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Message started by avramd on 05/08/11 at 18:38:08

Title: first ride/handlebar location
Post by avramd on 05/08/11 at 18:38:08

Hello,

Well, I didn't get to far looking for an owner near me, so I got on my SuperHawk and rode 45 minutes to an S40 that was for sale in Mass.

I was surprised to find that it felt extremely tiny. I felt like the handlebars were too close to me. It seems to me that my hands were no more than about 8 inches forward of my chest. Does that sound like the normal riding position on an S40?

The owner is a small-ish female, and she said that when she bought it, the dealer gave her an option to do something to make it easier to reach the handlebars, and she said "yes." She thought that what they did was replace the trees that the bars mount to with ones that have an angle in them. I've looked at a few pics online though and they all look like they have the same angle on the trees as hers did.

Can anyone tell me about common options for moving the handlebars back (or forward)?

Thanks!

Title: Re: first ride/handlebar location
Post by Serowbot on 05/08/11 at 19:03:24

Turn the risers around...

Title: Re: first ride/handlebar location
Post by 04 Savage on 05/08/11 at 19:18:56

Buy 10'' apes and roll them forward a little bit...I like how my arms are about parallel to the ground and almost fully extended.

Title: Re: first ride/handlebar location
Post by psi357 on 05/08/11 at 19:29:23

DON'T STEAL MY BIKE!!! Just kidding. I have been trying to go out and see this bike for 3 weeks. The seller's communication with me has been dreadful.

But to answer your question, you'd be hard pressed to convince me that the dealer changed the trees. I would bet they changed the risers. That can be done in minutes without messing with the controls. Hand position can be put anywhere you want it with combos of bars and risers.

My last communication with her she asked for my schedule and I gave her a weeks worth.........a week and a half ago with no response. I sent her the obligatory "are you there?" message Saturday with still nothing. Oh well. Hope you have better luck than I have, but it seems you already have :)

Title: Re: first ride/handlebar location
Post by NameNotInUse on 05/09/11 at 04:31:16

Cheap answer is in the risers, as others have said. I assume since it's the S40 that they don't have stock buckhorns? I would try those risers and if that doesn't work get other risers and reverse them.

Title: Re: first ride/handlebar location
Post by MotoBuddha on 05/09/11 at 20:40:51

After riding a SuperHawk, just about anything you do with the handlebars is going to feel close. Not stretched out over the tank, reaching for clip-ons... Yup, kind of small.