Flat Bars

[Anonymous]

I have noticed some of the GS1100ED bikes have the "buckhorn" bars like mine. I have also noticed some of them have a flatter 'clubman bar''?
Anyway those who have them know what I mean. Did they come with either one or are the flatbars a home grown deal? I would like to know brand and price etc and any mods required to fit these bars. I am six foot and 190 lbs if size matters on type of bars. I have an 83 GS100ED.
Thanks,
Mike 8O

[Anonymous]

There is no handlebar that is good for everybody. Normally people want a bar that makes their riding position neutral. Not leaning foreward enough to put pressure on your wrists, but not having your arms bent trying to hold your weight foreward. Look up www.denniskirk.com they have a whole page on them

[Anonymous]

my 1100ed has the riser bars on it and i think they are original. I need the riser bars beause i am short and with flat bars i would not be able to reach..i sat on Earles bike once and the low bars are comfortable for him but I couldnt reach them. His comment to me was how canyou ride with those bars like that((or something similar)

[Anonymous]

To each their own on the handlebars. Like the other fella's said, go with what's comfortable. I have an old Wes Cooley superbike handlebar; 2 1/2 inch rise and I think 4 or 5 inch pullback. 28 inches or so wide. I find it fine for my riding style(sport) and I'm 6'2". Only drawback is my shoulders block my rear view and I have to squirm around a bit to see in my mirrors.

Jon Kram
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81 GS750EX and proud of it!!

[earlfor]

The Wes Cooley's are similiar to my bars. 1 1/2" rise, 2 1/2" pullback and 28" wide. I like to ride sitting well forward with my forearms parallel to the tank and my arms bent at the elbows slightly. I find it very comfortable because at slow speeds, you're
reasonably upright, at 60 to 70 mph or so, the wind balances things out and effort is neutral and at higher speed, you have some forward lean into the wind. I have the same problem with the mirrors. I bought a set of chrome rectangular mirrors from J.C.
Whitney and I adjust the angle to where they almost show nothing but the lanes on either side of me. I have to move my head slightly to see anything within 50 ft directly behind me, but it does solve the "shoulders blocking the mirror problem".

Earl

To each their own on the handlebars. Like the other fella's said, go with what's comfortable. I have an old Wes Cooley superbike handlebar; 2 1/2 inch rise and I think 4 or 5 inch pullback. 28 inches or so wide. I find it fine for my riding style(sport) and I'm 6'2". Only drawback is my shoulders block my rear view and I have to squirm around a bit to see in my mirrors.

Jon Kram
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81 GS750EX and proud of it!!

[Anonymous]

I seem to be having the same 'mirror vs elbow' problem. Just put on some 'SportBike' style bars and now have nearly no rear view mirror.

Has anyone found mirrors with longer stems or mirrors that you can attatch to one or both mirrors to angle the 'baby' mirror in back of you?


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