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Are T-Bars / Tall drag bars really that agressive?

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Old 02-06-2012, 10:13 AM
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I like my 10" MX bars... Nice and solid, just wish they were chrome.

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I have a set of 8" T-bars for sale with the accutronix wire cover in the classifieds, link at bottom of my sig.
 
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I went with the drag bar and 8" riser set up. This was the typical Nor Cal lane splitter set up when I was a kid. The position is super comfortably, narrower than Z bars but plenty of leverage in the turns. The steering is more neutral than lower height drag bars so it doesn't take as much *** to lean the bike over in a sweeping turn. Also doesn't pre-load the shock as much as low drag bars so bumps aren't as harsh feeling.


 
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Jcleary's mx bars are the ****, If I ran dyna I would have them
 
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I have this style with a 6" rise and 2" pull back and love them. They give me great control in the twisties, and are still pretty comfortable on really long highway rides. I replace the drag bars in my sig pic with them.
 
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Jcleary's mx bars are the ****, If I ran dyna I would have them

Yes, I'm highly considering west coast tbar's MX bars... I've never seen those in person but they look killer in all the pictures I've seen.
 
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Originally Posted by JCleary
I like my 10" MX bars... Nice and solid, just wish they were chrome.

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Why not just run a 8-10" riser with a set of chrome tracker bars? I just picked up a set of night rod special bars that are similar style. They are 30.5" wide 3.25" rise and 3.5" pullback. I'm sticking with a 1.7" riser though.
 
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save a bunch of money and go with 10" straight riser with sporster 48 handle bars.

got the risers for $80 and the bars for $28 on ebay. sporster 48 bars have 4" rise and great pullback so they are super comfy

 
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The bars on my bike are great. I'm totally confident leaning the bike over and dragging the pegs on curvy roads.

Due to how early I touch down, I switched to 13.5" rear shocks. I also added some V&H straight shots. The muffler bracket was the only thing that scraped on a regular basis.

Then I did motor work and added a Thunderheader. It's the wrong pipe if you like to corner. Haven't had the bike running for more than a week and I'm already almost worn through the front head pipe under the foot peg...

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