stevoknevil
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What year FZ1 bar did you use?
FedEx just delivered these to my house today. I'll try them out this weekend and see if they work. I had the Suburban-Machinery bars on a Ducati Monster a few years ago and loved them.
FedEx just delivered these to my house today. I'll try them out this weekend and see if they work. I had the Suburban-Machinery bars on a Ducati Monster a few years ago and loved them.
Russ
FedEx just delivered these to my house today. I'll try them out this weekend and see if they work. I had the Suburban-Machinery bars on a Ducati Monster a few years ago and loved them.
Russ
Sorry, it's been a busy couple of weeksAnyone wanna let us know how these worked?
Sorry, it's been a busy couple of weeks
They fit as long as the risers are in the rear position. In the front position, the brake levers run into the fairing. In the rear position, there's no problems and there's clearance everywhere.
The feeling is completely different and it's a lot easier to move around on the bike when cornering. I had Renthal's low bars on before these and the Suburban Machinery bars are lower, more forward and narrower. Detrich is right on the weight thing. It takes a little more effort to get the bike leaned over, but not enough to be a pain.
Russ
You get the Fz1 bars or the fz6 bars
Thank you for this post. I placed the FZ1 bars on my bike as well. I plan on getting the Woodcraft bars and place them over the triple, but that'll have to wait till after the holidays. I raised my forks 1 inch and have the bars turned down. I love the more aggresive perch. The bike responds better in many aspects.In the quest for the most aggressive riding position possible on this bike (not much to work with...) I installed Bikemaster Superbike bars about 3 months ago. Their quality reflected the $22 price tag, and although the riding position felt better than the stock bars, it was still lacking.
Due to an incredible amount of hot oil spilled by a broken bus 3 weeks ago, these bars were bent considerably in a low speed crash, so I decided to pick up a pair of FZ1 bars for $30 and give em a go.
They are significantly better than the stock or the Bikemaster bars. They have very little sweep to them and lay almost completely flat with virtually no rise (this is with the risers flipped btw). For the first time I feel 100% confident pushing through the twisties here in Colorado... the previous bars never felt quite right and led to hesitation in the corners.
For anyone wishing for a more aggressive riding position, I highly recommend FZ1 bars. Not only are they the quality you've already experienced with the stock bars, but they're OEM Yamaha so everything slides on and fits quite nicely... only one hole to drill and one to plug up with some silicone. Plus they've got the threads for the stock 17mm bar ends, which is really nice
I agree. Pics on the way.:needpics: