24-01-15, 09:10 PM
It's the only thing I don't like about Fazers and similar. You can't get your weight over the front for fast cornering, to get the front wheel properly "planted". Well, a focced arm means I can't use those sorts of bars anyway, but when I get a hustle on, it's the one thing that annoys me about an upright riding position.
The clip-on style goes back a long way Noggy. On the original 50s cafe racers it was the way to go. In the 70s and early 80s, folk used to fit Ace bars, clip-ons, and Jota bars were popular for their adjustability (from the Laverda Jota).
The manufacturers built little other than sports bikes after the first GSXRs hit the streets - they were designed using things learned from race bikes, and thank God that period is over; there was just race replica after race replica all through the 90s :z Don't get me wrong, these were the flagship models where technology was developed, but at least nowadays we have some variety.
Beaten to it by Mr. limax, so there's a bit more detail for you.
The clip-on style goes back a long way Noggy. On the original 50s cafe racers it was the way to go. In the 70s and early 80s, folk used to fit Ace bars, clip-ons, and Jota bars were popular for their adjustability (from the Laverda Jota).
The manufacturers built little other than sports bikes after the first GSXRs hit the streets - they were designed using things learned from race bikes, and thank God that period is over; there was just race replica after race replica all through the 90s :z Don't get me wrong, these were the flagship models where technology was developed, but at least nowadays we have some variety.
Beaten to it by Mr. limax, so there's a bit more detail for you.