Can I roll the bars forward?

[#27]

I have long arms and while I love the more upright stance, I notice I get a stiff burner in my neck after about 45 minutes from my elbows being bent, I also thirst for a little more agressive stance and feel on the bike. Can I loosen the bolts and just role the bars forward (so to speak), then adjust all the stuff to fit correctly?

 

[wrightme43]

I have moved them forward and backwards. Just test and make sure there is no inadvertant throttle action, and you have full range of motion.

 

[#27]

Any tank/fairing clearence issues to be concerned with, or other safety related stuff ? I like the feel of being a little bit more over the front wheel, but I'm not ready to go with full sport bike bars.

 

[reiobard]

you can roll them if you want, i found (when i tried) that it puts a weird twist on the bars, on thing that a lot of folks have doe to solve problems like yours is to swap over to the FZ1 bars or clip ons.

 

[Smittyboy]

How much does the conversion cost? I'm not overly tall, but I have a long arm/torso...

 

[reiobard]

from what i have read you can re-use everything and transfer it over to the FZ1 bars since they are the same diameter, and i think the bars are cheap too from Yamaha. For some reason $30 or so is sticking in my head.

 

[reiobard]

$38 off of ATV Parts,Snowmobile,Motorcycles Parts ATV,Snowmobile & Motorcycles for the 2007 FZ1 bars.

 

[#27]

I found this image thru Google. If this is what they are like, I think that may work. THANKS!!!
Thanks, this site rocks :rockon:

if anyone can confirm that, I'll place the order...Thanks again!

 

[Aggietaco]

Hmm, maybe they changed through the years, but I've never seen them like that.

http://www.600riders.com/forum/fz6-mods/10358-fz1-bar-done.html

 

[Sawblade]

You might also try lowering the front of the bike by 1/2" or 1".

 

[gearheadstu]

I found this image thru Google. If this is what they are like, I think that may work.

Those are the Suburban Machinery FZ1 bars. Pricey, but they look nice. Supposedly a good fit on the FZ6 too.

 

[AlanB]

Those are the Suburban Machinery FZ1 bars. Pricey, but they look nice. Supposedly a good fit on the FZ6 too.

$165 last time I checked. A bit steep compared to $40 for FZ1 bars, but darn cool lookin'. I actually rolled my bars back a bit, leaving just enough clearance to the tank to not smack my fingers at full lock. A little more aggressive (not much), but avoids the "beach cruiser" bar look that I didn't much care for.