Suffice to say......ergonomics are not the same for everyone! :^)
I've got the Heli-bars and when used in combination with my Corbin seat,
it's PERFECT.........FOR ME! There are just too many factors in
determining personal comfort on a motorcycle folks. What works for one,
might not work for others.
Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC
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http://www.freecfm.com/r/raddboy
Y2K Kawasaki ZRX1100 //'93 Yamaha GTS1000 //'85 FZ750
I haven't had a chance to respond to this. I can't agree with John on this
one. I have a little experience with all three setups: 20,000 miles with
the stock bars, 100,000 miles with the helis, 15,000 miles with the
superbike kit.
I have the superbike kit on my '93 and the helibars on the '94, so I can go
back and forth between them easily.
I have more trouble with my hands going to sleep with the superbike kit
than
with the helibars. In my case, I think it's a nerve that gets pinched in
my
neck when I sit too upright. The helis are much better for me than the
stock bars.
The wind screen does not have to be cut for either setup.
For the record I'm 5'8''.
Roger
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Laurenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2001 9:31 PM
Subject: Re: Heli Bar question
> > 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
>
