When you're choosing a set of handlebars for your motorcycle. There are many factors you must come to realize. Here's some examples. How high your seat is. Your general riding position. how long your arms are. Do you want your arms bent or more straight. Do you want your hands down low so you're leaning over. Do you want them at your shoulders so they're straight out or do you want above your shoulders for a more extreme old school ape hanger style look. Do you have narrow shoulders or broad shoulders. Do you split lanes. What kind of bike you have.
You might think this is a bit much, but in reality you want your motorcycle to be an extension of yourself. It's not just about fancy. It's about function.
The most popular all around handlebar we carry is the 12 inch mxtbars. These are the widest bars we carry at 31.5 inches wide. They have a comfortable wrist angle, making them great for long rides. There just narrow enough to be able to split lanes and ride aggressive.
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Sunday, January 10, 2016
How do I choose what bars to get?
How did Westcoast-Tbars come up with their designs.
Well the standard tbars are a product that has been made by numerous company's and have been around since the 60s. The style of the straight tbars got popular in the early 2000's. Having my first pair made in 2005. This is before we came to be.
What we wanted to do is bring a better looking, higher quality, and more comfortable then the competitors. How do you do that? Well, we are real active motorcycle riders, that ride fast, ride long distances, and split lanes like a bat out of hell. We made them and changed them many times over until the angles were perfect. Made the bars swaged at the ends for a higher end look. Created the bottom custom bungs for a cleaner, stronger mount to your triple trees. We don't lead people to believe that we created tbars. We sure damn make them the best they can be.
Gauge bungs?
What are Gauge Bungs? This is a very common question that we get. These are threaded steel tabs that are welded on, in a location that you choose. This is so you can solid mount your gauges to your handlebars without a removable gauge mount. This is a pretty cool custom feature we allow our customers to add their bars.
I suggest weld on bungs for people who are 100 percent stuck on how they want there bike to look. This is done by adding to your customer comments to section on the checkout page of westcoast-tbars.com. For people who change there mind a lot. I highly suggest a removable gauge mount. We sell a slick one that fit between the bars and comes in powdercoat black and chrome.