do drag bars reduce comfort?
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 8,831
Likes: 15
From: Nomad
RE: do drag bars reduce comfort?
ORIGINAL: racinorange
seems to me the harley experience has never been about comfort anyway...if it were, we'd all be riding Honda's...drag bars look soo cool..that's all that matters.
seems to me the harley experience has never been about comfort anyway...if it were, we'd all be riding Honda's...drag bars look soo cool..that's all that matters.
Drag bars are not for everyone. It is an extreme riding position for most folks, but try it for yourself.
Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 180
Likes: 2
From:
RE: do drag bars reduce comfort?
yeah,,,I got ya..but this is the "sportster" section after all...maybe should have clarified..."sportster experience not about comfort"...and I was thinking about the honda cruisers adn of course the grand daddy of comfort...the gold wing!
ORIGINAL: faber
Two words... 1. Ultra 2. sportbike. I am guessing you have ridden neither. Harleys are, or can be, some of the most comfortable bikes around. And a CBR1000RR is not exactly what I would call comfortable, at all.
Drag bars are not for everyone. It is an extreme riding position for most folks,
ORIGINAL: racinorange
seems to me the harley experience has never been about comfort anyway...if it were, we'd all be riding Honda's...drag bars look soo cool..that's all that matters.
seems to me the harley experience has never been about comfort anyway...if it were, we'd all be riding Honda's...drag bars look soo cool..that's all that matters.
Drag bars are not for everyone. It is an extreme riding position for most folks,
Outstanding HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 2,216
Likes: 2
From: Mill City Mass.
RE: do drag bars reduce comfort?
I love drags but in my opinion a nice set of risers will a little pull back is required. Maybe thats why my back never hurt, cause mine pulled back towards me a bit. I can see drags on the stock riser hurtin your back.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 1,290
Likes: 4
From: Payson, AZ
RE: do drag bars reduce comfort?
In my opinion drag bars are more comfortable if you don’t have a windshield. I always refused to put a windshield on my Sportster because I wanted to keep it sporty looking. When you don’t have a windshield you are always fighting the wind and pulling yourself forward into the wind causing a lot of fatigue. With drag bars you can lean into the wind relieving the strain on your arms therefore much less fatiguing.
Road Captain
Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 646
Likes: 1
From: Central,Wisconsin
RE: do drag bars reduce comfort?
Depends how long you will be riding at a time anything over a hour for me and my lower neck starts to hurt. I switched to a bar that comes closer to my body, but the sporties with the drag bars look cool. Get the bars that fit your riding preference.
Extreme HDF Member
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,114
Likes: 29
From: Vancouver B.C. Canada
RE: do drag bars reduce comfort?
My arms and upper body are ok, my lower back hurts on long ride, I have 6" tall riser but still.
HD Forum Stories
The Best of Harley-Davidson for Lifelong Riders
7 Surprising Harley-Davidson Products that Are Not Motorcycles
Verdad Gallardo
8 Best Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Worst Harley-Davidson Motorcycles Ever
Pouria Savadkouei
Killer Custom's Jail Break Is The Breakout That Refused to Blend In
Verdad Gallardo
Crazy Bunderbike Build Looks Amazing, But Is It Impossible to Ride?
Verdad Gallardo
Harley-Davidson Reveals Super Cool Cafe Racer Concept
Verdad Gallardo
Engraved Rebellion: Inside Bundnerbike's Glam Rock II
Verdad Gallardo
10 Motorcycles You Should Never Buy
Joe Kucinski
