Aftermarket handlebar?

[dave]

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.

[the Ferret]

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

[Lord Popgun]

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

[dave]

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.

[Tortuga_imp]

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 !?

[grover_imp]

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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[Capo]

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.

[Bike #12_imp]

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