Obviously all have their own prefs...which is one reason I added this thread...
My stock bars were slightly bent upward mostly one side (from a drop), and both when I got the bike.....insane angles for actual use...
So, I yanked em, placed em in a pipe vise, and slowly/gently heated the bends. With a long pipe at end of bar, was able to bend em back to stock. But I didnt like the bend.
Im 6'1", so I need a lil more stretch. So I bent em a lil forward. Cool !...and now a lil bit up....awesome !....
What Im trying to get thru, is that you can "mold" the stock bars to suit you...sometimes...inless you want drags or apes....all it takes is a 3' pipe to fit over bar, a pipe vise, and a propane torch.
Now that Ive ridden mine, gonna swing the ends a lil further forward, but almost perfect now.
Key is to heat gently/slowly, else will compromise strength and damage chrome.
My stock bars were slightly bent upward mostly one side (from a drop), and both when I got the bike.....insane angles for actual use...
So, I yanked em, placed em in a pipe vise, and slowly/gently heated the bends. With a long pipe at end of bar, was able to bend em back to stock. But I didnt like the bend.
Im 6'1", so I need a lil more stretch. So I bent em a lil forward. Cool !...and now a lil bit up....awesome !....
What Im trying to get thru, is that you can "mold" the stock bars to suit you...sometimes...inless you want drags or apes....all it takes is a 3' pipe to fit over bar, a pipe vise, and a propane torch.
Now that Ive ridden mine, gonna swing the ends a lil further forward, but almost perfect now.
Key is to heat gently/slowly, else will compromise strength and damage chrome.