handle bar swap

[nwander]

i have an 81 gs 650L and am sick of the current handle bar setup. i am 6'2'' and feel like i am eating my tank. i want to get something different but am not sure what size the bar is. any help would be great. also any advise on bars you have and like would be nice also.
thanks
nicholas

[kalessin]

People seem to like the "Daytona" (more like the GS-G standard models) and "Superbike" (which are a little straighter than Daytona) style handlebars. If you run these handlebar names through the search here on on Google, you'll find several online places selling them for around $20 each. I'm probably going to pick up a pair of Daytona bars for my GS1100GL, I'm ready to have less of a buckhorn style myself. :-)

p.s. you will have to move cables and the front brake line around and stuff, because the straighter styles are shorter.

[JHawkins]

i have an 81 gs 650L and am sick of the current handle bar setup. i am 6'2'' and feel like i am eating my tank. i want to get something different but am not sure what size the bar is. any help would be great. also any advise on bars you have and like would be nice also.
thanks
nicholas

Check out my thread from a while back - there are some pics of the new bars later in the thread.

http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...ad.php?t=88205

[GSstiny]

Im 6'2" also and I just swapped superbike bars on my 750L. I got bikemasters from Bikebandit. I think they have roughly 3" of rise and 3" pullback. The longest ride Ive done with them is about 45 min one way and I felt great, no shoulder or wrist problems to speak of. Just a word to the wise, youll have to get a little creative in rerouting all the wires and cables if you plan on using the stock L stuff, but it can be done.

The bar size on these bikes is 7/8, btw.

Some before and after pics here:
http://www.thegsresources.com/_forum...ork+road+ready