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Originally Posted by Tigerbob
Hi Greenman, thanks for the response, the bars in you pic is just what I am looking for.
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Be careful when fitting MX bars.
When I needed to replace the bars on a R100GS following an off-road off, I made the mistake of just going to my local MX dealer and buying the first bars I could find and quickly found that they crippled my wrists. The bend was too shallow and cocked my wrists inwards unnaturally. Probably great for jumping table tops with your elbows high but not for long distance touring.
I eventually found some Renthals that matched the original bend on the BMW bars but were MX type low (I used bar risers to get them a similar height to original).
They are :- "PRE-88 PATTERN" Pt.# 707-01-SI-01.
As for heated grips. The BM grips went on OK and I drilled holes between the clamps to fit the cables down the centre of them OK. I did, however, find that the grips were less effective with the alloy bars and I think that was because the alloy conducted more heat away along the bars instead of into my hands. Maybe???
