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04/05/17 at 13:33:46

Hey All, I am looking to change out my buckhorns and came across this photo somewhere. I believe the owner may have been a member at one time. I am curious if anyone knows what the handlebars are on this bike. I have been looking for something like this or a pair of simple 1" window drag bars to bolt up but have not had much luck finding them. Thought is something with around an 8" rise.

Another thing and maybe it's something I don't understand, my local dealer insists my bars are 7/8" but when I mic them at clamps and just by controls they measure 1" OD, am I crazy?

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18101 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: New Handle Bars Reply #1 - 04/05/17 at 14:03:32 Your handlebars and all the controls are 1"......your dealer is wrong.
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Reply #2 - 04/05/17 at 14:16:53

Dave, Thanks for the reality check. I had talked with the parts guy at my local Suzuki dealer about getting a set of risers for an S40 and replacing mine, he claimed I wouldn't want to do that, too complicated? He swore I needed 7/8th bars to "just clamp up". I even showed him pictures of the mic on the bars and he claimed they couldn't be 1" or my controls wouldn't fit. So now I know I'm just insane, but not crazy.

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Reply #3 - 04/05/17 at 14:17:35

No ,your dealer is! there 1inch bars on our bikes. He thinks there 7/8 because most jap bikes are.I haven't the faintest idea where you could get the bars in your pic. ,but you could do about the same thing with a set of risers and a drag bar.You have to be careful to use bars that are not knurled for Harley 's because the risers have different center to center measurements from our bikes.You can make higher risers using stock ones on top of deep well sockets with longer bolts.

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Reply #4 - 04/05/17 at 14:32:51

Batman, Thanks for that info, dealer sells all 4 Japanese brands with one parts counter to cover them all. Extended risers would be last choice, I did read a thread previously about doing the mod you suggest, why the thought of justing getting OEM for an S40 came to me. I prefer the look though of the one piece unit whether a bar with attached risers or a window drag. With that I have searched the interweb extensively and not found anything with the proper spread center to center, that's why I asked about this particular bike, the guy found them somewhere.

As an after thought, does anyone recognize the muffler on that photo?

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28889 L.A. California Gender:	Re: New Handle Bars Reply #5 - 04/05/17 at 14:35:07 dyna bars might be for an early intruder.
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10668 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: New Handle Bars Reply #6 - 04/05/17 at 15:44:52 Quote: So now I know I'm just insane, but not crazy. See, you ARE in the right place after all, you fit right in.
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SoC Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 505 New Jersey Gender:	Re: New Handle Bars Reply #7 - 04/05/17 at 16:32:00 Thanks, for the lead on the Intruder, I will check into that. Any tips about removing the grips? They are original from 03 and don't seem to want to come off without destruction. They are in pretty good condition and I like them, though with new bars, new grips are probably the only way to go.
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: New Handle Bars Reply #8 - 04/05/17 at 16:39:56 The muffler your looking at in the pic. is a HD dyna one of our favorites.
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Reply #9 - 04/05/17 at 17:21:41

Batman, from what I've read it's a pretty easy install and a known quantity for jetting. Any experience with actually building one, i.e. getting some tube, breaking out the mig and sourcing baffles? I also have a local guy who say's he would/does it, but he only works on V-twins so he isn't too helpful, he would just do whatever design is you bring him.

There's all this stuff about EPA and changing mufflers stamped on OEM unit. If for example you do a dyna, can you get away with it at inspection. Do they even notice that stuff.

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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: New Handle Bars Reply #10 - 04/05/17 at 18:56:52 http://www.tcbroschoppers.com/tcbros-1-whiskey-handlebars-chrome.html These are close.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: New Handle Bars Reply #11 - 04/05/17 at 18:57:46 Dave wrote on 04/05/17 at 14:03:32: ......your dealer is wrong. Wouldn't be the first time!
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Re: New Handle Bars
Reply #12 - 04/05/17 at 18:59:53

SoC wrote on 04/05/17 at 16:32:00:

Any tips about removing the grips? They are original from 03 and don't seem to want to come off without destruction. They are in pretty good condition and I like them, though with new bars, new grips are probably the only way to go.

do the clutch side 1st
The plastic cap will just pry off.
1st break the glue bond by shoving a screwdriver in between the handlebar and grip.
squirt some wd40 as you go. work the screwdriver around the grip.
if you got a long tip air nozzle, shove it in and blow it up like a balloon then pull off if it hasn't flown across the room already.

throttle side is more fun, it's not molded or glued together, but it has matching grooves and ribs.
takes a lot of effort and injunuity... enjoy.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: New Handle Bars Reply #13 - 04/05/17 at 19:26:58 The 05 I had came with drag bars. I thought it was the berries. The 02 I recently bought has the Buckhorns,, it's so much more comfortable,,
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SoC Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 505 New Jersey Gender:	Re: New Handle Bars Reply #14 - 04/05/17 at 20:05:16 Thanks All, I'm looking to get a little more stretch at the shoulders as I have a dislocation and it's more comfortable if it doesn't hang as much. Don't want anything like ape hanger's though. All have given me some direction and things to think about.
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