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Title: Help on aftermarket handlebar replacement...
Post by: getjiggy on September 29, 2004, 03:44:43 PM
Can anybody help me identify an aftermarket handlebar for replacement of the one piece stock handlebar on an '01?

Thanks!
Title: Re: Help on aftermarket handlebar replacement...
Post by: mjm on September 29, 2004, 04:37:01 PM
Quote from: getjiggyCan anybody help me identify an aftermarket handlebar for replacement of the one piece stock handlebar on an '01?

Thanks!

So long as you are talking about standard tubular bars and not clip-on's bars are pretty standard.  Almost any handlebar in 7/8 inch diameterwill work

- if you are going for higher/wider do not go for more than about 2 1/2 inches higher and 2 1/2 inches more pullback than stock or you will need to get a longer clutch cable and front brake hose - a bit more and the throttle cable lenght starts to matter too.  

If you are going for less pullback and rise (so long as you are not going for clubman bars)  then pretty much anything - If you are going for clubman bars (which have a negative rise) then you have to make sure the center section is wide enough to clear the top triple clamp and that it will not hit the tank at full lock (unless you like dents in the tank, of course).  

If its lower/flatter you are after check out the Srinath bars in for sale.  Fairly inexpensive, close to a clip-on or drag bar position.