Thread: Bike Porn - Regardless of the motor, Show off your "two wheeled" beasties

Originally Posted by Ftx325

Threw the new cafe racer bars on the vt 750 . Definitely looks a lot less Harley like now... but I am finding the reach a bit excessive , so it looks like I am going to make my own handlebars so as to get them where I am comfortable with them .
Love the new mirrors though .

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I like narrow flat bars but if those bars were on my bike I’d rotate them so they don’t ‘droop’ so much, you could try that and see if it helps with your reaching issue?

PS: I had similar bars on a previous Harley so your bike doesn’t look as ‘less Harley’ as you imagine!

Tried all that @Finnwolf . Started with drag bars but have to be on 4inch + risers to clear the tank so still 'sit up and beg' upright seating . The problem is the tank is so wide there's no room for the bars to come back or they hit the tank on lock . Those fitted at the moment just clear the tank but are waaay forward to do so and lifting,rotating them moves them even further forward so I have come to the conclusion the bars need to swoop out and around the tank and sweep back along the side to give room around the tank front for the switchblocks , rather than cut the corner on the diagonal like clipons or drag bars ....if that makes sense to you...

This sort of thing .... With a double bend rather than a straight line ...

Originally Posted by Ftx325

Tried all that @Finnwolf . Started with drag bars but have to be on 4inch + risers to clear the tank so still 'sit up and beg' upright seating . The problem is the tank is so wide there's no room for the bars to come back or they hit the tank on lock . Those fitted at the moment just clear the tank but are waaay forward to do so and lifting,rotating them moves them even further forward so I have come to the conclusion the bars need to swoop out and around the tank and sweep back along the side to give room around the tank front for the switchblocks , rather than cut the corner on the diagonal like clipons or drag bars ....if that makes sense to you...

This sort of thing .... With a double bend rather than a straight line ...

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I can't imagine getting my body into a position to be able to ride that.

Ready to go for summer. Classic next year, cheap rego.