Rental Low Bars

[darmahman_imp]

So how did you get the center clamps to hold the bars firm? I bought the same bars from the same place and even after roughing up the bars where the clamps are they are still slightly loose (the bars are not clamped down tight enough to keep them from rotating) and I will break the bolts if I tighten anymore. I will be finding a set of Flanders with the serrated clamp area like the stock bars. What a pain!

I put a set of lower bars on my bike today.
I did drill the holes for the switches and had to use some aftermarket bar ends.

I wanted it to look stock with the chrome bars but be a bit lower, I used BikeMaster Daytona bend. ($25)

They seem like they would be quite a bit lower but after it was all done it wasn't that big of a change.
Feels real nice and still very comfy.

I did have a little trouble snugging everything up, the diameter of the aftermarket bars must be slightly smaller. I'm glad I didn't dremel off the pins.

I think I'll get some heavy stainless bar end weights to make up for the loss of damping provided by the stock bar ends.

BikeMaster also makes a superbike bend that is a bit lower and a Euro bend that's about the same height but drops at the grips.

The Daytona is not a radical change and it clears the tank without any issues.
I'll ride a it a few days and see how it feels.