Bend the bars? - FIDDY TECH: Help, How-to, Parts & Mods

Rob900 · 04-30-2003, 12:46 PM

Has anyone just bent their bars (at the grips) forward?
I only need 1/2 an inch to an inch to feel perfect on the bike. I know it may weaken them but I may give it try tonight. I figured I could just place the grips in a hollow pipe and bend them just a LITTLE forward.
Or......... can I drill new holes in my clamp that holds the bars to move them up. Like the 3 hole set up being sold here in the stuntlife store?
Just wondering if anyone has tried theses things......

Thanks for any help,
Rob.

od1nixer · 04-30-2003, 01:13 PM

I've done that with both of my new fifties. Makes a noticeable difference. Don't worry about weakening them, they're already weak

Rob900 · 05-02-2003, 09:58 AM

All done. It was cake.
Took the bars off placed them in a vice and pulled a little until they were straight. Bang..... perfect!

Why spend $185 for clamps and bars when you can just bend?

HiZ · 05-02-2003, 04:00 PM

Yeah I did that a bunch even after they were like a pretzel, but you have t watch the mounting bolts! THEY SNAP!
the bolts from bar to triple Snap so watch that!

BTBent · 05-02-2003, 05:01 PM

on all our 50's we just cut the front weld on the bars...bend them forward then weld it back...works perfect

jaxon23 · 05-02-2003, 06:20 PM

anybody just remove the small bars and weld bmx bars onto the mount? seems like a cheap alternative

oh and you can also cut the right bar off a BMX bar and cut the right or left bar off your stock bars and hammer it inside of the bmx bars and use your stock throtle and brake...been doing it for awhile now

also bought bakers plate and then cut a goose neck off a bmx bike and made it flush so it costed me 35 for the plate and 12 bucks for some bars...ghetto baby

Rob900 · 05-05-2003, 02:38 PM

I didn't have to mess with the weld at all.
I just took the throttle and front brake lever off and unbolted the bars from the clamp.
Bent them and put it all back on.

Sweet.

04-30-2003, 12:46 PM	#1
Rob900 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Franklin Ma. Age: 37 Bike: 01'929 .... I'm back baby! Gender: Male Posts: 215	Bend the bars? Has anyone just bent their bars (at the grips) forward? I only need 1/2 an inch to an inch to feel perfect on the bike. I know it may weaken them but I may give it try tonight. I figured I could just place the grips in a hollow pipe and bend them just a LITTLE forward. Or......... can I drill new holes in my clamp that holds the bars to move them up. Like the 3 hole set up being sold here in the stuntlife store? Just wondering if anyone has tried theses things...... Thanks for any help, Rob.

05-02-2003, 04:00 PM	#4
HiZ Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: WI Age: 27 Bike: 01 929- 97 RR- Crf Hybrid- trx250r- crf450R Gender: Male Posts: 333	Yeah I did that a bunch even after they were like a pretzel, but you have t watch the mounting bolts! THEY SNAP! the bolts from bar to triple Snap so watch that! __________________ AOL hizorhizzo MSN theomnij@hotmail

05-02-2003, 05:01 PM	#5
BTBent Group Moderator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Fremont, ca (bay area) Age: 28 Bike: 02 954rr, 98 900rr, 01 R6 Gender: Posts: 317	on all our 50's we just cut the front weld on the bars...bend them forward then weld it back...works perfect __________________ [url="http://www.btbriders.com"]www.btbriders.com[/url] [img]http://www.btbriders.com/links/btbanner.gif[/img]

05-02-2003, 06:20 PM	#6
jaxon23 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Foley, Alabama Age: 34 Bike: 2002 XR 50R Gender: Male Posts: 591	anybody just remove the small bars and weld bmx bars onto the mount? seems like a cheap alternative oh and you can also cut the right bar off a BMX bar and cut the right or left bar off your stock bars and hammer it inside of the bmx bars and use your stock throtle and brake...been doing it for awhile now also bought bakers plate and then cut a goose neck off a bmx bike and made it flush so it costed me 35 for the plate and 12 bucks for some bars...ghetto baby __________________ [url=http://www.gulftel.com/jaxon23/signature3.gif][img]http://www.gulftel.com/jaxon23/signature3.jpg[/img][/url] Last edited by jaxon23 : 05-02-2003 at 06:23 PM.

04-30-2003, 01:13 PM	#2
od1nixer I Enjoy Posting At StuntLife! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: ......... Age: Bike: ................ Gender: Male Posts: 2,673	I've done that with both of my new fifties. Makes a noticeable difference. Don't worry about weakening them, they're already weak

05-02-2003, 09:58 AM	#3
Rob900 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Franklin Ma. Age: 37 Bike: 01'929 .... I'm back baby! Gender: Male Posts: 215	All done. It was cake. Took the bars off placed them in a vice and pulled a little until they were straight. Bang..... perfect! Why spend $185 for clamps and bars when you can just bend?

05-05-2003, 02:38 PM	#7
Rob900 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Franklin Ma. Age: 37 Bike: 01'929 .... I'm back baby! Gender: Male Posts: 215	I didn't have to mess with the weld at all. I just took the throttle and front brake lever off and unbolted the bars from the clamp. Bent them and put it all back on. Sweet.