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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 01:13 PM
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Hey fellas,

I know this is a personal preference deal, but I would like some other opinions. I am looking to powdercoat my handle bars and switch to chrome controls. I am considering going with a more "radical" set of bars, kinda like the gimps but they will be 1 1/4" diameter.

Question: Do you think I should just powdercoat the bars I have, or go with the more radical set. I don't want to go with much higher rise (maybe 12.5 to 14) b/c I want to use my existing cables, etc.

The other option would be to leave the barschrome and keep the black controls and chrome buttons that I have.

Any reccomendations?

FYI: I will be powdercoating my rims black in the future.
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 01:55 PM
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I like the bars black myself.I also think some more 'radical' bars would look good on your bike(your bike looks good already though)
 
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 02:22 PM
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I wish the gimps came in 1 1/4" diameter.
 
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Default RE: New handlebars or not?

One thing to consider, the Gimps are narrow, so the 1" diameter may not be as noticeable.
 
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