Handlebar isolating mounts - availability?

[Andre]

... I hoped a "professional" would do better.

A hope that has been dashed in far too many cases. Making my own mistakes are far easier to deal with.

I'll try one more time to have a "professional" put new tires on my (bike) wheels. Every time they put several new scratches on the rims. Getting tired of "having" to patch them up. Got a recommendation from a picky HD rider. If that doesn't work out, I'll open the (thin) wallet and buy the equipment to do it myself.

[lurch]

I'll try one more time to have a "professional" put new tires on my (bike) wheels. Every time they put several new scratches on the rims. Getting tired of "having" to patch them up. Got a recommendation from a picky HD rider. If that doesn't work out, I'll open the (thin) wallet and buy the equipment to do it myself.

I fit my own enduro & adv tyres and static balance adv wheels. More for peace of mind that I can comfortably handle a puncture hours (or even days in some cases) from any kind of support but also so that I know it's done right. I'm giving some serious consideration to something like the Rabaconda Street Tyre Changer so I can handle all of our bikes but they sure ain't cheap.

[Hooli]

... I hoped a "professional" would do better.

A hope that has been dashed in far too many cases. Making my own mistakes are far easier to deal with.

That's one reason I still do stuff myself. I know if I pay for it to get done, I'll have to redo it properly anyway so why waste the time & money to start with?

[grog]

Spongey, i did mega ks on Ducati with clip ons.Very easy to go too fast, now days back doesnt bend as much. I agree, great riding position.

[Nic]

After riding my ZX14 for 6 months now I like the low bars. I sit on the gsx1400 with it's high bars and ponder putting lows on it or just selling it.
Grog, I don't think the low bars make you ride faster but it sure is fun when you do.

[Hooli]

See I find low bars make ya faster as it's so uncomfy to ride slow, you go looking for the wind to support you.

I don't like them though & my right arm goes numb trying to ride anything with clip-ons, one of many reasons I sold that Sprint GT.

[Tony Nitrous]

After riding my ZX14 for 6 months now I like the low bars. I sit on the gsx1400 with it's high bars and ponder putting lows on it or just selling it.
Grog, I don't think the low bars make you ride faster but it sure is fun when you do.

I have identical Renthal 789 bars on 3 of my bikes. They sit me up and take some weight off my arms and hands, they should be a lot better for me considering my age and health, the clip-ons on my GSXR and Busa's should be far worse leaner down and forward more but lower bars just feel "right" to me. Recently when I ride a more sporty position bike and don't give it a second thought, I jump on something with higher bars and it feels like a chopper! 

[Nic]

After riding my ZX14 for 6 months now I like the low bars. I sit on the gsx1400 with it's high bars and ponder putting lows on it or just selling it.
Grog, I don't think the low bars make you ride faster but it sure is fun when you do.

I have identical Renthal 789 bars on 3 of my bikes. They sit me up and take some weight off my arms and hands, they should be a lot better for me considering my age and health, the clip-ons on my GSXR and Busa's should be far worse leaner down and forward more but lower bars just feel "right" to me. Recently when I ride a more sporty position bike and don't give it a second thought, I jump on something with higher bars and it feels like a chopper! 

Tony, I'm 70 and thought my low bar days were well n truly over but the ZX14 has the 30mil bar risers and I just love riding it, the best part for me tho is no more arse pain and the seat is rockard  Oh and, wind noise is different on the ZX than sitting up on the naked 1402. Seems to be less leaking air into the helmet in winter with the low bars. With the 1402 in winter I'd get cold air right on my left eye no matter what helmet, none of that on the ZX. The ZX has Michi road 6 tyres and I reckon the bumps are much softer than the Pirelli Angel GTs on the 1402. I won't be going back to Pirelli's even with the cost of the road 6's.

[Tony Nitrous]

After riding my ZX14 for 6 months now I like the low bars. I sit on the gsx1400 with it's high bars and ponder putting lows on it or just selling it.
Grog, I don't think the low bars make you ride faster but it sure is fun when you do.

I have identical Renthal 789 bars on 3 of my bikes. They sit me up and take some weight off my arms and hands, they should be a lot better for me considering my age and health, the clip-ons on my GSXR and Busa's should be far worse leaner down and forward more but lower bars just feel "right" to me. Recently when I ride a more sporty position bike and don't give it a second thought, I jump on something with higher bars and it feels like a chopper! 

Tony, I'm 70 and thought my low bar days were well n truly over but the ZX14 has the 30mil bar risers and I just love riding it, the best part for me tho is no more arse pain and the seat is rockard  Oh and, wind noise is different on the ZX than sitting up on the naked 1402. Seems to be less leaking air into the helmet in winter with the low bars. With the 1402 in winter I'd get cold air right on my left eye no matter what helmet, none of that on the ZX. The ZX has Michi road 6 tyres and I reckon the bumps are much softer than the Pirelli Angel GTs on the 1402. I won't be going back to Pirelli's even with the cost of the road 6's.

I have a near new pair of Angel GT2's I removed from a bike gathering dust. They are awful. I can see why they get so much negative feedback and why they were taken off sale in the USA.

H2 SX SE and Gen-3 Busaboth have nicer bars than my GSXR and older Busa's, but on both bikes the cruise control is the game changer, being able to sit up, relax my grip etc makes sporty bikes less of a drama. 

[KiwiCol]

Oooi Tony, you'll have Irish Jeff on yer ass with comments like that.   

[grog]

Angel GT2 wear uneven and induce weaving, im on my 3rd set of original Angel GT, no complaints. Rode my Mates MT10 with GT2, first off didnt like tread pattern. Riding i reckon i could actually feel vibration at all speeds.