BCsnowcat Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 (edited) I read vfrbennys post a long while back about the 1984 vf1000 bars...finally tried it! :) Hey! I have no issues at all with the stock bars..I do a couple 1200 mile days every summer and never find it a problem as I lay on the tank with my chunk of foam inside my jacket! I think they are perfect for solo! But! I also use this bike 2 up occasionally as I tried, but I just hate driving a cruiser! Not even trying any more as wife comfy on the vfr anyway! Ok for her but for me it sucks then as I cant lay down and leave the wife sticking up there, so I try to sit up far as I can and that dont work for long! I usually run the stock bars up at the top of the tubes, but thats high as they go...:) So I tried this and they work great! Just enough up and back to let me sit up as far as i want to with some forward lean still to keep the butt from going numb! Dirt Cheap and just as good as the helibars I tried on another bike!...Everything fit fine, I just had to route the throttle cables inside the right fork,now lots of slack. not enough before. Drill some new pin holes for the switchblocks. I did cut the ends off the bars and drill and tap them to put the big weight ends back on! I lined up the gap in the bars with the gap in the top clamp and they fit me and the bike perfect! I will give them a shot of silver paint next time they are off when I go solo trip and they are done! I would take a good look at any clipons the right diameter from the old days, might be lots out there. so just some pics if interested! Thanks for the idea VFR Benny!!! Edited April 27, 2013 by BCsnowcat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted April 24, 2013 Member Contributer Share Posted April 24, 2013 Cheaper then Helibar's I bet, good job ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 (edited) Honda Hawk 650GT bars will also work on VFRs with 41mm fork tubes...... They have a very similar rise as the one you used on your project here.... Should be easy enough to find too as lots of Hawk owners (including me) modded their bikes to lower CBR1000 bars. Beck 95 VFR. Edited April 24, 2013 by Beck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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