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Handlebar conversion is it worth it?
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Just opened the package. The bars are predrilled. Installation should be easier. I already have clutch line extensions.
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Thu Sep 30, 2021 12:22 pm (Last edited: Thu Sep 30, 2021 12:23 pm)
Zitat von Boxerboy55 im Beitrag #3Zitat von Hydrashok158 im Beitrag #1 I agree with the bars. I have a long body/short legs. My seat is a low and my pegs are HP ones on the highest setting of 3. Screen is low. I'm comfortable. Why change the bar position for aesthetic reasons??? |
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Any updates on this set up if you have had some time to get out and ride a bit since fitting |
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Sat Jun 11, 2022 10:49 pm (Last edited: Tue Jun 14, 2022 8:24 pm)
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Hi folks, |
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My kit has finally cleared customs in Auckland NZ now I just have to wait for NZ Post to deliver my express post package that has so far taken nearly 6 weeks to get this far from Germany Via Australia
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Hi all. |
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I installed the Wunderlich handle bar conversion too and have over 30,000 miles on them. It totally changed the handling of the bike. The width increase was the best change. It now has a light feel and quick direction change - flickable. I still have a slight forward lean; which I like. The increased height and rearward increase are both offset greatly by the bar width increase. Think about it - raise up and back and then move your hands out 2.25". Your body moves forward again as a result. So, I love the seating position; but the lighter, finger tip, handling is the best improvement. Also moved the Nav6 above the dash during the change. Those changes, and a few more, turned the bike into a true sport-tourer for me.
Gary Clark
Dublin OH 2018 RS1200RS |
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I think that the 2023 RS models have, or can be ordered with, a standard handlebar is a nice change for this year's bikes. Perhaps BMW should have done that with the RS starting in the 2016 models and offer the original bars as an option.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Probably the best mod you can do. Easy install, takes a couple of hours taking your time. Brake and clutch lines no need to modify. As others have said it transforms the bike. The only negative is it puts slightly more weight on you ass but not uncomfortably so. Should have installed them years ago. Definitely recommended |
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Sat Jan 14, 2023 8:36 pm (Last edited: Sat Jan 14, 2023 8:39 pm)
Zitat von Becksy im Beitrag #27 There are two choices. The standard R1200/1250R bars and the lower R1200/1250R Sport bars. I don't know how the Sport bars compare to the RS bars. Lee |
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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #28Zitat von Becksy im Beitrag #27 Does anyone have a comparison of these to the Wunderlich options, including price?
2020 R1250RS
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Sun Jan 15, 2023 4:57 pm (Last edited: Sun Jan 15, 2023 4:58 pm)
Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #28Zitat von Becksy im Beitrag #27 I don't know what you mean Lee, I can see only one variant on the BMW website, would be curious to know how they differ to the Wunderlich variant. Tubular bars BMW part no 32711614636 https://www.bmw-motorrad.co.uk/en/indivi...modelCodes=0J81; |
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