Canyon Dancer Bar Harness II

[merlin]

Hello all,

I just received this bar harness Thought I'd post up a first impression for ya.

They're are very very good quality.
Fit my 2010 R1 no worries.
Note that they don't come with tiedowns
Bought from Motomummy along with a speedoDRD (http://www.12oclocklabs.com/)(also very nice product).

I'd recommend both these things hands down.

I'll be taking my bike down to the south Island over NYs, so will look at posting a more experience driven review on my return.



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[pritch]

I have a product "Bike bra?" which does the same job as the bar harness but doesn't have any plastic bits.

Presumably either would do the job.

[merlin]

I have a product "Bike bra?" which does the same job as the bar harness but doesn't have any plastic bits.

Presumably either would do the job.

Yeah man. Totally.

I first bought the bike bra and found that I couldn't get the angle right without it coming into hard contact with the fairings. Also, I have very soft gel grips that suffer under the direct contact point of the Bra system.

The CD I is the same system as this. The CD II is the one with the 'plastic cups'.

So, the main selling point for me with the CD II was that the tie downs start further along the end of the handle bars, allowing you to get a more vertical angle, subsequently stopping it coming in contact with the fairings and saving the hassle of havin to pad the shit out of the tie downs to stop 'em scuffing your precious bike. And they are more gentle on your grips.

I also found the material and construction was significantly more sturdy. But as you said, they both do the job and are sweet products.

Chur

But, I'll be sure to report back after my trip down south

[firefighter]

Speedohealer isn't that expensive, especially considering it easily transfers from bike to bike. What advantages does the one mentioned have? How much?

Nevermind just had a looksie. Looks pretty good I wonder how robust it will be in the end by comparison.

[merlin]

Speedohealer isn't that expensive, especially considering it easily transfers from bike to bike. What advantages does the one mentioned have? How much?

Nevermind just had a looksie. Looks pretty good I wonder how robust it will be in the end by comparison.

Hahah! Yeah, it's cool and costs $70 USD. Which is about $45 USD cheaper than the Healtech Speedo healer. I like the DRD because it's small. And super easy to calibrate/setup (haven't used the Speedohealer, so have no real life comparison)

In terms of being robust?....good question. It's enclosed in a little plastic cover and cable tied. So pretty damn water proof. It's installed and then forgotten about unless you want to check your top speed on regular intervals....in which case the Speedohealer would be the way to go.

Unless one places it too close to the engine and cooks it, I'd say the thing should last for ever! :)

[PrincessBandit]

We used the ones which have tie downs when we took our bikes over to the SI on both trips we've done so far. The handle bar slips are soft and go easily over both grips. They were great - got them from Motomail.

Must say, I was getting all excited wondering what kind of exotic contraption for "dancers" you were going on about...

Ah well at least I could check the pics to see what you were going on about even if they were disappointing! :msn-wink:

[merlin]

We used the ones which have tie downs when we took our bikes over to the SI on both trips we've done so far. The handle bar slips are soft and go easily over both grips. They were great - got them from Motomail.

Must say, I was getting all excited wondering what kind of exotic contraption for "dancers" you were going on about...

Ah well at least I could check the pics to see what you were going on about even if they were disappointing! :msn-wink:

Haha! I have always thought the name was misleading and kinda ghey....

Curiosity killed the cat! :msn-wink:

The R1 has pretty broad 'shoulders' and fairings till africa!...hence the difficulty in getting the bike (and another bike) on the back of the ute without getting in contact with the paint work...

Naked bikes are way easier to deal with. If I had one, I would have stuck with the wunder bra...or what ever it's called


What's with the names btw?.....hmmmmm :facepalm:

[pritch]

I first bought the bike bra and found that I couldn't get the angle right without it coming into hard contact with the fairings.

That's right, I remember now. I had to be careful of the fairing on the VFR.
Haven't got a fairing for the next trip south in Feb so things might be just a little simpler.

[merlin]

How the fuck do you upload to get it to show the picture in the reply???!!!....

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Anyway.

These are awesome. Definitely easier to use and get right.

Recommend them hardout!