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Title: Carbon bars
Post by: Monsterlover on July 01, 2009, 05:31:21 AM
Thought these were kinda cool. . .

(http://moto-madness.com/Product%20Pictures/Driven/Carbon%20Bar.jpg)

(http://www.moto-madness.com/Product%20Pictures/Driven/Driven%20Carbon%20Bars.jpg)

http://moto-madness.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=6_26_480 (http://moto-madness.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=6_26_480)
Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: RavnMonster on July 01, 2009, 05:47:19 AM
they are pretty sweet looking.
Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: Monster Dave on July 01, 2009, 07:36:41 AM
I don't know how easy it would be to cleanly drill through the CF to mount up the controls for your Monster. If it is doable, that would be a clean mod - how much lighter are they than stock bars?
Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: teddy037.2 on July 01, 2009, 08:02:24 AM
tasty! [drink]
Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: TAftonomos on July 01, 2009, 11:58:31 AM
I've posted weights for these somewhere on the site, they are 1 ounce more than the stock magura bars.  They are carbon wrapped aluminum btw, drilling will be easy.

I was going to order them, however I couldn't find specs on the pull back/up so I passed. 
Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: Monsterlover on July 01, 2009, 12:27:44 PM
For the CR hi pro tapered bars

These are the measurements for the CR High Bars.

Width: 795mm
Height: 95mm
Rise: 70mm
Clamp Area: 205mm
Sweep: 57mm

Right on the site mang ;)
Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: tlloyd66 on July 01, 2009, 12:51:38 PM
holy crap that's pretty...
Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: Nekkid Tim on July 01, 2009, 12:54:09 PM
Quote from: TAftonomos on July 01, 2009, 11:58:31 AM
I've posted weights for these somewhere on the site, they are 1 ounce more than the stock magura bars.  They are carbon wrapped aluminum btw...

H'mmmmmm.  Carbon fiber that *adds* weight.  I guess it's OKAY to paint that carbon fiber, right?

(Scratches head, wanders off, perplexed, whistling tunelessly....)
Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: ab on July 01, 2009, 01:09:32 PM
i suppose that will shatter easily in a 0 mph tip over?

Looks nice.
Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: DucHead on July 01, 2009, 02:34:17 PM
What a coincidence!  Those pics are originally from Maximum-suzuki.com.  A guy on there blinged/modded his Bandit 1200S into a naked bike.
Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: TAftonomos on July 01, 2009, 05:25:06 PM
Quote from: pompetta on July 01, 2009, 02:34:17 PM
What a coincidence!  Those pics are originally from Maximum-suzuki.com.  A guy on there blinged/modded his Bandit 1200S into a naked bike.

What kind of tosser would do that?  [laugh] ( I miss my 1255 bandit dearly btw)
Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: rockaduc on July 01, 2009, 05:25:11 PM
Quote from: Tim on July 01, 2009, 12:54:09 PM
H'mmmmmm.  Carbon fiber that *adds* weight.  I guess it's OKAY to paint that carbon fiber, right?

(Scratches head, wanders off, perplexed, whistling tunelessly....)

[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: hihhs on July 01, 2009, 09:15:46 PM
Quote from the site;
"The bars are constructed with a super light weight aluminum base and a 100% Carbon Fiber Shell.  This method drastically reduces weight and strength over the standard all aluminum Fatty bars"

I feel a dumb question about to erupt from myself....
What the heck are fatty bars?
Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: Drunken Monkey on July 01, 2009, 10:48:02 PM
Quote from: hihhs on July 01, 2009, 09:15:46 PM
Quote from the site;
"The bars are constructed with a super light weight aluminum base and a 100% Carbon Fiber Shell.  This method drastically reduces weight and strength over the standard all aluminum Fatty bars"

Reducing weight... that's cool.

Reducing strength? Wait a second...  ;D

Parts like this make realize CF really has become the sportbike equivalent of chrome on Harleys. It's pretty, but often as not, it for form rather than function.
Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: Monsterlover on July 02, 2009, 04:45:42 AM
Quote from: hihhs on July 01, 2009, 09:15:46 PM
Quote from the site;
"
I feel a dumb question about to erupt from myself....
What the heck are fatty bars?

Here you go (http://lmgtfy.com/?q=fatty+bars)

Quote from: Drunken Monkey on July 01, 2009, 10:48:02 PM
Reducing weight... that's cool.

Reducing strength? Wait a second...  ;D

Parts like this make realize CF really has become the sportbike equivalent of chrome on Harleys. It's pretty, but often as not, it for form rather than function.

Agreed. . .

But do you really think they meant to convey their bars are weaker?  I bet they're the same as any.  They just look like CF.

Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: NAKID on July 02, 2009, 05:02:11 AM
I think what they mean by fatty is that, in general, aluminum bars have to be thicker to be as strong as steel, even though they can still weigh less.
Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: TAftonomos on July 02, 2009, 05:15:49 AM
Most bars are 7/8" in the middle, "fatty bars" are 1 1/8" in the middle and taper.
Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: Rameses on July 02, 2009, 06:19:34 AM



I'm running a bar that's nearly identical to this on my Hyper.

Love it.  And drilling for the controls was no problem.


On my old S4 I had a set of CF bars in my clip-ons that were pure CF with no aluminum core.

A low-side at Deal's Gap snapped one of them off.


Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: Monsterlover on July 02, 2009, 06:49:54 AM
Lowsides snap off even the aluminum ones.

Don't feel bad ;D
Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: hihhs on July 02, 2009, 01:00:31 PM
Quote from: Drunken Monkey on July 01, 2009, 10:48:02 PM
Reducing weight... that's cool.

Reducing strength? Wait a second...  ;D

Parts like this make realize CF really has become the sportbike equivalent of chrome on Harleys. It's pretty, but often as not, it for form rather than function.

Surely "reduced strength" is an editing error.
Who advertises reduced strength as a benefit???
Title: Re: Carbon bars
Post by: teddy037.2 on July 02, 2009, 04:26:52 PM
Quote from: Drunken Monkey on July 01, 2009, 10:48:02 PM
Parts like this make realize CF really has become the sportbike equivalent of chrome on Harleys. It's pretty, but often as not, it for form rather than function.

what took you so long?  ;)