Fitting high rise handlebars on a sports bike?

[Nat]

Hi kiwibiker land. I put my Kawasaki 636 into hibernation for about 18 months (due to a number of reasons I was unable to ride it for about that long) anyway now I've got it back onto the road and I took it for a ride yesterday. Man it's good to be back on the road! But, it didn't take very long before my wrists were aching.

So now I'm thinking of my options. Has anyone had any experience fitting high rise handlebars to their sports bike? I had a search but couldn't find anything helpful.

Any help/ advice much appreciated.

[unstuck]

Just do it. http://www.myspace.com/hawks69/photos/3840027

[DrunkenMistake]

Just do it. http://www.myspace.com/hawks69/photos/3840027

Its like a cruiser and a sports bike crashed into each other and the end result was something that looked like it had been eaten, digested then shat back out..

[Hitcher]

Sell it and buy a Z1000.

[bogan]

The common options are high rise clip ons, or dirt bike bars. I went for the later. Either could probably be bought as a bolt on kit.

However, if your wrists are aching because you are putting to much weight on them, then bars alone will not fix that, you also need to look into seating and footpeg position, or grip with your knees and support your weight through your back.

[hayd3n]

relax why grip bars so hard????

[BoristheBiter]

As I have been told they don't spend thousands of dollars on development to put the wrong bars on. (wasn't quite that but the principle is the same).

Like has been said look at your riding position.
Did you have this problem before you put it into hibernation? if not what has changed?

[Nat]

Sell it and buy a Z1000.

Hmm, could be a goer...

The common options are high rise clip ons, or dirt bike bars. I went for the later. Either could probably be bought as a bolt on kit.

However, if your wrists are aching because you are putting to much weight on them, then bars alone will not fix that, you also need to look into seating and footpeg position, or grip with your knees and support your weight through your back.

I'll look into these options, are there any bolt on kits you specifically reccomend? Yup, support your weight with your knees etc is good form, but no matter how you do it, the racer crouch position is uncomfortable when crawling through traffic!

[bogan]

As I have been told they don't spend thousands of dollars on development to put the wrong bars on. (wasn't quite that but the principle is the same).

Actually, that's exactly what they do, spend thousands of dollars developing the ergonomics for your average person. If you don't fit the average, then those will be the wrong bars/footpegs etc.

[bogan]

I'll look into these options, are there any bolt on kits you specifically reccomend? Yup, support your weight with your knees etc is good form, but no matter how you do it, the racer crouch position is uncomfortable when crawling through traffic!

Yeh thats what I found, no I DIY'd mine so not sure of brands. You could search customfighters or hawkgtforum to see what others use. Its a common mod on both those sites, and the guys on hawkgtforum really know their shit (though you'll probably need to do a google search cos the site search is shit).

[BoristheBiter]

Actually, that's exactly what they do, spend thousands of dollars developing the ergonomics for your average person. If you don't fit the average, then those will be the wrong bars/footpegs etc.

That's bar position not type of bars.

[bogan]

That's bar position not type of bars.

Its both, the type of bars they choose will limit the positions available, and fairly often they are not adjustable at all.

[yod]

Sell it and buy a Z1000.

You're beginning to sound like one of those stuck record things. I understand a new bike can do that.

Passed one today actually, just south of Taumarunui (just finished the 8 Mile Junction road on the way back from Auckland and it was fookin splendiferous, but that's another story), it was a lovely beast, in black, but on a trailer, poor thing.

[Gingin]

Fitted a set of Danmoto hi rise clipons to the VFR, took substantial pressure off the wrists and gave better sitting position ( wanted something a little more upright). Now in process of making footpeg lowering adaptors

[Coolz]

Give it a week or two for your body to adapt before you go changing things. When my VX was off the road I had a XJ600 to ride. Completely different riding position and I got cramp in the legs the first few times I rode it. After a couple of weeks I found it to be a very comfortable bike.