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Old 05-27-2012, 05:56 PM
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I flipped my handlebars yesterday just to see how it would feel because i love the look. I didnt keep them or move any of the levers or mirrors or anything. I was just trying to get an idea of how it would be. I noticed that the way the stock handlebars are angled it seems like it would put a lot of pressure on your wrists cause they seemed to be at a weird angle, is this common or was it because I hadn't messed with the brake/clutch levers or any of that.
 
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flipped the bars on my 48 and i didn't think the positioning was that uncomfortable at all... and that was with forwards, I imagine with mids this would be perfect. asuming that your factory bars are similar to mine that is...




 
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yeah they look like the same bars. Do you have trouble hitting your tank when you have to turn sharp?
 
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well I finally went through and did the whole thing and so far I really like it. My only complaint is the mirrors, I could not get a good angle on them for the life of me, its either i see my knuckles or the sky. Does everybody experience this?
 
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just out of curiosity, do either of you still have your bars like that now that it's almost a year later?
 
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