SuzukiSavage.com - Biltwell Frisco or Keystone?

Badass94Cad

Senior Member

Offline

This space for rent

Posts: 313
Mass-->Jerz-->PA!
Gender: male

Biltwell Frisco or Keystone?
11/30/12 at 16:41:14

I'm shopping for new bars, and I'm torn between the Biltwell Frisco and Keystone. Currently I have the stock buckhorns turned up like mini apes, so I like the height of the Frisco, but I also like the low rise of the Keystone. They both look cool IMO. I've made templates of them with a wire coat hanger and I think both positions are comfortable.

Help me decide! Input, opinions, experiences, etc. appreciated. Cool

FRISCO

KEYSTONE

Back to top

1995 Suzuki Savage - It's a rat, but it's MY rat!

IP Logged

Badass94Cad Senior Member Offline This space for rent Posts: 313 Mass-->Jerz-->PA! Gender:	Re: Biltwell Frisco or Keystone? Reply #1 - 11/30/12 at 16:46:06 This is for a bobber BTW. Here's a Savage bobber with Frisco bars:
Back to top	1995 Suzuki Savage - It's a rat, but it's MY rat! IP Logged

Badass94Cad Senior Member Offline This space for rent Posts: 313 Mass-->Jerz-->PA! Gender:	Re: Biltwell Frisco or Keystone? Reply #2 - 11/30/12 at 16:48:26 Keystones
Back to top	1995 Suzuki Savage - It's a rat, but it's MY rat! IP Logged

Badass94Cad Senior Member Offline This space for rent Posts: 313 Mass-->Jerz-->PA! Gender:	Re: Biltwell Frisco or Keystone? Reply #3 - 11/30/12 at 16:52:39 My wife just put in her vote for the Keystones. She said "they look meaner." She also said they look dangerous.
Back to top	1995 Suzuki Savage - It's a rat, but it's MY rat! IP Logged

Badass94Cad Senior Member Offline This space for rent Posts: 313 Mass-->Jerz-->PA! Gender:	Re: Biltwell Frisco or Keystone? Reply #4 - 11/30/12 at 16:59:28 Actually, here's elitemunkeycrew's Savage with Keystones. This is the direction I'm going, with the BCB fender and seat.
Back to top	1995 Suzuki Savage - It's a rat, but it's MY rat! IP Logged

Badass94Cad Senior Member Offline This space for rent Posts: 313 Mass-->Jerz-->PA! Gender:	Re: Biltwell Frisco or Keystone? Reply #5 - 12/03/12 at 08:59:08 Keystone is winning... Any other comments, experience with either bar?
Back to top	1995 Suzuki Savage - It's a rat, but it's MY rat! IP Logged

Paraquat Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2206	Re: Biltwell Frisco or Keystone? Reply #6 - 12/03/12 at 09:05:22 I vote Frisco. --Steve
Back to top	IP Logged

Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Re: Biltwell Frisco or Keystone? Reply #7 - 12/03/12 at 09:52:49 Although the keystone is cool, it is way too busy and modern for a Savage bobber. In my opinion.
Back to top	2002 Savage. IP Logged

arteacher

Serious Thumper

Offline

Ride as if your
naked and invisable!

Posts: 2581
London ontario
Gender: male

Re: Biltwell Frisco or Keystone?
Reply #8 - 12/03/12 at 14:34:43

I have both bars. I put the Frisco's on and liked the height, but didn't like the lack of pullback or droop. Then I put the Keystones on and liked the pullback and droop, but they were too low. I added 3" of height with riser extensions and find them very comfortable now, on short trips. I haven't been able to do any long trips since I raised them up, so my opinion may change. I like the looks of the Frisco's better. I may put them back on for that reason alone.
BTW this is the sixth itineration of handlebar- riser combinations I have tried- my poor old arthritic body likes to sit just so on the bike.

Back to top

white '07, Raask exh, Corbin seat, slipstreamer shie, Raptor, Routy's fwd controls, Baron tach, Frisco bars, Isogrips, Headlight and taillight modulators, Dial-a- jet, AME 9 deg chop kit, K&N air flt

IP Logged

Badass94Cad Senior Member Offline This space for rent Posts: 313 Mass-->Jerz-->PA! Gender:	Re: Biltwell Frisco or Keystone? Reply #9 - 12/04/12 at 13:23:14 Those are good points. I was liking the Frisco for the height, and Keystone for the look. I like the aggressive angles of the Keystone. Looks like the poll is all tied up.
Back to top	1995 Suzuki Savage - It's a rat, but it's MY rat! IP Logged

busterboy YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 31 Atlanta, Ga.	Re: Biltwell Frisco or Keystone? Reply #10 - 12/04/12 at 17:51:26 I have these from Paugho.
Back to top	2012-07-26_08_41_07.png IP Logged

Badass94Cad Senior Member Offline This space for rent Posts: 313 Mass-->Jerz-->PA! Gender:	Re: Biltwell Frisco or Keystone? Reply #11 - 12/05/12 at 05:34:01 Oh, interesting! They're like a Frisco-Keystone hybrid. I wonder if they're available in chrome...
Back to top	1995 Suzuki Savage - It's a rat, but it's MY rat! IP Logged

elitemunkeycrew

Full Member

Offline

SuzukiSavage.com
Rocks!

Posts: 137
Sierra Vista, Az
Gender: male

Re: Biltwell Frisco or Keystone?
Reply #12 - 12/05/12 at 08:34:13

BadASS

Thanks for the bump

Here is how sexy they look traveling down the road.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AskQzLn1q8g

Plus there is no need to change out cables with the keystones. The Frisco bars only work with older model savages that had the buck horn style handle bars.

I installed the Keystones with two inch risers from a Kawasaki Vulcan and with the height of the bars the stock cable worked fine.

Back to top

IP Logged

busterboy YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 31 Atlanta, Ga.	Re: Biltwell Frisco or Keystone? Reply #13 - 12/05/12 at 09:11:32 The Paughco bars are chrome. I used the 8" rise (I think they have 10"and 14" as well), no need to get new cables coming from my stock buckhorn bars.
Back to top	IP Logged

Badass94Cad Senior Member Offline This space for rent Posts: 313 Mass-->Jerz-->PA! Gender:	Re: Biltwell Frisco or Keystone? Reply #14 - 12/05/12 at 16:04:42 My bad, I was looking on my phone & the reflection of the paint made them look black. Sweet looking Savage btw.
Back to top	1995 Suzuki Savage - It's a rat, but it's MY rat! IP Logged

Poll
Question: Biltwell Frisco or Keystone?
Frisco 9 (56.2%) Keystone 7 (43.7%) Total votes: 16 « Created by: Badass94Cad on: 11/30/12 at 16:41:14 »