Ergonomics differ from person to person and with the miles that John accumulates on his GTS, he MUST be comfortable! His dislike for the Heli-bars is well documented and not to be disregarded. I, on the other had, love my Heli-bars. They fit me perfectly. I traveled over 9,000 miles in 21 days a couple of years back and the trip would have been very difficult with the stock bars. To each his own, but for me the Heli's work great. Now, Mr. Mototune, what wonderful solution are you working on? If it's a good product, you are welcome to market it under my name like Mr. Laurenson does with his HawkOiler. You could call it Hawki-bars or something like that!?!?! :^)
Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.freecfm.com/r/raddboy Y2K Kawasaki ZRX1100 //'93 Yamaha GTS1000 //'85 FZ750 John speaks!..................... The Heli-bar design for the GTS sucks....worse than sucks, they are potentially debilitating. The first mod I made to my GTS was to add Helibars. They worked very well for me on my FJ's. The design used for the GTS is horrible. They simply pivot the bars and increase the angle to move the hand grip back a little. It can cause me a similar negative effect to my hands and wrists as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Your hands do not sit in a relaxed position when you grip the bars. To get the feel of what I am talking about pretend your are gripping a parallel bar in front of your and twist your hands like you are bending the bar ends down. Now imagine is you are putting part of your body weight on your arms in that position for hours. Riding for a few hours you might not feel the effects, but ride all day and you will. snippage.............
