Pennies Earned
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Getting ready to order some handlebars on mikesxs. Not sure if I want the european, superbike, or possibly the daytona bars. Pics would be great. Thanks.
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Handlebars.....European, Superbike (pic request)
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Mattx2
Build it, don't buy it!!
Here are the pictures of my 75 xs, these are the Euro bars i bought off mikesxs. I love these bars. there the perfect size too. Riding my bike now, kinda feels like this
Pennies Earned
XS650 Enthusiast
Haha. perfect little emoticon for that. Do you feel like you sit very far forward or is it a somewhat comfortable upright position? Good looking bike by the way.
Mattx2
Build it, don't buy it!!
Well i sit upright with my arms slitely bent, so, ya im pretty much up right. Im not to forward like drag bars and not way back as in crouse bars, but i do lean forward a bit. I find it comfortable. What postion are you looking for?
Thanks, its my first bike.
Thanks, its my first bike.
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shaas
shaas
I have superbike bars on my tracker. It's on p 5 of the let's see the XS's thread. Scroll down to the blue job. That's "The Troublemaker".
The seating position is a slight lean forward which I like. I've used them on several bikes over the years.
The seating position is a slight lean forward which I like. I've used them on several bikes over the years.
I just put the european bar on, and they do keep you fairly upright. I would actually like to find a slight lower riser bar with even less pullback than those. I like being pulled forward a bit, but I'm not so hot on the look of a plain drag bar.
Pennies Earned
XS650 Enthusiast
sounds like the european bar might be just what I'm looking for. Gonna put my order in. Thanks for the help 
twinsarehot
fu*cking lurker
this is a picture of super bars from straight on, I love em. with stock pegs you'll lean slightly forward, the angles work great (rise, drop and pullback)
71XS1B
XS650 Member
Sundie
Jabroni
These handlebars (European):
http://www.xs650direct.com/products-58.html#product-25-0123
Look like the attached pics.
I like 'em. I'm tallish (around 6'4") with gorilla arms, and a standard, so the ability to scoot forward or back along the flat seat depending on wind speed or agility requirements is nice - something i couldn't do with the American style pull-backs.
As a bonus, the commando pipe set from Mike's:
http://www.xs650direct.com/products-43.html#product-07-0747
Which i can't express my happiness with. Awesome sound, awesome kit, came with *everything* needed.
http://www.xs650direct.com/products-58.html#product-25-0123
Look like the attached pics.
I like 'em. I'm tallish (around 6'4") with gorilla arms, and a standard, so the ability to scoot forward or back along the flat seat depending on wind speed or agility requirements is nice - something i couldn't do with the American style pull-backs.
As a bonus, the commando pipe set from Mike's:
http://www.xs650direct.com/products-43.html#product-07-0747
Which i can't express my happiness with. Awesome sound, awesome kit, came with *everything* needed.
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71XS1B
XS650 Member
Perhaps you are talking about EMGO (?).
Tomterrific
XS650 Junkie
The problem with handlebars is you don't know which bar is best for you until it is on the bike and you ride around a bit. Some bars are just about perfect if only they had a little more pull back or rise. I think Euro bars have a bit more pull back but are low.
Tom
Tom
