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Jfman
| Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 03:52 am: |
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I have a 2005 XB12S and the bar are bent due to a crash. I bought some random renthal bars on ebay but theur were much wide than my stockers. I cut an inch off both side but now I cannot fit all of my accessories one the ends of the bar. I love the way the bars look and feel and would like to still run this style of bar on my XB. So anybody using a Renthal bar on their xb can recommend a bend that works well on the XB? I want a little more rise than the stocker, same width as stock, enough room for the throttle and switches and the ability to run a crosspad. |
Ulyssesguy
| Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 07:21 am: |
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I have a Renthal bars on my Lightning they are part# 722-01-rd-01-185. Also pictured is the Precision Engineering 1" Bar riser kit.
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Jfman
| Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 12:09 pm: |
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Thanks for posting up. What is the total width of your bar? |
Webspoke
| Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 12:30 pm: |
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Renthal makes an ultra low bar (758-01) that is close to the stock width (28.5"), and about 1" lower than stock. (Message edited by webspoke on May 21, 2008) |
Jfman
| Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 12:51 pm: |
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I would prefer more rise than the stockers if possible. |
Marksm
| Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 03:55 pm: |
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I just installed the Renthal low bars and a Select seat on my City X. The seating position is right on for me. I'm 6' 1" with a 36" inseam. |
Buellinachinashop
| Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 04:02 pm: |
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do these come in black or graphite? |
Jfman
| Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 04:06 pm: |
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Marks: do you have pics? Do you know the part number? |
Marksm
| Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 04:16 pm: |
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9181 - Renthal Aluminum Handlebars, Low rise from americansportbike.com. They are graphite. I had to counterbore the ends a bit to get the Napoleons to fit and I did not cut them any so they are about 2" wider than stock. Crappy cell phone pics
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Jfman
| Posted on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 - 10:06 pm: |
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I like the way they look but I would prefer a bar with more rise and hopefuly a crossbar. |
Lonewolf02
| Posted on Friday, June 13, 2008 - 03:28 pm: |
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Jf - Have you considered the XB9 handle bars? I have some on my 2008 XB12S. Love em and their black, not chrome. |