How to choose the right motorcycle handlebars 

Holy shit this guy has a smooth voice

My biggest pet peeve of all time is ape hangers the longer they are the more I hate em and there are so many dudes that love these super long ape hangers that they can barely reach.

New into bikes, be riding my MT07 for about 2 months now, looking to switch up the bar. Straight to the point and very thorough, thanks man!

Bros voice is literally butter smooth

Hey man - these vid's are great. Detailed, clear and no ego. Keep em coming.

Very thorough and straightforward presentation! It is bemusing to hear the current boffins rediscover what was common knowledge in the '60s, for example, the café gas tanks had indentations at the front to accommodate clipons. In jolly England we referred to your strange "triple tree" as the fork yoke. A final point re ace bars of which you showed a brief image. In England these are still available with the U bracket in different lengths, so that the rider could choose his degree of forward bias. Finally, most of the images of the ace bar show an incorrect weld: the stubs should NOT be welded onto the ends of the U, but at least an inch back from the end. It's a matter of strength. Rule Britannia!

OMG that radio voice

Buff dudes voice. Haha Great video man. 👍👍👍

Very useful info. Glad I stumbled upon this vid before I went mucking around with what I thought I needed for a swap out ✌🏼

Great informative video! Thank you!

You sound like the narrator on the gangland show. Haha

you know what? you can be a good narrator, you have a smooth voice dude.

another excellent video, thanks. I wish you did not stop making these educational videos, very very enjoyable.

Such an informative vid! Perfect when choosing between a dragbar or more of ordinary handlebars

Excellent video very helpful, thanks 👍🏼

I'm starting work on my first bike, an 82 virago, and this was super helpful. thanks!

Direct to the point, quick informative, no fucking fluff...love that, I sub'd...

The best handlebar explanation on RU-vid!.

One of the best handle bar videos I've seen

Really good overview. Thanks for sharing 🏅

Thanks I was thinking about changing my bars on my 2000 bandit to clip one but I think I'll keep the originals

Very informative. I was thinking about returning to my clip ons handle bar for style. But when I saw ur video made me decide to stick on my medium rise scrambler type handle bar. Way more comfortable specially for long drives. Thanks. :)

They commented everything I wanted to say, so I'm just saying Thank You.

Great and simple explanation, thanks bro

Thanks Doc.

Sir, this is a great video, thanks

very well explain, simple, technical, practical, very good

Nice video! You sound like the most "human" computer voice ever! :)

Good info and video!

All great advice!

I wish lectures were in same format

Thanks a lot dude

Bopped my 1100 Yamaha and went with a drag bar. One thing I noticed is at highway speeds awesome! At slow speeds cornering is unwieldy.

great video!

great video man 👍

Thanks your vid was a great help I'm looking for more comfortable bars for a 2008 fat boy still not sure what style looks good on it tho....

Very informative and logical ...Thankyou.

I really enjoy your content. Do you have a video or suggestion about a step by step guide to building a cafe racer? Keep in mind, I’m an idiot when ti comes to mechanics as this will be my first build. Many thanks.

Nice video, Thanks

Had a mate (5”4) buy ape hangers for his cruiser, was the funniest shit I’ve ever seen

I have a 2007 Fat Boy. I am 6'2". I weigh 205. I'm 57 years old and more often moving to comfort over style. I use a backrest (no windshield yet). Foot rests attached to frame. My leg comfort is fine but could use less bar reach and looking for opinion. I have 4" risers but original bars. Any recommendations on bars? Not concerned about installing longer break/clutch cable.

Nice voice & good explanation...Thanks

Great info, clearly laid out. Subbed. Why all the jump cuts when you're talking? I'm not being a smartass I'm legit asking. Is it an editing style or do you film yourself talking about the subject (handlebars in this vid) & just go back afterwards and edit/splice parts together and omit others? Great content. Thanks man!👍

6:58 OMG yes! My bike looks exactly how I want it, but I’ll be changing it up because my wrists can’t handle more than 30 minutes of riding.

Which handlebar is better for touring? Clip ons or tubular?

Why did you stop making videos? These are great!

I have a Honda VTX1300R that I have added a sidecar to. Love it - but I am 5'4". I end up bent over all the time. I need to find a bar that can help me ride more upright. Any suggestions that will work on my VTX1300R?

I like raider's, but my bike is a Honda dash.a scooter type which I find sooooo difficult find customs handle bars.only those with long forks and uses a butterfly crown has a looooooot of customs part that fits;(

I want to change my bars on mt old Honda V45 Super Magna. Thing is they are 12 at the clamps but 7/8ths at the ends. Seeing I want to also fit new grips, I'm not sure which size to go for with respect to the diameter of the switch housings. Any advice would be very helpful, Cheers

Love the shirt man. Great video. Looking for a good set of handlebars for a v star 950. Short guy. 5'3.

hye, whats the difference between motocross and contour handlebar? thanks great video btw

So which one should I buy

I like how open minded you are about handle bars and speak for all kinds of riders unlike some other people who bash on people who don’t ride the same type of bike as them

can u please tell me good clip ons available on Amazon?

thanks for the video and the explanations. I would like to change the handlebar on my Bonneville T120 because I feel too much load on the wrists, especially in deceleration, and I think a bit higher and maybe also a bit wider handlebar could help to fix. What could you suggest?

You are goooooood 👍😇

holy shit that vocal audio

can clip on handlebar fit on a honda monkey bike?

you dont need to take the forks out to put on clip on handles XD just take the top yolk off and clip them on... takes 10 minutes lol

What about flipping the stock handlebar to lower the control area as a low cost alternative to cafe racer bars?

