Handlebars that will work with my SS brake lines

Hey guys, so my back has been bothering me because of the bullhorn type bars. Rides longer than 30 miles start to really hurt. I want to get some straighter bars but I just ordered some SS brake lines (received) and wondering if you guys have any suggestions on what to get where the MC and brake lines don't need to be modified...?

Jim

 

what type of bars are you looking at? I say don't unwrap those lines until you figure out what bars you want

 

I don't know what bars to get, i can hardly decipher all the specs. I want to have flat bars basically so Im sitting a bit more forward and my back is straight and not curved...

 

yea... my best advise is figure out the bars that work for you, THEN worry about what you have to do to make them work (dont forget clutch + throttle cable, and wires too!)

 

Commonly available handlebars including a dimensional chart: http://www.bikemaster.com/handlebars.html

 

Commonly available handlebars including a dimensional chart: http://www.bikemaster.com/handlebars.html

 

Thanks Fitz, the rise/pullback etc makes no sense to me! I don't know which bars to get but I do know I need new bars! Does the MC fit ok on most of these bars and still stay relatively straight up and down?

 

Width is the overall width of the bars.

"Rise" is the amount the bars go "up" before they bend back toward you.

"Pullback" is how far back they come back toward you from the center, after the rise.

"Center" is the width of the straight piece in the middle before they begin rising and pulling back.

If you take your original bars off and lay them on a table you can measure these "dimensional qualities" for a comparison.

The original master cylinder on the Maxims with "buckhorn" bars doesn't really fit anything except other bars with a similar shape. You may need a more "flatly oriented" master cylinder, such as from an XJ700.

 

I swapped the stock bullhorn type bars for some euro bars and then daytona bars. In both cases, none of the cables needed any mods. I also have SS lines, which needed no mods.

With daytona bars, the master cylinder is sitting a little unlevel, someday I might look into replacing it for a tilted version.

re: bar dimensions


Rise - draw an imaginary plane parallel to the ground across the two risers where they contact the upper triple clamp. Draw another plane between the two handlebar tips. Measure the vertical distance between the two planes: this equals the rise.

Pullback - This time, place a vertical plane at the same two points (riser @ clamp and handlebar tips). The horizontal distance between the two equals the pullback.

EDIT: bigfitz52 beat me to it!

 

Thanks sektor, that makes a lot of sense. The euro and daytona's don't need any cable mods, thats good as those were the 2 I was looking at...

Do you have any pics of your bike right now with the daytona's on it? I'd like to just see what they look like on the bike... I can't make it out in your avatar.

 

Check out my gallery, there's some pics from the front.

 

Ahh cool, didn't realize there was a "gallery" feature. Nice bike btw!

So those are the daytona's... how did the euro's compare to those?

 

Euros had more hunched-over riding position, not my favorite.

 

Drag bars maybe?

 

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like a lady at the wall paper store

 

my bars are very similar to Polock's link.

I do like them greatly but on longer rides the lean was a little to aggressive. I dug up some old school risers and threw them on. I love it. The risers cut down on my lean and allow me to tilt the bars back towards me a little.





Before:




After:

 

albert, those risers are nice man, but did you need to get all longer cables because of it?

Yea I don't want to lean too much, but those bullhorn bars are killing my back. Even knowing all those dimensions, I still have no idea what to get.

That before pic is kind of what I'm going for just a touch less aggressive..... daytona's? Are the Euro bars about as aggressive as that before pic?

 

Here's the "Euro" bend on my Seca (Napoleon Bar End mirrors.)

 

Oh yea Fitz, that's nice man! Have you tried any other bars? If so how do they compare?

So the stock mirrors wont fit on those bars?

 

Man, I'm still torn between the Euro and the Daytona bars....

Both can use my existing MC and new SS lines so that's good, do my stock mirrors fit with both bars as well?

 

The stock mirrors will give you an excellent view of your arms and that's about it. Bar end mirrors are one possibility. I used mirror extenders to make my stock mirrors sort of work when I had flatter bars.

 

hey Fitz......your bike looks nice......but the garage door needs a little paint....quit spending time all on your bike........lol

 

Fitz those euros are REALLY nice. How much more leaned over would you say you are on the euro's vs the daytona's?

 

My risers did not require new brake lines. they really only raise the bars maybe 4-5 inches. They don't raise the bars any more than where the originals mount.

Its not too drastic but those few inches are great to relieve your back, especially on those longer rides! I couldn't even say what style my new bars are. I got them new for $15 from the local Cycle Recyclers!