New more comfortable handlebars

[geosar_imp]

I recently took a long trip on my 1994 Honda Shadow VT1100 and had a revelation. The corbin seat and buckhorn handlebars really made my 70 year old body feel much more comfortable. I needed no cushion, sheep skin or anything.

I recently bought a corbin gunfighter and lady seat with a 1 inch rise. I am now wondering if there is any way to get the handlebars in a more relaxed position so I can sit back in the new seat.

My mechanic says that it is impossible to lengthen the control cables and hydraulic lines. Honda apparently does not offer those modifications .

Any thoughts? Has anyone changed the ergonomics of the riding position of the CB1100?

Thank you in advance

George
Arizona

 

[the Ferret]

Check with forum member Powerdubs. he put pullbacks on his and I believe had longer cables made.

 

[geosar_imp]

Check with forum member Powerdubs. he put pullbacks on his and I believe had longer cables made.

On it. Thank you

 

[PowerDubs_imp]

Not buckhorn, but yes pulled back more. I didn’t need to change the lines or cables... they are tight but just enough room to work.


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[geosar_imp]

Not buckhorn, but yes pulled back more. I didn’t need to change the lines or cables... they are tight but just enough room to work.


Honda CB1100 Forum

Those certainly appear to be an improvement. Thank you for the information. If I order:53100-KEN-305, I will get your handlebars.

George

 

[PowerDubs_imp]

I think they are a great improvement.

No risers, just a bar swap.


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Be aware, you may need to drill new holes for the control nubs.

I had to anyway since I put 2013 controls on my 2014. Silly Honda moved the holes.

I think the old way was better- just clamp force.


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[geosar_imp]

I think they are a great improvement.

No risers, just a bar swap.


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Be aware, you may need to drill new holes for the control nubs.

I had to anyway since I put 2013 controls on my 2014. Silly Honda moved the holes.

I think the old way was better- just clamp force.


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I'm not worried about drilling. The funny thing is if you google that part number, no photo or specs are available. How did you find this particular handlebar. It seems exactly what I need.

George

 

[the Ferret]

There was someone else who put on pullback bars. I know someone was talking having cables made. My superpowers of search are failing me right now but eventually I will remember who it was. Seems to me they were from Texas. Anybody else remember?

ok I remembered.. it was 3rd bike

Switching handlebars

 

[PowerDubs_imp]

I think they are a great improvement.

No risers, just a bar swap.


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Be aware, you may need to drill new holes for the control nubs.

I had to anyway since I put 2013 controls on my 2014. Silly Honda moved the holes.

I think the old way was better- just clamp force.


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I'm not worried about drilling. The funny thing is if you google that part number, no photo or specs are available. How did you find this particular handlebar. It seems exactly what I need.

George

Many hours looking around various sites on google.

I don't remember where, but I found a site eventually that listed a ton of bars and their specs so I scrolled to the honda section and picked the ones nearest to what I was looking for. I wanted as close as possible to a plug and play solution. They were cheap enough for a gamble. Paid off.


You certainly can have longer lines and cables made, but the massive pita not only for the custom work to produce- but having to deal with the mess and bleeding of both the clutch and front brake, pull the gas tank to replace the throttle cables... wasn't what I wanted to get into.

There was someone else who put on pullback bars. I know someone was talking having cables made. My superpowers of search are failing me right now but eventually I will remember who it was. Seems to me they were from Texas. Anybody else remember?

ok I remembered.. it was 3rd bike

Switching handlebars

There was another guy that posted a picture of a CB1100 out on the side of a road / parking lot or something- and he had put actual buck horn bars on the bike. Don't know where I saw that post.

 

[jdinaz_imp]

May not be what you are after, but this bar back riser helped me a lot.
http://www.twistedthrottle.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=LEH.00.039.21000.S
Good Luck.

 

[the Ferret]

KyHiker put some on back in 2013, but he had an accident and sold his bike. I don't think there are any pictures of his bike on the site.

 

[geosar_imp]

Thank you for all of the advice and guidance.

This continues to be the best motorcycle forum on line.

George

 

[Cormanus]

There were photos of the bars that you took, Ferret, but, thanks to Photobucket, they no longer show. Lunch and ride with Kyhiker1100
Then there’s these ones, Switching handlebars

 

[geosar_imp]

There were photos of the bars that you took, Ferret, but, thanks to Photobucket, they no longer show. Lunch and ride with Kyhiker1100
Then there’s these ones, Switching handlebars

Thank you for finding a link with photos, Comanus. It is frustrating to find a link you need and the photos have vaporized.

George

 

[Cormanus]

geosar, the photos of KyHiker's buckhorn bars didn't completely vaporise. Photobucket suddenly imposed a monster charge for a service it had given for free and blocked access to them linking from forums. The Ferret retaliated by deleting many of his photos from Photobucket, so, even though someone has written a hack that works around the block which I have installed, I can no longer access them.

I can't now recall whether KyHiker's bars were the same as 3rdbike's.

 

[geosar_imp]

Mr Dubs

I am in the process of pulling the string on the handlebars. Interestingly, since it is a genuine Honda part, the vendors are not allowed to give any dimensions. They are only allowed to use the bike VIN number and tell me if the part is stock for that bike-which we know it is not. Is this the number of the handle bar you used for a more relaxed sitting position. Thank you very much.

George

https://www.hondapartshouse.com/oemparts/p/honda/53100-ken-305/handlebar

 

[LongRanger_imp]

George, you may also wish to check with Flanders. They have about a million different handlebar models and can also provide custom cables and hoses.

 

[PowerDubs_imp]

I don't remember the part # off the top of my head- I can dig around to see if I can find it though...

 

[3rdbike_imp]

OK, OK.... I confess! It was me who put the 'buckhorn' bars on my '17. However these are probably not the solution for Geosar, who stated: "I am now wondering if there is any way to get the handlebars in a more relaxed position so I can sit back in the new seat." As you can see in the photo, these Flanders bar will have you leaning forward quite a bit. (Which was my intent.)

I second that, Long Ranger. These are Flanders bars on the CB. Quality stuff.

 

[redbirds_imp]

I've had the SW Motech risers from Twisted Throttle on at least 3 different bikes and have never had a problem with control cables or hydraulic lines. In all cases some rerouting allowed enough slack.