Yo how many times did he say nurl

Voice is amazing

How about transformer handle bar

I have a z125 pro and wanted to use handlebars similar to mojo customs but they are 170$ which is stil a lot I found honda grom Chinese ebay cars for 35$ that I really like but not sure if they fit my Kawasaki. Then I saw some clip on that are 99 or 95$ but they aren't real clip on style it's a 3 piece that seems bulky might consider

love your voice

can you tell me the exact caferacer clipon for harley street 750 model 2015

I just a strange idea ....ya know how sometimes carving through canyons at high speed you wish you could tuck down behind the fairing road racers style? Or on a long high speed straight? Or bucking straight into high wind? How NICE would THAT be?? Or conversely other times you might wish your bars were higher and wider riding through rougher terrain? What IF your bike was equipped with dual controls? Actual Clip ones in addition to adventure type tall bars? I can't even picture it but the idea appeals to me....in the past with cable operated throttle, clutch and brakes this would have been ridiculous mechanically....but today with "throttle by wire" and hydraulic brake and clutch? It's just an extra 10 pounds of gear and totally doable....Maybe it would be lame I don't know but unless someone gives it ago we really could only guess. Another way would be to have the bars adjustable both in height and width...On the fly changeable would be my choice ....like adjustable steering wheels in cars...pull a lever or push a button and bars can be raised or lowered. One way I can envision this is to make the triple tree and frame steering head much squattier but way wider and stronger also allowing the fork tube tops to have several inches of free stand above low mounted squatty steering head/triple clamp....if you can pictures that ....the clip on handle bars note can be adjusted up or down several inches!....add a mechanism that allows this to lowered and raised on the fly! The same cheesiest but lightest way would be to simply put a variation of a wing nut/bolt that tightens the clip on to the fork .....instead of wings though picture a single lever ...reach down and break it loose 1/4 turn and the precision fit clip on lowers or raises like butter ....come type of adjustable guide holds it in an exact rotation position...all it can do is move up or down several inches...nothing else.....The second possible adjustment could be the total handlebars width ....this could be easily possible via telescopic design ...another locking lever allows a rider to pull out or shove it back in! One moment the bars are in "cafe mode" the next in "enduro mode" Another cool option would be buddy pegs positioned exactly so they would be in an ideal place to serve as rearsets! this would require another shift lever and brake pedal....the brake pedal could be a quick remove affairs of it need not be present if hauling a passenger ...same with extra shift lever ....of course maybe the shifting could be engineered to be electric so that all the pedal even is, is a double throw switch?....trying to picture all this ....I know it is doable but not sure it could be executed well enough for wide acceptance as an option? Comments?

A like first for the adorable voice

wouldn't you gain more leverage with more pullback. you'd have a longer lever. some people say your motorcycle suddenly feels like it has 'power steering'

Advantage of clip on bar...? whe they are installed on sport motorcycle? #willyrides

Radio Voice....👍

I'm looking for a sportier look for my triumph but still comfortable what would you recommend?

hey thanks for the video. should i raise my bars for long rides? i am 5" 7 and last time i went for a long ride i got a terrible neck and shoulder pain on my right.

You voice . . Is seems like in a tv advertise . . Lol . . 😁😁😁

Thanks!

Old video but i was looking at a set a tbars with a little pull back and a little curve back for the wrist i like the way they look but not sure how they effect handle or comfort?

A lot of clip ones do NOT require the "forks dropped" ....only the top triple clamp needs undoing! ...pop that off and slide the clip ons on ...Not sure which bikes you need to "drop the forks" on..huh??

Are clubman handlebars comfortable?? Need help

Are you google's text to speech guy??

nice voice

Omg your voice man

What would Chinese steel bars be made from, other than steel?? Lol

how about motorcycle handlebar vibration any idea how to reduce it? and which type of handlebar that has the less vibration?

what about your microphone?

Hey Will first time on your channel, interesting stuff since I'm thinking of making a couple of mods on my bike but did you know that China is the world's biggest importer by far of empty soda cans like Coke, Pepsi, 7Up etc ... And this is so because it is the most common component in making metals in China so PUH - LEEZ guys do not buy metal items made in China. Take care. Mike.

Frosty. Ok...so still a 🥕 up my mouth and some coal in my ears. Wokka wokka!

Good video but man that was one very long sentence a very short pause to breath in would be a welcome relief to the viewer

but everything is made for harley davidson 😐😐

54 seconds and I'm already botes whit your narration...

Get back on your EQ might sound a certain way in your monitors but its clearly not the natural timber of your voice, its a total mind fuck... Other than that, its an informative begginer video to send to a friend.

1000th like

That mic is a little to good I could hear your tongue moving in your mouth had to stop watching. I get distracted easily. 😓

I can't watch this, the editing is so annoying

You asked for feedback. I don't agree with a lot of the things you say in this video, and that's mostly because you present personal opinion as fact too often. For example, your comments on drag bars being unnatural and your strong position on them being a 'wrong' choice. Perhaps they're the wrong choice for you, but not everyone is the same, and you don't mention any experience (if any) you've had of them. I sense that the nuance of 'in my opinion' is badly needed but missing from lots of the things you say. But the 'Oriental master' thing is weird and strangely arrogant. No need for the Japanese backdrop... There are lots of follower types in this world but not everyone is one. Also, when you drop the most basic of the basic information on the most obvious, self-explanatory things, like attaching the switchgear to handlebars, you do it with an air of authority as if you're a great expert. This is irksome, and reminds me of the problem with traditional martial arts. You get some fake status among follower types, a belt, a cauliflower ear and a bent nose, and nothing else for 'mastering' what naturally physical people find as easy as breathing, while there's always someone out there stronger and faster than you. Or even, Arabic calligraphy. Just how far does mastering in writing out the Arabic letters over and over get you? Traditionalism is bollocks.