Handlebars

[John o keeffe]

Hi all you spanner heads out there,
Anyone changed their dropped bars to regular handlebars ? If so , what's involved and what do I need to pick up. Thanks

[SK Racing]

It depends on which model you have. The earlier E-models have "clip-ons" while the later F-models circa 2004 onwards have top mounted handlebars. It may be possible to swap out the top tripple tree to the F-model for straight bars.

Also have a look at the GSTwins Wiki pages for ideas: http://wiki.gstwins.com/index.php?n=Main.Upgrades.

[Meukowi]

Was simple for 89-04 e model with clip ons, just those kind of fasteners to screw in the triple tree, M10 threads.

[ShowBizWolf]

My 1998 here in the States came with top mount bars. They were bent and rusty when I got my bike so I replaced them with "superbike" bars which are slightly lower than my stock ones were. Very inexpensive and I find them to be quite comfy.

More info in the Handlebar section:
https://wiki.gstwins.com/index.php?n=Upgrades.Handlebars