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Hey, what does this do?
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 8:29 am
by EatenbyAsphalt
So, I was over at MC-USA because I like to read the articles
and they commonly do project bikes. The one I was reading was about the 2011 Kawasaki Z1000. No link, find it yourself. In the story about it, they replaced the handle bars with Renthal bars with an inch chopped off each side. What does that accomplish? See, I want to improve my ER-6n but there isn't much on the market for aftermarket parts. Well, not that that has ever stopped me from trying something. So what kind of improvements could a person make to their bike if the market has nothing? Yes, I know I could be looking at Ninja 650 parts but I want to go beyond the cookie-cutter crap and make it personal.
Re: Hey, what does this do?
Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 6:53 pm
by Wrider
Ummm, your ER has a pretty darn big aftermarket. Heck one company even came out with a turbo kit for it.
Re: Hey, what does this do?
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 2:18 am
by EatenbyAsphalt
Funny, any time I google for parts I get nothing. Oh well, that wasn't really the answer I was looking for. Thanks anyway, I'll go back to my search then.
Re: Hey, what does this do?
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 2:25 am
by EatenbyAsphalt
Wrider wrote:Ummm, your ER has a pretty darn big aftermarket. Heck one company even came out with a turbo kit for it.
What company? I'll check them out but I'm not looking for a turbo, maybe they have things I could use.
Re: Hey, what does this do?
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 3:28 am
by Wrider
Head over to motorcyclesuperstore.com, bikebandit.com, jpcycle.com, bing.com, motorcyclegear.com, etc, and almost all of them have a "search by bike" feature.
Re: Hey, what does this do?
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 4:05 am
by EatenbyAsphalt
I've been to everyone of those sites over the past few months and all I get is tires and mufflers. Got something else?
Re: Hey, what does this do?
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 12:38 pm
by Wrider
What are you looking for exactly?
Re: Hey, what does this do?
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 2:00 am
by EatenbyAsphalt
Well, I was trying to understand why someone would take Renthal handle bars for a 250 dirt bike and put them on a 1000cc sportbike. That lead me to wonder what you can do to a bike that isn't cookie-cutter material but I think I may have to experiment and find out for myself. By the way, I found parts for my ER-6n in the UK and Europe, the US outlets carry very little for my bike. Tires, mufflers and oil filters mostly.
Re: Hey, what does this do?
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 2:22 am
by HYPERR
EatenbyAsphalt wrote:Well, I was trying to understand why someone would take Renthal handle bars for a 250 dirt bike and put them on a 1000cc sportbike.
1. Renthal bars are much better made, stronger, and lighter than the POS OEM bar.
2. Option of different bends.
3. By going narrower as the guy did, it quickens the steering at the expense of leverage.
4. Z1000 is not a sportbike...
Re: Hey, what does this do?
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 2:26 am
by EatenbyAsphalt
Right, so let's nit-pick the issue.