Narrow handlebars ?

[dirtybiker]

Has any one ever tried to cut down a set of R1200GS handlebars, or know of narrower aftermarket one. As after seeing the light and buying the beemer i just can,t filter through city traffic as fast cos i keep catching door mirrors of cars.

 

[warlord]

its funny as i now find it easier to filter the taffic cos my bars on the GS are higher than my ZRX, therefore just glide over car wing mirrors...however, if u need to make them smaller, try renthal bars.

 

[vilguy]

Im just in the process of fitting renthal fatbars to mine. They are around 3" narrower overall than the standard bars. Plus that look cool as....

But good god... what a pain in the ass to fit!

 

[Hong Kong Nick]

After owning a variety of bikes and riding through Hong Kong traffic for quite a few years, I can say that the GS is the easiest to filter - okay, mine is an 1150 but I presume the handlebars are of a similar height? Even with the handguards fitted, I find that the GS bars are above car / taxi mirrors and I can filter with ease. Hong Kong has a higher number of 7-seater vehicles and light vans and these are a pain for filtering but generally its okay.

As I said, mine's an 1150 so I know there's some difference.

Try filtering on a CBR1100XX or even a R1100S - what pains they were! I had to use one of the other cross harbour tunnels, at nearly 3 times the price, in order to get home without taking out any vehicles - DOH

Nick

 

[ELIMINATOR]

You may find that instead of a light brush of the mrrors, you get the solid thump of a cylinder head making contact

 

[SVENA]

Im just in the process of fitting renthal fatbars to mine. They are around 3" narrower overall than the standard bars. Plus that look cool as....

But good god... what a pain in the ass to fit!

Pictures!

 

[Roger Chatterton]

Don't forget , if you have metal panniers on & they are wider than the bars....oooops !

 

[st247]

Pictures!

Have a look at these threads - fitting Renthal bars and solving the bar end weight problem.

 

[vilguy]

Ill get some in the week when i go back to my parents... incidentally i did manage to completely destroy my heated grips in fitting the new bars *lack of patience* so im going to fit either oxford hotgrips or those... symatec thingies.

Paul

 

[alimey4u2]

Clipons....

 

[dirtybiker]

Thanks guys, i will have a look at the Renthal Bars and in the meantime would be keen to see any piccy's of what they look like on, are the heated grips a pain? Cheers

 

[vilguy]

I think had i taken my time in removing them from the existing bars and thought about it a bit more it would have been easy... oh well!

Im going to the symtec ones anyway as i dont like the bmw heated grips "feel". I prefer renthal "soft" grips and with the symtec heating elements i can use these.

 

[freeloader]

Clipons....

Ace bars? Not that I ever used such a thing...