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wvchoppers Ex Member	different handlebars-options? 04/11/07 at 02:59:51 i'm wanting to get rid of these stock buckhorns i just cant take them anymore....that simple- would some standard "hd wide glide" handlebars work? mini apes?...any ideas what would directly bolt on here for something different? thanks alot
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praetorian Ex Member	Re: different handlebars-options? Reply #1 - 04/11/07 at 04:26:01 I'm watching this thread closely. I HAVE to replace the bars on mine. That or else just not ride it for longer than 10 minutes. I am thinking along the lines of some drag bars.
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Kropatchek Serious Thumper Offline Why more than 1 cylinder? Posts: 1457 Alphen a/d Rijn Netherlands Gender:	Re: different handlebars-options? Reply #2 - 04/11/07 at 06:43:28 Look around on E-bay. Several HD and other bars for sale. One thing to remember: they're 1" dia.
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Reply #3 - 04/11/07 at 07:03:13

I've had the buckhorns, drags and a low rise harley bar.
The low rise harley bar with the short riser felt good for a bit with my long arms ( I'm 6 ft. in the morning) but I was leaning forward too much. Tried the drag bars with the high risers and that felt great. Except I could no longer see behind me and not enough realestate to mount my windshield and VR1. Now I'm using the harley bars and high risers, perfect. I didn't have any issues with cable length, but if you pick a high bar you might. Anything with a 1" diameter will work. I picked up the low rise harley bars from a local shop for $25, emco brand. And you may need to drill the bars for the locating pin in the controls. Position everything on the bar first before you drill. I copied the position from the buckhorns to the harley bars and discovered there wasn't enough room for the levers before the bend. oops. Grin

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Kropatchek Serious Thumper Offline Why more than 1 cylinder? Posts: 1457 Alphen a/d Rijn Netherlands Gender:	Re: different handlebars-options? Reply #4 - 04/11/07 at 07:15:03 verslagen1 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04: And you may need to drill the bars for the locating pin in the controls. Don't drill, remove the locating pegs. Switch housings will clamp.
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clueless-FSO Senior Member Offline Posts: 454 Birmingham, Al Gender:	Re: different handlebars-options? Reply #5 - 04/11/07 at 07:22:48 I had the buckhorns and the swap to different bars was easy. Re-route the cables to take up the slack and zip tie 'em.
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Reply #6 - 04/11/07 at 07:32:11

i put harley bars on debby's bike right after i changed the seat out for a sportster seat. the bars are a similar type, but wider and flatter than the suzuki bars, i drilled the locating holes for the switches, after careful placement and determining the exact location. i got the bars from a local independent harley repair shop, he has lots and lots of "take off" bars laying around, we go in and just start trying bars until she finds what she likes. we had to do it for her harley too, $10 @.

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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: different handlebars-options? Reply #7 - 04/11/07 at 08:02:23 I like these drag bars on pullback risers.
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Savage_Rob Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Mechanically Inclined Amateur Posts: 6972 Texas (Dallas area) Gender:	Re: different handlebars-options? Reply #8 - 04/11/07 at 08:04:31 Kropatchek wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04: Don't drill, remove the locating pegs. Switch housings will clamp. Yup. I took Kropatchek's advice on this and filed them off; worked perfectly.
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wvchoppers Ex Member	Re: different handlebars-options? Reply #9 - 04/11/07 at 08:07:15 so harley bars "will" work......hmmmm that really opens up alot of options what about the risers? harley risers take a 1/2" bolt? ??? you dont have to drill out the bushings in the upper tree for the larger bolt? thanks again
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28366 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: different handlebars-options? Reply #10 - 04/11/07 at 09:31:12 Mine are harley bars off a dyna-glide I think. Pretty standard shape and feel, very comfortable and easy install. More pics can be seen on this posting... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=RubberSideDown;action=display;n...
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wvchoppers Ex Member	Re: different handlebars-options? Reply #11 - 04/11/07 at 11:57:08 so will standard hd risers work then? ???
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Reply #12 - 04/11/07 at 16:50:36

wvchoppers wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:04:

so will standard hd risers work then? ???

When you take off the stock risers to use harley risers the larger harley bolts will not go thru the spacers inside the rubber dampers in the top and bottom of the upper triple tree. I just pulled out the stock ones and found a piece of larger pipe that the harley mounting bolts would go through. I cut two pieces the same length as the old ones, oiled them and shoved them back into the stock handlebar dampers. Worked fine. Put in a search for Handle Z-bars and you will see more options and more info.The post is in the cafe section.I just made it easy for you. I put in an update in that post so it should be near the top in the CAFE section Hutch

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Reply #13 - 04/11/07 at 17:26:16

I have bars like serobots's - the almost flat style suits me fine (I like a slight forward lean on my '97 - has no risers). cables were fine - just had to tie a couple of wires up to bars & wrap - black - tape round the throttle adjuster nut so it would not chip paint on the tank. Thumperclone does not like stance but I don't like the bars he has as originally fitted to his 2005 (or is it '06?) - too high for me.

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wvhunter62 YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 35 Gender:	Re: different handlebars-options? Reply #14 - 04/11/07 at 20:32:54 http://w2.bikepics.com/pics/2007/03/29/bikepics-846080-800.jpg I put 1" Z-bars on mine. Very comfortable. Where are you in WV?
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