Lowering the Bar(s)

**skidz** · 28th July 2005, 14:02

Have you seen Phil Turnbull for any suggestions on your bars?

**Storm** · 28th July 2005, 15:30

First port of call actually

They suggested a couple of options - make your own or the wreckers and I rang this morning and they do Ventura bars for fiddy quid and have a catalougue.
Am getting quite keen to do this as it would seem to have worked well in the past for others GN's

**Eurygnomes** · 28th July 2005, 15:34

Hey Storm,

I thought about doing this too, because I had a sit on someone else's GN and they'd replaced the bars with straighter ones than the models' own, and it was WAY more comfy. I get a sore shoulder when I"m battling the wind and motorway traffic - you? (even though you're in PN...)

Let me know how it goes and whether it improves your perception of your stability etc. - I've subscribed to this thread to keep an eye on it.

Nomes

**FROSTY:Me** · 28th July 2005, 16:14

Guys N gals--My experience with GN's has involved couriering on em and having a partner tour NZ on one
Heres what we did.
1)fitted a set of bars with a 75mm rise and a flatter (less chopperish) profile.
2) changed the fork oil to a heavier weight
3) fitted a handlebar fairing off of a suzuki GS450s
4) fitted a set of shocks off of a gsx400 -Konis
5) fitted the headlight complete off of a yamaha rd250lc -halogen

We put all the standard stuff in boxes and just transfered it from bike to bike then eventiually it got used on various projects of mine.
The improvement in rider comfort the handlebars and the fairing made were huge

**Paul in NZ** · 28th July 2005, 19:22

Actually... The bars we stuck on Jaz's bike were and old set that were going to go onto the trumpy. Looked slicker than than an ameoba in a vasoline factory fire.

You want an A10 bend (BSA A10). I have some old ones here you can have that are similar. Bit spotty in places!

BE WARNED! The std GN bars have lead in the ends to dampen the vibes!

**Paul in NZ** · 28th July 2005, 19:23

Originally Posted by Eurygnomes

Hey Storm,

I thought about doing this too, because I had a sit on someone else's GN and they'd replaced the bars with straighter ones than the models' own, and it was WAY more comfy. I get a sore shoulder when I"m battling the wind and motorway traffic - you? (even though you're in PN...)

Let me know how it goes and whether it improves your perception of your stability etc. - I've subscribed to this thread to keep an eye on it.

Nomes

Hey! I'll get in a couple of sets and we can have a GN athon at my place

**FROSTY:Me** · 28th July 2005, 20:49

tya need a compresser to blow that handgrip off

**Paul in NZ** · 28th July 2005, 21:41

Originally Posted by FROSTY

tya need a compresser to blow that handgrip off

Nah! Sucked it right off... Blows just an expression Frosty

**Ixion** · 28th July 2005, 22:38

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Actually... The bars we stuck on Jaz's bike were and old set that were going to go onto the trumpy. Looked slicker than than an ameoba in a vasoline factory fire.

You want an A10 bend (BSA A10). I have some old ones here you can have that are similar. Bit spotty in places!

BE WARNED! The std GN bars have lead in the ends to dampen the vibes!

Velo bend. Better still

**Paul in NZ** · 29th July 2005, 08:43

Originally Posted by Ixion

Velo bend. Better still

Harder to get ahold of at the right price. A10 bend has become an industry std along with the Honda 400F bend (a bit squarer in the bends)...

Cheers

**Eurygnomes** · 29th July 2005, 12:25

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Hey! I'll get in a couple of sets and we can have a GN athon at my place

That'd actually be very very cool Paul...

When do you have in mind? Since I'm leaving soon (6 weeks on Monday) I'm very keen to make the adjustments, but also am wary of weekends rapidly filling up!

Set a date...tell us what to bring (can't fit a crate on bike - but could bring a six-pack) and I'll be there!

Nomes

**Paul in NZ** · 29th July 2005, 12:54

Originally Posted by Eurygnomes

That'd actually be very very cool Paul...

When do you have in mind? Since I'm leaving soon (6 weeks on Monday) I'm very keen to make the adjustments, but also am wary of weekends rapidly filling up!

Set a date...tell us what to bring (can't fit a crate on bike - but could bring a six-pack) and I'll be there!

Nomes

Let me look in the garage tonight/tomorrow to see what's there and you can come up and we can do it any time that suits. Takes about 20mins if no real problems.

I have a couple of old sets there (free) but they might be a bit grotty for a new bike. (no seriously) Happy to let you try em though OR I can meet you at a bike shop and we can get some new ones? They are usually about $40

**Storm** · 2nd August 2005, 16:51

Originally Posted by Eurygnomes

That'd actually be very very cool Paul...

When do you have in mind? Since I'm leaving soon (6 weeks on Monday) I'm very keen to make the adjustments, but also am wary of weekends rapidly filling up!

Set a date...tell us what to bring (can't fit a crate on bike - but could bring a six-pack) and I'll be there!

Nomes

Ditto. Do you guys have a time sorted as yet? Would be keen to see if these bars of Pauls are indeed slicker'n a politician in election year