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jrm8486 FSO X2 Serious Thumper Offline ride it like you stole it! Posts: 574 Spring Hill FL. Gender:	New- Old sissy bar,what do ya think? 01/21/07 at 15:11:41 I just took this off my CB 450,might keep it, not sure yet.
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steelwolf Serious Thumper Offline "I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride." Posts: 847 Trinity, NC Gender:	Re: New- Old sissy bar,what do ya think? Reply #1 - 01/21/07 at 16:50:32 Maybe if it was laid back more, closer to matching the fork angle. JMO
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stinger Serious Thumper Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 848	Re: New- Old sissy bar,what do ya think? Reply #2 - 01/22/07 at 02:00:28 Jim, you can go to most welding shops and have them cut and weld a sissy bar for you. Its just 5/8 inch square stock. I had my stock sissy bar cut down til its just a grab bar for only $25. But they will make it any heighth and shape you want.. I agree, its too tall for the bike. nice lookin bike tho!
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: New- Old sissy bar,what do ya think? Reply #3 - 01/22/07 at 05:58:28 I like that sissy bar a lot. I also like a simple grab bar. I don't like the Savage's stock version of a sissy bar.
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EntropyofMe Junior Member Offline Deuces neva loses! Posts: 99 On the road soon, I hope. Gender:	Re: New- Old sissy bar,what do ya think? Reply #4 - 01/22/07 at 13:24:56 steelwolf wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:01: Maybe if it was laid back more, closer to matching the fork angle. JMO ditto, otherwise it looks pretty sweet. real nice lookin bike you got there.
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: New- Old sissy bar,what do ya think? Reply #5 - 01/22/07 at 13:58:01 Actually, it's at a pretty good angle for strapping my T-Bags to.
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Savage Librarian Serious Thumper Offline One Hoopy Frood Posts: 524 Houston area Gender:	Re: New- Old sissy bar,what do ya think? Reply #6 - 01/22/07 at 18:49:29 Absolutely fantastic.
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john1652 Ex Member	Re: New- Old sissy bar,what do ya think? Reply #7 - 01/22/07 at 19:07:59 jrm8486 FSO X2 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:01: I just took this off my CB 450,might keep it, not sure yet. http://w2.bikepics.com/pics/2007/01/21/bikepics-778293-full.jpg I love it, but don't let mickthelimey see it or he will be really really mad. cause it's a chopper lol john
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geo Full Member Offline I'm a Savage Posts: 204 Orlando Gender:	Re: New- Old sissy bar,what do ya think? Reply #8 - 01/22/07 at 20:10:16 How did that rake job effect handling?
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justin_o_guy

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Re: New- Old sissy bar,what do ya think?
Reply #9 - 01/22/07 at 21:24:38

I am not very artistic so I waited till you had a few opinions before I tossed mine out. It seems I will be going against the crowd. It looks good, but for some reason, I just had to keep looking at it & finally it hit me. I have always associated back rest LOOkin stuff with passengers. Ther's no seat for a passenger. Okay, so to me it is kinda visually confusing. Took me a while to figure out why. So, does it LOOK god, yes, it doess. If I saw it goin doiwn the road the overall effect of that bike would be just dandy. I would like it plenty without the bar, too. Now, about that angle. If it was laid back any more it wouldn't look good to me, but what about the top 6 inches or so? Would that do anything GOOd for ya? Well,, Whatever you do, you have a really good lookin Zuki there. Have fun & be careful.. two seemingly mutually exclusive terms if ever there were any.

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Dynobob Serious Thumper Offline 2003 LS650 (with Supertrapp) Posts: 634 Northern Virginia Gender:	Re: New- Old sissy bar,what do ya think? Reply #10 - 01/22/07 at 22:31:18 I think it looks great. justin_o_guy does make a good point about the lack of a passenger seat. Without anything it looks like a bobber/chopper hybrid. Put one of those tiny little passenger pads on and it will look just right. The angle looks just fine to me
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jrm8486 FSO X2 Serious Thumper Offline ride it like you stole it! Posts: 574 Spring Hill FL. Gender:	Re: New- Old sissy bar,what do ya think? Reply #11 - 01/23/07 at 05:01:58 It handle just like stock but u turns are a little different,hands off handlebars and it tracks straight as stock!
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Five_Points Full Member Offline Posts: 141 Columbus, OH	Re: New- Old sissy bar,what do ya think? Reply #12 - 01/24/07 at 06:35:17 I like it a lot. Definitely a nice chopper. I kinda like Justin_o_guys idea of maybe bending the top 6" back with the angle of the forks. That'd look pretty good. I wouldn't bend the whole thing back, it'd stick out way too much. Overall, I like it a lot. Great looking bike.
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Island_Biker Ex Member	Re: New- Old sissy bar,what do ya think? Reply #13 - 01/24/07 at 07:24:05 I sure like it. Bending to top few inches might improve it too. Live savage_rob said, on the practical side, it would be a nice support for bags or other luggage.
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jrm8486 FSO X2 Serious Thumper Offline ride it like you stole it! Posts: 574 Spring Hill FL. Gender:	Re: New- Old sissy bar,what do ya think? Reply #14 - 01/25/07 at 04:36:18 Don't carry much on this bike thats why I got the ACE 750, this is my going to work bike, I might leave it on still not sure, it cost me nothing so it doesn't matter.
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