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  • #16
    Yes, I replied to it (now I gotta go look at it again, lol).
    Going from the Specials 'buckhorn' bars to the 'superbike' bars I had to re-route the cables and hose. They end-up too long, not too short.
    Last edited by Pat Kelly; 01-16-2006, 10:31 AM.
    Pat Kelly
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    1978 XS1100E (The Force)
    1980 XS1100LG (The Dark Side)
    2007 Dodge Ram 2500 quad-cab long-bed (Wifes ride)
    1999 Suburban (The Ship)
    1994 Dodge Spirit (Son #1)
    1968 F100 (Valentine)

    "No one is totally useless. They can always be used as a bad example"

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    • #17
      haha. sorry, I was expecting an email notification when I got the pm. I guess I gotta check my settings.

      Thanks for the help!
      Bauer
      1980 XS 1100 SG (The 3rd Degree) - The Cafe' Racer
      Image Photos @ http://photobucket.com/albums/f230/BauersXS11/
      1980 XS1100 G (The Trouble Maker)
      Fully stock and still goin at 65k miles

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      • #18
        Re: Re: Re: A selection of bends...

        Originally posted by xs650mike
        But these particular clip-ons are for 34mm and 35mm fork tubes...
        What is fork tube OD on a 79F? (I thought it was 34mm.)
        Frank

        1979 XS1100F Street Rat

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        • #19
          hey gnepig, where did you get those grips?
          '81 XS1100 SH

          Melted to the ground during The Valley Fire

          Sep. 12th 2015

          RIP

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          • #20
            Gran Turismo grips

            These grips are available from Mikes XS, Whitney's and others. They were the most popular style of all back in the '60s and '70s. I also like the sportbike gel grips (available at Mikes) and have them on both my 400 and 1100. My all time favorites are Oury Road Grips which are carried by Whitney and many others...super comfortable with a little knurled section for your thumb so you can easily blip the throttle for downshifts while braking at the same time.
            Shiny side up,
            650 Mike

            XS1100SF "Rusty", runs great, 96k miles
            XS650SJ "The Black Bike", engine from XS650H with 750cc big bore kit, 30k miles

            Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in one pretty and well preserved piece, but to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, worn out and defiantly shouting, "WOW, what a ride !" - [URL="http://www.flyingsnail.com/Sprung/index.html"]Sprung[/URL]

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            • #21
              .. hey Jessy, the picture of the grips is from MikesXS they cost $6 bucks.. grips are like handle bars, they are a personal preference, you wont know what you like til you try them.
              .. i have noticed that if you have high handle bars or the buck horns and you sit upright on your bike then it doesn't really matter what kind of grips you use.. as long as they look good and keep your hands from slipping off of the bars then they work.. but if you have the low bars like drag bars, super bike bars and such, then most of us lean forward some and there is some pressure on our hands.. it all depends on how much you weigh, how tall you are and the distance from where your @ss is to where the end of your handle bars are.. fairings also mess with this equation somehow, but that's another story(and this one is starting to get kind of long)..
              .. i have put the super bike bars on all of my bikes for the last 10 years, i like the sporty "attack the wind" riding position. i have noticed that the fat cushy grips work best for me when i have to do alot of around town riding.. so, as 650 mike has said there are alot of options, you be the judge

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              • #22
                I too have the super bike bars and have been looking for fatter grips. I'll give'um a try.
                '81 XS1100 SH

                Melted to the ground during The Valley Fire

                Sep. 12th 2015

                RIP

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