Just realize that you will be installing the handguards twice if you put them on before switching bars.Thanks for the tips, the handguards will be first on the priority list, then the bars.
Just realize that you will be installing the handguards twice if you put them on before switching bars.Thanks for the tips, the handguards will be first on the priority list, then the bars.
Are you thinking of the Protaper SE bars (7/8") or the fat bars? I have the SE's and have used them on a couple of bikes. I like them a lot and as much as I tried I couldn't bend them. They do have a cross bar though and the fat bars don't. The reason I bring it up is that the mounts for the handguards are different for fat bars or constant diameter 7/8" standard size bars. So if you are thinking of the fat bars you may want to get both at the same time so you don't have to get new mounts later.
The SE bars made a difference in vibrations on both the bikes I put them on, btw.
Just realize that you will be installing the handguards twice if you put them on before switching bars.
There are two bars, as Rusty commented: fat bar (larger diameter) and the SE (7/8") bar. The latter has a cross-bar which adds stability and strength to the bar and if not equals strength of the SE, then pretty darn close. Going to a fat bar can complicate things because anything clamped onto the bar requires a clamp big enough to accommodate the larger diameter of that bar. Thus, often new clamps for everything is required, which increases the cost of switching bars.This is all getting confusing.
Not sure, I guess I need to investigate this more!
This is all getting confusing.
Not sure, I guess I need to investigate this more!
As for the SE's versus the fat bars.... I like the fat bars, but I've heard some awesome stories about the SE's staying straight after some pretty bad get offs. I just like the original fat bars a little better. I think it's one of those Ford vs. Chevy type deals.
I really like that steering damper......If I were really decking out a bike I'd go with fat bars and a new triple with an undermount stabilizer.
I really like that steering damper......
I really like that steering damper......
What's funny is I've never really felt like I've needed one. I know I don't go as fast as others, but I've never really gotten to the limits of my WR as of yet.
Don't hit trees....I will admit that I've found the stabilizer more useful in the woods than the sand though. It has saved me multiple times when I've bounced the handguards off of trees. It keeps the bars from making sudden direction changes.
I haven't noticed any gas leaks, but oil seeps around the cylinder gaskets are common.^bump
Update on the farkles please. Did you get the rack for the panniers? Also, did you get the auxiliary tank that mounts on the tail rack? I read somewhere that the gasoline may leak from the under cap, but that the manufacturer may have fixed this already.
Mountain Climbing Guide for Sherpa Dummies..... Oh, wait... wrong book.
Sherpa Mods: The Beginning