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Message started by matt on 06/15/09 at 10:32:54

Title: Handlebar position
Post by matt on 06/15/09 at 10:32:54

Anyone with stock buckhorns ever rotated them up a little higher?

Im thinking it may be a little more comfortable, any reason Not to try that besides the alignment marks not aligning?

;D

Title: Re: Handlebar position
Post by Yonuh Adisi on 06/15/09 at 12:32:15

That's what I did until I got my 10 inch miniapes. But it wasn't very comfortable, as you raise the angle of the bars, the angle of your wrists change as well.

Title: Re: Handlebar position
Post by PerrydaSavage on 06/15/09 at 13:13:06

Did exactly that (rotated buckhorns forward, raising the grips about an inch or so) on my original '03 Savage ... made a WORLD of difference for both comfort and handling (for me anyways; found the stock position tended to tuck my elbows in too much) ... had to loosen & rotate the mirror mounts a bit to re-align 'em, but that was no biggie.
Go for it! 8-)

Title: Re: Handlebar position
Post by Savage_Amusement on 06/15/09 at 13:47:50

Heck I've done that even with the stock drag bars. Making a bike fit you makes way more sense than you fitting the bike.

Title: Re: Handlebar position
Post by Staplebox on 06/15/09 at 14:49:44

Thanks for the head-up on the alignment marks. I've been wondering if mine were right after a little incident. They were low. I put them back plus a little higher.

Title: Re: Handlebar position
Post by Bobbert on 06/15/09 at 17:36:33

do yourself a favor... get new bars :P

Title: Re: Handlebar position
Post by matt on 06/16/09 at 10:02:01

Thanks for the info!

I Would love a new set of handle bars, just have to wait for that..

I took a HARD lesson in the value of torque wrench..

I snapped a bolt. $2.70 a peice at ace... Now i just gotta go back and get the right length.. errr. ;D ;D