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Bars and Risers
04/11/08 at 13:38:01

Well I've finally finished all the carb work on my bike (what an absolute adventure...... thanks everyone for the help btw) and it runs fantastic now, no backfire, no more leaks, never misses, love it.

So now I'm turning my attention to some cosmetic stuff. I think I want to drop the front fender and get some drag bars.

Will any sort of drag bars (JC Whitney) work on the savage when coupled with risers? I'm thinking 4" risers and some cheap drag bars should do the trick. Or do I have to be careful about what type I get?

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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: Bars and Risers Reply #1 - 04/11/08 at 14:04:23 Nope,just 1" diameter. 26" is the width of stock drags.
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Latimer Junior Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 81 Boston Gender:	Re: Bars and Risers Reply #2 - 04/11/08 at 16:13:30 thanks man, gonna probably go with the 4" and drags with a slight pull back.
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: Bars and Risers Reply #3 - 04/11/08 at 16:47:54 Look around on here,stock setup is about what you are looking for. Stock set-up on my '86.
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Bobbert Serious Thumper Offline CHOP IT Posts: 836 Los Angeles, CA Gender:	Re: Bars and Risers Reply #4 - 04/11/08 at 18:16:25 how wide are the stock bucks?
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Latimer Junior Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 81 Boston Gender:	Re: Bars and Risers Reply #5 - 04/11/08 at 18:24:44 Demin, that is the exact look that I want to go for. You mind telling me the specs on those bars and risers and where you got em from?
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Delbert YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 8 IN Gender:	Re: Bars and Risers Reply #6 - 04/11/08 at 18:35:23 I hated the way my stock buckhorns looked when I got my bike. But there really comfortable and I would'nt dream of changing them.
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: Bars and Risers Reply #7 - 04/11/08 at 19:37:28 All factory parts.Bars are 26" wide.Risers are 4".
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Latimer Junior Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 81 Boston Gender:	Re: Bars and Risers Reply #8 - 04/11/08 at 20:25:23 ahh gotcha I was unaware that the newer savages come stock with drags and higher risers.
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Re: Bars and Risers
Reply #9 - 04/11/08 at 21:55:01

I have a '99 and I picked up a set of risers and drag bars off of a newer S40 on eBay. The only issue I had was the angle of the banjo bolt on the MC. Everything else fit right up. The banjo bolt issue was pretty easy to deal with, I merely loosened it, changed the angle to where it was not trapping the brake line between the tank and triple tree, tightened it back up, and bled the brakes.

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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: Bars and Risers Reply #10 - 04/11/08 at 22:07:36 That's my '86 mostly stock.
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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: Bars and Risers Reply #11 - 04/12/08 at 05:35:51 For a while there was a choice of bars from Suzuki, then buckhorns then switch to drag bars. I have Buckhorns on my '01. I do want to sit on a Drag bar bike to see how they feel. Do we have a list of years somewhere here???? Might be easiest to get old stock drag bars. eBay or maybe a WTB ad in the Marketplace here.
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: Bars and Risers Reply #12 - 04/12/08 at 07:45:36 I'm thinking about taking the apes off of my '87,and putting drags on with low risers.I like the apes but the wind here in Texas makes them a b1tch.You're like a big parachute in the wind. Just found my Crazy z's that I had for the Harley.Hmmmm. Harley Savage
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: Bars and Risers Reply #13 - 04/12/08 at 18:21:03 Just bought a set of drag bars used only in mock up,$15.00 shipped.
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Re: Bars and Risers
Reply #14 - 04/13/08 at 04:04:29

My '03 Savage had the stock buckhorn bars ... a pals '05 S40 had the stock drag bar with pull-back riser combo ... I rode both Bikes and did find a noticeable difference. Found steering and cornering MUCH better with the S40's set up compared to my Savage. After Riding the S40, I decided to loosen the bar clamps on my Bike and "roll" the buckhorns ahead, in effect lifting the grips about an inch-and-a-half. Once set this way, I found the position waaaay more comfortable ... lifted my elbows and straightened my arms some ... improved my steering and cornering almost as good as I found with the S40's set up!

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