> From: Ken Swartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: GTS-1000 Owners List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 19:34:26 EDT
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Heli Bar question
>
> OK folks here's a tip of the berg run down of the Heli Bar question.
> For me I'm going to see how the MRA shield changes the bike with my stock
> bars.
> Somewhere in the future I hope to see a GTS with Heli bars and SuperBike kit.
> As things are with my schedule this will be something to work on.
> I've learned to work around and accept the stock bars. I just like to know
> how
> other things work and will always keep an open mind for them.
>
> Ken
>
> hawke Unknown height ........ 5"8" doesn't like Heli's goes for
SuperBike kit
....doesn't like is too mild...they are pieces of shit, as they are built
for the GTS. All they do is pivot off the the present mount point,
steepening the angle to move your hands back a little.. To get a feel for
what they would be like...sit on you bike and twist your hands about 10
degrees like you are bending a bar. With you body weight on your hands they
are a killers if you spend a few hours on your bike. I had nerve damage
much like carpal tunnel that lasted for months. Several fingers on both
hands went totally numb. I didn't have much choice since I was already a
thousand miles from home and had to ride home with them. I bought them and
wanted them to work because I loved design of the helibars on my FJ.
Anyone that says they are OK just hasn't ridden any real distance with them
and they are simply justifying spending the money.
I'm the first one to agree, the Super Bike kit doesn't look as trick as
stock bars. My decision was based on comfort and a increased feeling of
control over the stock bars. The bar position and feel remind me a lot of a
dirt bike and my dirt bike riding days. It really is comfortable....I rode
up to Gastonia , NC and back yesterday, with 6 hours of partying in between
, without the slightest twitch of discomfort.
hawke
