Fu%£ It !!

[BlackPig]

Is it really that bloody hard t' find a set of handlebars for something other than a "hardley doesaton'?

I've spent several hours on this piece of ****e machine,and can I find anything wider than 90cms,or more interesting than drag or crosser bars?

Can I ?


Can I BOLLOCKS !!! :mad:


Any ideas?

Going for a smoke back in a bit................











.....................I'll have forgot by then !!!!!! :D :eek:

[Rogue Monkey]

Custom Chrome do some nice bars! Are you after inch or jap diameter?

[Jonnyfp]

http://www.mandp.co.uk/products.aspx?tier1=Bars+And+Rests&tier2=Bar+replacements

anything ere bud.
i imagine you've already looked on m and p tho.
but its the first place i look.

[BlackPig]

Seven eighths (22mm).


seven eighths...................nah,make it a round ounce !! :D :D

[Rogue Monkey]

Ahh! Jap! There should be some nice ones somewhere but inch bars tend to have a bigger selection! :o

[BlackPig]

http://www.mandp.co.uk/products.aspx?tier1=Bars+And+Rests&tier2=Bar+replacements

anything ere bud.
i imagine you've already looked on m and p tho.
but its the first place i look.


Yeah,been there mate,maybe I'm just too difficult,but i like me bars WIDE :D

Both me present bikes have 45" (115cm) bars on 'em !! :eek:

[TaxiDave]

Have you tried drackens place

http://www.jwmotorcycles.com/

[BlackPig]

Have you tried drackens place

http://www.jwmotorcycles.com/



I have indeed t'was the first place I looked.....................

.................but then he may yet have something up his sleeve :D

Long sleeves but !! :D :rolleyes:

[dracken1]

i can supply you some of those ridiculously wide bay area beach bars. such as those which are like a large "c" the ones that make you look like you've been crucified. the honda 750-1100 shadows are fitted with them although i've seen wider .but boy are they expensive.
i believe you like matt black yes?
find a set of bars close to the type you like,
cut them,slug them and weld a tube in them.
i'll do them for you if you know what style your after.

more chance of finding them in 1". but no prob i could cut them and insert 2 22mm tubes were they pass through those fork risers. if they are meant for that bike

[minxy]

Try GLF engineering - I think they advertise in 100% (and / or BSH) ... stockists of all major after market suppliers and pretty helpful. Local to Spalding, Lincolnshire but do a lot of mail order.

[Jonnyfp]

How dya filter with bars that wide?
or are you on a trike?

[BlackPig]

How dya filter with bars that wide?
or are you on a trike?


On the DR the widest part is 150 cms from the ground, so it passes over the top o' most things.
The old A10 is a lot lower and seems to pass under things !!!!

Maybe I ought t' be a bit more conser....(I can't bring mesel' t' write that word :eek: ) considering this is a big bike already,hmmmmmm ..... :rolleyes:

[BlackPig]

i can supply you some of those ridiculously wide bay area beach bars. such as those which are like a large "c" the ones that make you look like you've been crucified. the honda 750-1100 shadows are fitted with them although i've seen wider .but boy are they expensive.
i believe you like matt black yes?
find a set of bars close to the type you like,
cut them,slug them and weld a tube in them.
i'll do them for you if you know what style your after.

more chance of finding them in 1". but no prob i could cut them and insert 2 22mm tubes were they pass through those fork risers. if they are meant for that bike

Thanks for the offer dracken1 . :cool:

I'm sort of throwing ideas around at the moment,and cutting and welding is not a problem,I have always done it that way before.As for things being expensive,tell me about it :( ,I have to import nearly everything !!
I supose I'm just looking for ideas,it'll probably end up with modified t-bars 'cause I know where there's a set rusting in peace !!

Like matt black ? Me ? Has somebody been telling tales ? :rolleyes:

Thanks to everyone who replied,and gave me some leads to chase up.
(puts on columbo style coat and goes on mission )

[Robin]

Buy a length of 7/8 stainless tube and find a mate with (or hire) a pipe bender??????

On second thoughts, buy several lengths of tube, cos you are always going to fucg up at least one bend, I always do.

[BlackPig]

Buy a length of 7/8 stainless tube and find a mate with (or hire) a pipe bender??????

On second thoughts, buy several lengths of tube, cos you are always going to fucg up at least one bend, I always do.


This is something else that I used to do, in the UK .

But helas,this is frogland and 7/8 tube is not metric enough fer these feckers :( . The closest I've found is 21mm,which is OK if you want t' do a botched job,but I'd like a bit of serious with me 120 odd ponies :eek:

[Robin]

Didn't read your location, so didn't realise you were in Frogland. Is it worth making a pattern up from cheapie plumbers pipe and finding somebody over the water to make one up with proper tube. Postage should be minimal, but might be a bu66er to wrap. When buying 'off the shelf' it is always going to be more expensive and you'll never get quite what you want.

[BlackPig]

Verily this is something I am toying with.I have already made several different forms out of hosepipe.Prices vary a lot but I suppose it costs a lot of money to keep shelves. :D :D

[Bosun]

your going to use spur bracketry and contiboard as handlebars? :eek:
now this is something i must see :)

[Friar Tuck]

Handlebars out of hosepipe should also prove interesting, would that be in hozelock yellow or garden green? :D

[TaxiDave]

Wouldn't fancy doing an emergency stop with hosepipe handlebars. :p :p

[BlackPig]

Fayji ....... I've done worse !!!!!! :eek:

Friar Tuck .......No the stuff you draw beer through !!! :D

TaxiDave...........Me neither ,but It can't be worse than the time I had a set of apes snap in half whilst braking !!! :eek: