I know this topic has pretty much been beaten to the ground, but does anyone have some pics of their SM2 Bars on the F model? I was hoping for some various angles; like saddle-view, side view, and the front of the bike. I'm serious about getting them, but I'm really curious as to how the bike will look oberall with them installed. thanks for the help! :kiss3:
they will look good and you sill live em!
(http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/576000-576999/576849_67.jpg)(http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/576000-576999/576849_66.jpg)
One of the really good things about em is you can really lay down on your tank when your on it!
ooooooh thanks 4 the pix man! just what I was looking for. keep 'em comin if u got 'em ppl :cheers:
these are from the manufacturer's site...how many pictures do you need to see before you can decide?? :cookoo: :laugh:
(http://www.suburban-machinery.com/GS500A1.JPG)
(http://www.suburban-machinery.com/GS500B1.JPG)
(http://www.suburban-machinery.com/GS500C1.JPG)
and here's mine
(http://gs500.variders.com/gs_front.jpg)
Look at this thread that tdan put up. He used Srinath knock off bars, which are the same as the SM2's. This is a good thread and I should get a lot of credit for being such a nice guy. I'm a good man. And now you know this. Now everyone knows this.
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=17127.0
What is the manufacturer's site? I can't seem to find anything on Google under "SM2 handlebars" or similar searches... :dunno_white:
http://www.suburban-machinery.com/GS500F.htm
Ooooh.....So "SM" stands for Suburban Machinery :laugh:
I'm such a n00b... :icon_mrgreen:
Quote from: skoebl on March 15, 2006, 10:46:55 AM
Ooooh.....So "SM" stands for Suburban Machinery :laugh:
I'm such a n00b... :icon_mrgreen:
nooob alert!
jk... :laugh:
Quote from: Jake D on March 14, 2006, 01:00:17 PM
Look at this thread that tdan put up. He used Srinath knock off bars, which are the same as the SM2's. This is a good thread and I should get a lot of credit for being such a nice guy. I'm a good man. And now you know this. Now everyone knows this.
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=17127.0
I'm going to have a Srinath bar for sale soon. They're black.
rick i sent u a PM :icon_mrgreen:
what do the sm bars run for anyway, i got bumped in the rear by a car a couple days ago and went down. It bent my new handlebars slightly. It hasn't been a good 2 months for handlebars but luckily i didn't get hit full force.
edit: it was more than a couple days agin and it cracked my right fairing a little too :mad:
The new ones on their site are like 160 or something
Any body gotta pic of what the Clubmans look like on the gs.
Since this looks like one of the definitive SM2 bar threads, I'll post my pics here.
Stock bars on my 2004:
(http://idisk.mac.com/jenstrona/Public/Pictures/handlebars/stock%20bars.jpg)
You can see the SM bars on the floor, and the wierd thing on the throttle grip is a throttle lock.
Feel free to mock my half-removed warning stickers. The rest will be gone this weekend.
Stockers with the SM2s for comparo:
(http://idisk.mac.com/jenstrona/Public/Pictures/handlebars/old%20with%20new.jpg)
Yeah, those yellow grips were a poor choice, switched to grey.
(http://idisk.mac.com/jenstrona/Public/Pictures/handlebars/new%20with%20old.jpg)
SM2s installed with the stockers held up. The white paint is my, um, grip glue. To install the new bars, we actually drilled a hole to move the master cylinder out so it dosen't hit the tach housing. Still not enough real estate on here for my old throttle lock. Boo.
(http://idisk.mac.com/jenstrona/Public/Pictures/handlebars/sm2bars.jpg)
These bars are a work of art. Pretty welds. Feels like a new bike.
Some distance shots:
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/AlphaFire_X5/GSTwin/PICT0023.jpg)
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/AlphaFire_X5/GSTwin/2006-05-18079.jpg)
ZOMG I love those bars, :o :o :o They look so good! Anyone got a before and after shot of rider position?
