Handlebar Dilemma
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I haven't really looked too hard at the Bitwell stuff. Most of it is 1" and doesn't accept internal wiring, but I'll take a look at their selection.
With T-Bars everything is parallel with the front forks. Just one big straight line from the grips to the axle. I don't like the way it looks without a fairing.
I like when the upright tube of the handlebars is more vertical and at angle to the risers.
The one set of T-bar like bars that caught my eye is these.
http://www.fxrdivision.com/parts/fxr...t-angle-t-bars
I can't find a picture of them a bike without a fairing.
With T-Bars everything is parallel with the front forks. Just one big straight line from the grips to the axle. I don't like the way it looks without a fairing.
I like when the upright tube of the handlebars is more vertical and at angle to the risers.
The one set of T-bar like bars that caught my eye is these.
http://www.fxrdivision.com/parts/fxr...t-angle-t-bars
I can't find a picture of them a bike without a fairing.
Did you look at the one I posted? Kinda seems like what your after, it's 28" wide too. Only negatives I see is that it only comes in chrome and the price.
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http://www.factory47cycles.com/products/evil-t
These also have a forward bend to them, and come in black.
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http://www.factory47cycles.com/products/evil-t
These also have a forward bend to them, and come in black.
For my eye it seems that the T-Bars start looking more awkward the taller they get. The thinness of the risers in comparison to the triple trees start looking like a giraffes neck a much above 10". I think that split bar like the FXD, or these from Living Life http://www.livinglifeinc.bigcartel.com/product/bmx-bars allow for more rise without the giraffe neck look.
I need to contact both companies and get some dimesions so that I can mock them up.
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Edit: They also make them in a 10" rise. The pic below is the 12" in chrome.
Last edited by ddelisle; Jul 7, 2016 at 03:30 PM.
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The only pic I could find of them are in this thread
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/dyna-...sportster.html
And I know what you mean about the pogo stick look once they get too tall with out a fairing.
Those living life bars look nice but still no kind of adjustability. I think a 8" riser with a 4" tracker bar would prob work out ok, at least they would be some what adjustable.