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.......................................hi thanks for showing me those bars ,,,,i, like them ,,,i,m mainly going for the gs ...... because the pullback is about 1 5/8" less than the daytona ,,,,and the gs rise is about 1" or a tad more less higher... regards oldbiker
good point ! also how broad you are . Theres nothing worse on a bike or cycle than having narrow bars if you are broad chested. You feel very restricted especially breathing
jd750ace
Front Toward Enemy
Also contributes to hand numbing, as rolling the shoulders forward for extended periods of time puts pressure on the brachial arteries. Holding onto spade grips on a belt fed machine gun for too long does the same thing (If you are trying to control it anyway, not actually firing, but supporting it on a moving vehicle or heliclopter).
Holding onto spade grips on a belt fed machine gun for too long does the same thing (If you are trying to control it anyway, not actually firing, but supporting it on a moving vehicle or heliclopter).
mmm now I think I could put up with a bit of numbness if it meant I got to fire a belt fed machine gun at some terrorists from a chopper
Scrambled
Motorcycle Man
OK, good point ,not everyone is built the same. I am 6' tall and and weigh 275 , and I have a small ass .
Scrambled
Motorcycle Man
What bars are those ? They do look comfortable.
jd750ace
Front Toward Enemy
mmm now I think I could put up with a bit of numbness if it meant I got to fire a belt fed machine gun at some terrorists from a chopper
It's all in the body position! Being a rather large guy, I could maintain positon with one arm below 140 knots, but much faster than that, and you might as well let it fall into trail in the mount. The M60-D still uses the standard barrel, and has the bipod legs on it with the lightened stiffeners, and they become airfoils. With a suvival vest, flack vest, and shoulder harness all putting pressure on your arteries at the same time, when you reach straight in front of you to grab the thing, circulation is shot!
Back on subject, when I first got my Shadow 750, the bar angle hurt my wrists and made my ring and pinky fingers go numb, until I rotated the bars down a bit. They almost hit my knees in a full lock turn, but they were fine after that. Sometimes you just gotta mess with it for a while.
It's all in the body position! Being a rather large guy, I could maintain positon with one arm below 140 knots, but much faster than that, and you might as well let it fall into trail in the mount. The M60-D still uses the standard barrel, and has the bipod legs on it with the lightened stiffeners, and they become airfoils. With a suvival vest, flack vest, and shoulder harness all putting pressure on your arteries at the same time, when you reach straight in front of you to grab the thing, circulation is shot!
You never think how tough it is when you're watching a movie
Back on subject, when I first got my Shadow 750, the bar angle hurt my wrists and made my ring and pinky fingers go numb, until I rotated the bars down a bit. They almost hit my knees in a full lock turn, but they were fine after that. Sometimes you just gotta mess with it for a while.
Yes experimenting is essential. 40 years of building and riding road cycles have taught me that. It can make the difference between comfort and agony .
How many of us bother to adjust our car seats or research a well fitting armchair or mattress !
1974jh5
Curmudgeon.
Wayyyy back in my dirt bike daze, here's how we'd pick bars: put the bike on a work stand so it would be vertical side to side and level front to rear. Then, sit on the bike in a comfortable position with arms at your sides. Close your eyes and put your hands where they felt most comfortable. Then, open your eyes and compare your hand position to the bars on the bike. This really works; I always found I needed taller straighter bars.
I tried the Euro bars.....stock Standards back on. The slow speed, short radius turns are what put me back to stock. A bit more control with the stock Standard length (width) than with the slightly shorter length Euros. Of course it may be me at 5'9", 180 lbs and a 44" chest. Stature may make the difference.
tonyc
XS650 Guru
I like Euro bars.
pcoumbe
BicolXS650
Sorry for taking so long scrambled, I don't know what bars these are and bought them used from ebay but I can measure them up for more experienced guys on this board to try and identify if you'd like.
I'm using another bike at the moment and the XS is in storage some distance from me so it would take a couple of days for me to do it for you.
