars and MRA Sport screen.


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