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Posted by 49Reo
- December 18, 2013, 11:42:01 AMQuote from: John Hopkins on December 18, 2013, 08:08:33 AMThere is one clear advantage to wide handlebars and that is when lane splitting (filtering) on the highway if the bars fit through the gap the rest of the bike will follow, however if you hear a clunk clunk sound as you overtake slower cars that is your bar ends hitting wing mirrors...
Please don't ask me how I know..
John.
When my older brother lived in Los Angeles he used to split lanes on his Yamaha Seca; had quite a few close calls.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 18, 2013, 10:37:25 AM 
better to hear the clunk clunk sound then the bike coming to a very suddun stop and the human body continues to move forward at any rate of speed.......
Posted by John Hopkins
- December 18, 2013, 08:08:33 AMThere is one clear advantage to wide handlebars and that is when lane splitting (filtering) on the highway if the bars fit through the gap the rest of the bike will follow, however if you hear a clunk clunk sound as you overtake slower cars that is your bar ends hitting wing mirrors...
Please don't ask me how I know..
John.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 17, 2013, 17:46:21 PM Sorry Troll but you are too quiet sometimes so need to shake the tree every so often to make sure you are around.....
Lurch any time no big rush snow up to my a.....so no rush
Posted by Lurch
- December 17, 2013, 17:33:57 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on December 17, 2013, 10:32:20 AMI'll try on the w'end. Kinda flat-stick this week trying to get shit finished before Christmas.Lurch any chance of a picture of this set up and then just with the stock bars held or laid on top to see the difference between the bars......yes a visual person is me......before Troll say's it......
Posted by Lurch
- December 17, 2013, 17:33:23 PMQuote from: pcarrell on December 17, 2013, 06:45:47 AMA bit closer, significantly wider and lower.Looks nice.....what's the difference in hand positioning? Further out? More pullback? Raised height?
I find it helps keep my shoulders relaxed.
It makes for a very 'old school' seating position. However I thought it might end up making me even more of a wind sock on the bike, but thankfully it hasnt panned out that way.
Posted by Troll
- December 17, 2013, 14:18:47 PMYou guys keep dragging me into things...you are a bad influence! He is pretty visual, however!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- December 17, 2013, 10:32:20 AMLurch any chance of a picture of this set up and then just with the stock bars held or laid on top to see the difference between the bars......yes a visual person is me......before Troll say's it......
Posted by pcarrell
- December 17, 2013, 06:45:47 AMLooks nice.....what's the difference in hand positioning? Further out? More pullback? Raised height?
Posted by Lurch
- December 17, 2013, 02:14:04 AMQuote from: Cotton Mouth on December 16, 2013, 22:31:17 PMYup - took it to work today.Looks good. Have you taken her for a spin with the new bars?
Certainly helps keep the shoulders relaxed. The extra leverage on the bars it interesting however. But all in all, I do like them.
Posted by greenbarn
- December 16, 2013, 22:51:55 PMWell, that's a slick look. I like it.
Posted by Cotton Mouth
- December 16, 2013, 22:31:17 PMLooks good. Have you taken her for a spin with the new bars?
Posted by Lurch
- December 16, 2013, 22:03:36 PMSo I ended up ordering a set of these.
Other than having to re-route the throttle cables to behind the triple clamp and drilling a new locating hole at the throttle end of the bars - fitting was a dream.
Posted by Lurch
- September 29, 2013, 06:31:20 AMQuick one.
Anyone have an idea of what work is involved in changing to Baron Nostalgia Handlebars?
They're 36" wide, so I'll take a guess that the throttle cables will be an issue? What if I shortened them a bit? (reach isnt an issue for me).