Highest handlebars without changing cables - Page 3

eg78 · 05-07-2017, 07:04 PM

Yeah I know my garage is a $_&#ing mess...

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**JD Hog** · 05-07-2017, 08:30 PM

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Yeah I know my garage is a $_&#ing mess...

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Better to be out riding then cleaning the garage

Monkeyman · 05-08-2017, 07:54 AM

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...I dont know how my back and shoulders are going to like them.

There's more than just height to being comfortable. Height, distance to the rider and grip ANGLE are all equally important. The most comfortable height is about shoulder level. The most comfortable distance should give your arms just the slightest bend (with your shoulders resting). The grip ANGLE should ideally be about 22* horizontal angle and with a very slight vertical (downward) angle.

The 12.5" DMyers bars I had on my Nomad were all of the above. The stock bars left my shoulders and back more than painful and left my hands/wrists alternating between painful and numb. Once I installed the DMyers bars, all of the above pain/numbness went away. It was like night and day.

eg78 · 05-08-2017, 08:04 AM

Thank you MM, i think the stretch is still more than that but I'll see when I get out for a ride. Good info!

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Ridefree · 05-08-2017, 08:58 AM

Those bars look great , your bike is coming along quite nicely . Hope you can get out soon and try them out . I know exactly what you guys are talking about . I had a lot of pain/numbing all over . Changing my handlebars cured it all .

I hope your bars work out for you , but if they don't you could look at the Kromewerks bobber bars . I have the 14's but they offer 10" and 12" .

eg78 · 05-08-2017, 08:59 AM

Cool, did you have to extend any cables with the 14's?

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Ridefree · 05-08-2017, 09:09 AM

Yah , I had to do a complete tear down . I changed out all cables and hoses to steel braided . I plan on keeping this bike for awhile yet .

Here is the thread if your interested . http://www.vulcanbagger.com/forums/s...ghlight=14+ape

eg78 · 05-08-2017, 09:18 AM

Yeah im not quite ready to take on that project. Also, I've got al120k km so I don't really know how long I'm keeping this bike yet. Will ride her till she dies lol

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Thom · 05-08-2017, 03:47 PM

Those look real good. You notice a lot of flex in the 1" bars? I had 1" Yaffee Dresser bars on mine and did not like the flex in them.

Ridefree · 05-08-2017, 08:49 PM

With my bars I didn't notice any at all until I I got it up on the lift to change the rear shocks . By pushing it into the wheel chock . I don't notice any flex at all when I'm riding . I think it may have something to do with the way I ride . No body weight on them just hanging my hands off them . If that makes any sense .

I've been looking at the 1 1/4" bars with the same style and those look quite a bit stronger . They still have a 1" space where the riser is bolted onto but I'm not sure if the flex would be cured by the thickness of the bar . I'll have to do more research on that . They do look good though .

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05-08-2017, 08:04 AM	#34
eg78 Advanced Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Vaudreuil, QC, Canada Posts: 623	Thank you MM, i think the stretch is still more than that but I'll see when I get out for a ride. Good info! Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk __________________ 1984 shadow 750 - R.I.P. 2004 vstar classic 1100 - traded for my first born 2006 Nomad 1600, black Batwing fairing with full stereo Vance & Hines dual baggers
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05-08-2017, 08:58 AM	#35
Ridefree Sr. Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Saskatchewan , Canada Posts: 1,441	Those bars look great , your bike is coming along quite nicely . Hope you can get out soon and try them out . I know exactly what you guys are talking about . I had a lot of pain/numbing all over . Changing my handlebars cured it all . I hope your bars work out for you , but if they don't you could look at the Kromewerks bobber bars . I have the 14's but they offer 10" and 12" . Login or Register to Remove Ads
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05-08-2017, 08:59 AM	#36
eg78 Advanced Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Vaudreuil, QC, Canada Posts: 623	Cool, did you have to extend any cables with the 14's? Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk __________________ 1984 shadow 750 - R.I.P. 2004 vstar classic 1100 - traded for my first born 2006 Nomad 1600, black Batwing fairing with full stereo Vance & Hines dual baggers
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05-08-2017, 09:18 AM	#38
eg78 Advanced Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Vaudreuil, QC, Canada Posts: 623	Yeah im not quite ready to take on that project. Also, I've got al120k km so I don't really know how long I'm keeping this bike yet. Will ride her till she dies lol Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk __________________ 1984 shadow 750 - R.I.P. 2004 vstar classic 1100 - traded for my first born 2006 Nomad 1600, black Batwing fairing with full stereo Vance & Hines dual baggers
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05-08-2017, 09:09 AM	#37
Ridefree Sr. Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Saskatchewan , Canada Posts: 1,441	Yah , I had to do a complete tear down . I changed out all cables and hoses to steel braided . I plan on keeping this bike for awhile yet . Here is the thread if your interested . http://www.vulcanbagger.com/forums/s...ghlight=14+ape
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05-08-2017, 03:47 PM	#39
Thom Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Webster MA Posts: 188	Those look real good. You notice a lot of flex in the 1" bars? I had 1" Yaffee Dresser bars on mine and did not like the flex in them. __________________ 2006 Nomad 1600 "Big Irish" BatWing Fairing 12" KST Mayhem Dresser Bars Demon Cycle Mirrors Tunes supplied by Pioneer and Polk Exhaust courtesy of Vance and Hines and Big City Thunder
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05-08-2017, 08:49 PM	#40
Ridefree Sr. Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Saskatchewan , Canada Posts: 1,441	With my bars I didn't notice any at all until I I got it up on the lift to change the rear shocks . By pushing it into the wheel chock . I don't notice any flex at all when I'm riding . I think it may have something to do with the way I ride . No body weight on them just hanging my hands off them . If that makes any sense . I've been looking at the 1 1/4" bars with the same style and those look quite a bit stronger . They still have a 1" space where the riser is bolted onto but I'm not sure if the flex would be cured by the thickness of the bar . I'll have to do more research on that . They do look good though . Last edited by Ridefree; 05-08-2017 at 08:53 PM.
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