clipon Vs dragbars
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locOleoN
Is that the best you got? OK.. now my TURN...
I had drag bars on my cb350 when I first got them and didnt like them at all, so I changed them to Clubman bars a month later.
I dont particualily like clip ons unless they are fully adjustable like the Tommaselli adjustable clipons or Telefix clipons.
my cb350 with Drag bars:
I dont particualily like clip ons unless they are fully adjustable like the Tommaselli adjustable clipons or Telefix clipons.
my cb350 with Drag bars:
I would def go with a nice set of adjustable clip ons...you'll be happier in the long run with the feel and the overall look. I went with clubmans (still on there) because it was an easy way out and cheaper, but I long for a nice set of clips which I'll get sometime this summer
im havin the same decision issue.cant make up my mind.
ive checked out some cafe bars and i kinda like em.also dont mind the drag bars.
i do like the clip ons but not sure i can put those on yet($)
but dont want these stinkin stock bars,no style on em what so ever.
is this stock tank gonna be a problem gettin in the way if i put the cafe bars on
thats the way it was b4 i got it still has that tank
ive checked out some cafe bars and i kinda like em.also dont mind the drag bars.
i do like the clip ons but not sure i can put those on yet($)
but dont want these stinkin stock bars,no style on em what so ever.
is this stock tank gonna be a problem gettin in the way if i put the cafe bars on
thats the way it was b4 i got it still has that tank
locOleoN
Is that the best you got? OK.. now my TURN...
grimz said:
Hey Grims
nope, you can use that tank, or you can probably put a cb750 tank on it.
just pick one up in Paris this weekend. Either way, if it doesnt fit, you can chop it and make a cafe seat!!..LOL..
We could put Clip-ons on your bike easy, either above or below the tripple. Its up to you.
Im telling you though, out of experience, you most likelt wont be happy with the drag bars...
As a safe alternative, just get clubman bars in Paris and then you can change them to Clip-ons later...
Clubmans give you a lot more mounting options than drag or clip bars, the sweep in them places them farther away from the tank where clips might bind. And you can mount them in all kinds of ways such as the weird upside down way a bunch of guys on this site like them 
I had mine above the tree for a while:
But eventually dropped them under:
More for the aesthetics of it rather than ergonomics, I never really felt a difference.
I mounted them loosely at first, sat on the bike and pushed them into the most natural feeling position, then tightened them down. One complaint I have about them is that the rubber mounts along with the length of the bars add slack to the system and as a result you loose a lot of feel for the bike (I dislike foam grips for the same reason) Because of this all my other bikes, and possibly this one will have clips. Plus I like the way clips look and how they simplify the construction of the frontend.
I had mine above the tree for a while:
But eventually dropped them under:
More for the aesthetics of it rather than ergonomics, I never really felt a difference.
I mounted them loosely at first, sat on the bike and pushed them into the most natural feeling position, then tightened them down. One complaint I have about them is that the rubber mounts along with the length of the bars add slack to the system and as a result you loose a lot of feel for the bike (I dislike foam grips for the same reason) Because of this all my other bikes, and possibly this one will have clips. Plus I like the way clips look and how they simplify the construction of the frontend.
Thanks for the compliments Loco, I'm really struggling with the lines of the bike and positive and negative comments are helpful. I'm dropping the headlight and guages about an inch and a half this coming weekend and I was planning on grabbing some clip ons too but now I can't find any reasonably priced 35mm.....anybody got any? Anyone? Bueler?
Oh yeah, anybody looking for bars, I have a set of the mikesxs clubmans that were on my bike for a second....they didn't have enough drop for me so I went with a diff set of clubmans. The mikes bars are clubman style but keep the bars at a drag bar height, but with more pullback...hell, go to mikesxs and look at them, if anyone wants them $15+shipping
saucer
Coast to Coast
great bike mysta , can't get enough of it, gives me hope about my 360 , i've just added clubmans , then i was able to lower the front about 1.5 inches, before it touches the bars , i have a lot to go before i can match your bike ,still very stock, i don't think i'll mount my bars under like you just yet, i'm looking to lower my headlight, are you stlll selling your brackets?
