Hi,
'72 Daytona
The first pic shows the old handlebars that I hate. They look bad and feel bad.
Appear to be standard 'UK & General Export'.
second pic shows the new handlebars
Errrm ... are you tall?
My 78 came from the factory with mini ape hangers, they are really awful.
What "NASAman" Fred has fitted appears to be them? Or are the ones on your bike even higher?
71 year
these standard western bars for the export model.
Just to be clear, they were "standard" only on US-market Triumphs, other "export" markets got the flat 'bars Fred pictured.
I have used the Export T140 high bars but the bike loses a lot of cornering ability and the rider is too upright.
I have high bars too on my T140E and find they are tiresome due wind exposure and not practical for cornering.
I have what "rambo" has pictured on my T150 and T100. Personally, I find them too wide, particularly when the steering is turned fully to right or left; as standard, they are about 800 mm. (31"-32") across the ends. I prefer 'bars about 710-740 mm. (28"-29") wide. T160 US-market and TSX 'bars (97-4651 and 97-7205) are that and only about 1" higher than the 'bars "rambo" has pictured, but they are about 2"
lower than the "Export [US market] T140 high bars" (97-4411) "rambo" referred to.
replace clutch cable, cold start cable, throttle cable, front brake hose ?
Triumph used only two basic lengths for these - shorter for 'UK & General Export', longer for 'US'. For what it is worth, I always use 'US'-length cable and hoses - with 'low' handlebars, the extra cable length can always be routed around the front of the frame to the 'other' side; then the desirable wide-radius bend is always maintained, even when the steering is turned fully to right or left. :thumb
Western bars
USA Spitfires had a small tank and higher bars.
Be careful with the term "Western" - BSA used the term certainly in the 1960's - on some much-higher and more-curved 'bars - when Triumph did not, and I am not sure that some people, including modern dealers, are not confused.
Rather than be confused by names, British Cycle Supply has a page of part numbers with dimensions -
http://www.britcycle.com/Products/Handlebars/handlebars.htm. Unfortunately, while their dimensions of the 'bars "rambo" pictured -
97-4252 - reflect my experience, their dimensons on the T160 US-market -
97-4651 and TSX -
97-7205 - 'bars do not; mine do not have so much 'rise', my T160 'bars are original and my TSX ones are almost identical (aside: begs the question why the Co-op made a different drawing and issued a new part number
).
On the other hand,
42-4968 appear to be what BSA called "Western" 'bars.
western bars. I hadn't heard of these here in Australia until now. I have a 73 Commando that was originally from Iowa that has these bars and wondered if this was a common fitment in the US.
While Triumph used them for many years on US-market variants certainly in the 1960's and 1970's before '73, Norton appears to have had something very similar? - compare
06-1046 (Norton) and
97-4252 (Triumph).
Hth.
Regards,