Mike's "European Type Bar" - before and after

[osteoderm]

It's always been tricky for me to visualize what new or different bars will look like, even with the product pics and rise/width/pullback numbers.
I put on a set of "Mike's European Type Bars" (Part #25-0123) last spring. Just re-discovered these pictures, thought they might help someone out there trying to visualize...

Stock '74 TX650 bars:

Mike's European Style Bars:

Slack throttle and clutch cable worked into the tunnel okay, but the upper brake hose gets about as close as you can go; I wouldn't reccomend narrowing these bars further with stock controls/cables/hoses. No, they aren't drilled for internal wires. Yes, drilling them was... unpleasant. But worth it!

Hope this helps somebody.

 

[aldo5468]

Thanx for posting these pics - I'm thinking about replacing the standard bars on mine with either euro or superbike bars and wondered what the difference looked like.

 

[Beau]

Like an old Brit bike.

Thanks for the photos. Side shots would also be pleasant. I really like this style of bar, and British bike guys usually have a pile of them . It's tough to find bars that are not bent though.

 

[osteoderm]

Like an old Brit bike.

Thanks for the photos. Side shots would also be pleasant. I really like this style of bar, and British bike guys usually have a pile of them . It's tough to find bars that are not bent though.

Rode plenty of miles with this bar, but didn't take many pictures before the tear-down. This is another angle, parked next to a new R6...

 

[racerdave]

aldo, pm'd you