Oh BTW noticed you guys ALL had case guards, where can I get me some?
Quote from: CirclesCenter on May 29, 2006, 10:51:49 AM
ZOMG I love those bars, :o :o :o They look so good! Anyone got a before and after shot of rider position?
Oh BTW noticed you guys ALL had case guards, where can I get me some?
I've got some "after" shots of riding position, and I'm sure someone else could provide the "before" if necessary.
I looked back in the thread and didn't see anyone else with caseguards (all F models), so I guess you're talkin' to me. I got mine from TwistedThrottle.com. You can get factory ones off eBay occasionally.
Yeah I get singularly unobservant when I'm tired/hungry. Thanx btw.
I know it's coming, I'm too stupid for it to be far off.
My SM2's are scheduled for deliver today. Woot! I'll take a few pics of them, maybe some rider position ones as well.
Got em today, here are the pics:
(http://www.nickbargovic.com/sm/stocktop.jpg) (http://www.nickbargovic.com/sm/smtop.jpg)
(http://www.nickbargovic.com/sm/stockside.jpg) (http://www.nickbargovic.com/sm/smside.jpg)
(http://www.nickbargovic.com/sm/stockride.jpg) (http://www.nickbargovic.com/sm/smride.jpg)
Remarks:
- screwdriver worked well to get left grip off, and hairspray is like magic for putting it back on.
- front brake master cylinder took some faness (sp?) but its perfect now.
- the position is so much more comfortable, it feels alot better being just a tad lower in turns, and especially on the highway.
- only negative is i can feel a little bit more vibration with these bars. I did change to shorter/lighter bar ends too tho.
Overall they are worth the price. I'm more comfortable in that position and they look alot nicer.
Shouldn't lock your elbows like that, but good demonstration on change in riding position.
On mine, I noticed that lighter bar end weights vibrated LESS than the stock ones.
when riding on the center stand its ok to lock your elbows, wear a t-shirt and sandals, and not wear a helmet. Oh yeah and you can pull wheelies and endo's all real easy too.
Hahah, point taken.
I think I'll have my metal working buddy fab me up some of those in this next week or two, depending on how crazy life gets.
I know this is kind of an old thread, but are those bars direct 'plug-and-play'? Or would you have to fabricate something to make them fit. I know the brake master cylinder doesn't have a lot of clearance. Does it have to be re-positioned?
Quote from: Altephor on June 28, 2006, 11:14:44 AM
I know this is kind of an old thread, but are those bars direct 'plug-and-play'? Or would you have to fabricate something to make them fit. I know the brake master cylinder doesn't have a lot of clearance. Does it have to be re-positioned?
They are bolt on and go, no need for fabbing anything. The front brake master cylinder has to be rotated forward a bit to clear the instrument housing and the throttle cables need to be repositioned. That's about it.
one more addition to this install... ...
Make sure you try and have the front brake resivoir as far away from the tach as possible, even if it's touching...
My tach started bouncing around about a month after i installed mine...it was covered on the warrenty...the dealer said it rubbed into the tach and prolly shorted out the tach...
holy shaZam! on the SM site they have these bars listed for like 200 usd.. is that how much you dudes have been paying??
They must have jacked up the price due to increased interest...i paid 150
Quote from: melloGS on June 28, 2006, 08:50:06 PM
They must have jacked up the price due to increased interest...i paid 150
they're listed closer to that on the site, but after taxes/shipping i meant.
Right, they're in northern Ohio...so shipping wasn't jack for me, they were seriously at my place in a day...
Quote from: mike_mike on June 28, 2006, 08:53:09 PM
Quote from: melloGS on June 28, 2006, 08:50:06 PM
They must have jacked up the price due to increased interest...i paid 150
they're listed closer to that on the site, but after taxes/shipping i meant.
For Americans they are about $175 or so. I dunno what they are for Canadians. My father got mine for me as a gift and he paid around $90 + shipping.