Triumphrat

Crusader3020

I'm 6'4" tall and am finding the standard bars to have too much 'pull back'
I figure I need something that leans me about 2" (50mm) further forward but not neccassarily any lower.

I've searched the forum for suggestions and there's heaps of them. But what I can't find is the H-W-PB etc of the standard pre 2001 TBird bars so that I know what I'm looking for.

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SpitfireTriple

I'm 5'11" but also find the bars on my TBird (bought a month ago) too high and close. Yesterday I nipped down to my local bike shop and bought a set of flatter bars for £19. Daresay "genuine Triumph" bars, as specced for the early TBird, would be at least twice the price. Aim to fit the flatter bars tomorrow.

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WoodsieIII

If you like crusader I can measure up my Triumph lower bars and then you could go to one of those many bike shops in Melbourne and match them up.

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Crusader3020

thanks Jim - what do your bars look like?

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WoodsieIII

Bars are 700mm wide, 100mm of rise, about 100mm of pullback. I'm only a shortarse and I found the standard bars to be horrible. Like bloody apehangers they felt.





[ This message was edited by: WoodsieIII on 2007-04-08 18:08 ]

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Crusader3020

Thanks for that Jim

I'm thinking I'll need something like 700Wide 150Rise and 100PullBack

Larry

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WoodsieIII

No worries mate Glad I could help.

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UJMrider

I don't know what the measurements are but if you check out my album I've got some before/after shots for comparison.

Before:



After (with risers and old windshield):



My bars are Bikemaster "euro" bars. Risers are 30mm.

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Crusader3020

I priced the OEM Triumph Lowers at my local Triumph dealer today - $A121 with brake line. That seemed reasonable to me, but there's none in the country and would take 6 weeks to arrive.
Any ideas where else I can get them online?

[ This message was edited by: Crusader3020 on 2007-04-11 02:19 ]

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WoodsieIII

Ma's Cycles in the US of A. shipping will be quicker than getting them from England.
The quickest I have ever recieved something from the states was four days. For a cheap screen. The Quickest I have recieved stuff from England ( a set of fork protectors) yes wait for it four weeks. The longest I waited for stuff from the states was three weeks.

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