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Message started by Stones on 01/19/10 at 12:31:32

Title: Not comfy in drag
Post by Stones on 01/19/10 at 12:31:32

Well i tried the drag bars i fitted the other day but wasnt comfy i got arms like a monkey.

So i refitted my other bars much better.. that will have to do.

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae213/stones650/Picture756-1.jpg

Title: Re: Not comfy in drag
Post by Yonuh Adisi on 01/19/10 at 12:46:15

Yeah, not everybody can do drag bars. I myself can't stand them either because of arthritis in my wrists.

Title: Re: Not comfy in drag
Post by babyhog on 01/19/10 at 16:40:58

Such a pretty bike. Sorry to call it pretty, but you know what I mean...
I didn't like my drag bars either and switched them out. Much more comfy.

I've never seen the pillion seat strap attached to the rear fender like that. Did you make the bracket? Sorry, I remember your original pictures, but not that detail.

Title: Re: Not comfy in drag
Post by mumbles on 01/19/10 at 16:56:27

Those you have on now are more like Sportster bars right? Like the spacers too.

Title: Re: Not comfy in drag
Post by Serowbot on 01/19/10 at 17:01:24

When I ride in drag,... my dress keeps blowing over my head... :-?

Hey,.. those risers look just like mine!... BMX footpegs?.....
http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2008%5C06%5C03%5Cbikepics-1310115-800.jpg

Title: Re: Not comfy in drag
Post by LANCER on 01/19/10 at 17:31:56

I like your bars in the photo and I like standard drag bars too; especially with risers like those. My short stubby arms fit them just right and my wrists seem to like the angle just fine. Everybody has their own comfort fit. :)

Title: Re: Not comfy in drag
Post by gerald.hughes on 01/19/10 at 17:35:51

Bot replaced the stock buckhorn handlebars on my bike with ones from an HD Dyna. What an improvement, both in the comfort, and in the handling (The bike almost thinks its way around the twisties now.). I have tried the Drag bars, and do not like them. If you are looking for a change, give the Dyna bars a try. (Stock cables and such work.)

Title: Re: Not comfy in drag
Post by ineclipse on 01/21/10 at 09:55:00

wow! Who made your highway pegs/crossbar its really nice!

Title: Re: Not comfy in drag
Post by Savage_Amusement on 01/21/10 at 11:13:21

I found turning the stock risers around 180 helped me a TON. Forget trying to fit into stock, I made it fit me.

Title: Re: Not comfy in drag
Post by diamond jim on 01/21/10 at 11:23:32

Stones, those bars remind me of the ones that came on my M50.

I'm 6' tall so I found the original stock drag bar and risers a little too cramped for me. Taller risers and a broomstick dragbar made a perfect fit thought.
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh128/russ_diamond_jim/3-20-1.jpg
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh128/russ_diamond_jim/6-5-1.jpg

Title: Re: Not comfy in drag
Post by babyhog on 01/21/10 at 12:21:23

3B363E3230313B3536325F0 wrote:

Stones, those bars remind me of the ones that came on my M50.
...

you have an M50? That's what I want... got any pics?

Title: Re: Not comfy in drag
Post by diamond jim on 01/21/10 at 13:21:40

Sure, I'll send you some. Cool things about bars is that right shape, height, width, etc. can make all the difference. For some who need just a slight chnage, rotating the bars can often do the trick.

Title: Re: Not comfy in drag
Post by Stones on 01/24/10 at 08:47:25

Babyhog

Quote:

I've never seen the pillion seat strap attached to the rear fender like that. Did you make the bracket?

The bracket is normally hidden under the siderails that i removed ;)

Ineclipse

Dont know who made the highway pegs/crossbar i saw them at a local breakers via ebay and snapped em up ... sorry.

Diamond Jim

Thanks i may have a look at taller risers sometime.