TxAg2015
New Member
Sorry for yet another handlebar thread, but I could only find a couple of really old posts that mentioned these particular bars.
As mentioned many times on this forum, the sweep angle of the stock bars is really bad for long distance riding. I'm getting ready for a big trip in a couple of weeks and trying to get this bike as comfortable as possible. I know the FZ1 bars are a popular swap, but I want as much of a sport touring feel as possible (FJ-09 would probably be my ideal bar position).
So I'm looking at these bars: Bike Master Daytona Handlebars - RevZilla
They're cheap and they're steel, not aluminium, so hopefully not as bad on vibrations, and from the measurements it looks like they're about half the sweep and ~2" taller than stock. My question is whether I'll have to drill them out to fit the controls on. Do the control boxes have locator pegs on them or do they just clamp down on the bar by friction? For those of you who have had these or other aftermarket bars, how involved was the installation of the controls?
Also, are there any good adapters that would let me put threaded bar ends on, or would I be forced to buy new unthreaded ones?
Thanks!
As mentioned many times on this forum, the sweep angle of the stock bars is really bad for long distance riding. I'm getting ready for a big trip in a couple of weeks and trying to get this bike as comfortable as possible. I know the FZ1 bars are a popular swap, but I want as much of a sport touring feel as possible (FJ-09 would probably be my ideal bar position).
So I'm looking at these bars: Bike Master Daytona Handlebars - RevZilla
They're cheap and they're steel, not aluminium, so hopefully not as bad on vibrations, and from the measurements it looks like they're about half the sweep and ~2" taller than stock. My question is whether I'll have to drill them out to fit the controls on. Do the control boxes have locator pegs on them or do they just clamp down on the bar by friction? For those of you who have had these or other aftermarket bars, how involved was the installation of the controls?
Also, are there any good adapters that would let me put threaded bar ends on, or would I be forced to buy new unthreaded ones?
Thanks!