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Title: wider handle bars? Post by john1652 on 01/20/07 at 09:06:20 after riding the vl 800 for a few hundred miles the Savage feels very small when I get on it. Now I have always thought the Savage was a bit pushy in turns, in other words it seems to push to the outside in turns. I am wondering if wider handle bars would make a difference in this. has anyone tried it?????? john |
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Title: Re: wider handle bars? Post by vroom1776 on 01/20/07 at 11:05:50 I've got a straight drag bar nearly 3ft long. I can make a sharp left turn with my left hand on my hip at speed (i.e. steering w/ my right hand). so yes, long drags make steering easy. on the newer one I have, it still has the narrow stock buckhorns. it is much harder to turn. I do need a little bit of rise and pull back, though... very little force is required to turn. |
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Title: Re: wider handle bars? Post by Rockin_John on 01/20/07 at 21:34:12 I didn't go quite as far out as Vroom1776, and mine aren't perfectly straight. maybe 1"-2" lift and maybe 15º of angle back. But the wider 32" width is probably the best thing I've done to my Savage yet! Sure, your arms are out in the wind a bit more, and there is a bit more drag on you and the bike, but it is well worth it to me when going around corners the feel and control is vastly better IMO. Of course this type or thing is very subjective so YMMV |
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Title: Re: wider handle bars? Post by Savage_Rob on 01/20/07 at 21:35:51 I'm using 36" wide drag bars (with pullback, not straight) on pullback risers and I love the control. They are quite comfortable too. |
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Title: Re: wider handle bars? Post by Five_Points on 01/21/07 at 05:18:31 I agree. I have some Z style dragbars. 4" rise, 4" pullback and 32" wide and they give me much more control than the pullbacks I originally had. |
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Title: Re: wider handle bars? Post by john1652 on 01/21/07 at 13:21:32 aceace wrote:
what the h-e-- double hockey sticks does that have to do with handlebars????? glad i wasn't lookin while i was eating. john posting with link deleted. |
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