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Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by ahpook, Mar 13, 2008.

  1. ahpook

    ahpook New Member

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    Someone gave me an '81 650. With the pull back handlebars. No offense to the purists here, but I can't drive a bike with handles like a wheelbarrow.How much of a pain is it the change the handlebars, and do you guys (and girls) have a suggestion for a good cheap place for new ones?
    Not trying to offend anyone, it's just my 73 Honda 750 was a lot more comfortable once I got rid of the curved apehangers.

    thx.
     
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    swap meets, ebay, mikesxs.com has a lot of different styles. what kinda bars you lookin for?
     
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    Handlebars are cheap and fairly straight forward to change. The expense comes with the new grips, mirrors, instrument cluster, signals, headlight, wiring mods, rebuilt engine, new coils, and custom fairing that follow after a plan to change the handlebars! LOL

    Best wishes and good luck finding a set you like!
     
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  4. MiCarl

    MiCarl Active Member

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    You left out the custom airbrush paint job with ten ten tone color shifting pearlesent paint with real gold leaf flecs. And 10 coats clearcoat hand polished by virgins using the finest Tibetian yak fleece.
     
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    twitchbiker New Member

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    are they oem ?
    the oull back handle bars style im not familar with this term kinda newbie still to the lingo
     
    twitchbiker, Mar 13, 2008
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    i put some rizoma bars on mine that were designed for the new yamaha FZbikes they were easy to change www.pjsparts.com
     
    blueseca, Mar 13, 2008
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    I didn't care for the stock bars on my '82 Maxim 650,so I swapped them out with dirt track style bars from mikesxs. I like the feel and handling of the bike much better now. Do an image search for blu '82,and you can see how they look.
     
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    My bad,just click on my gallery to view my bike with lower bars.
     
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    MiCarl,
    Have you ever considered Decaf? ;)
    Seriously man, if you keep talkin' like that
    they're gonna make you pee in a cup! :D
     
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    Hey, danno, that's the Santa Claus bike! Ho Ho Ho!!! :)
     
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    "You left out the custom airbrush paint job with ten ten tone color shifting pearlesent paint with real gold leaf flecs. And 10 coats clearcoat hand polished by virgins using the finest Tibetian yak fleece."

    Frankly Micarl, I'm surprised you're still using yak fleece. All the top customisers these days are using alpaca throat hair. Virgin alpacas, of course.
     
    Big_Ross, Mar 15, 2008
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