Rizoma vs Suburban Machinery

[ute]

so time for new bars  whats your take on either  who's got what ?

the way i see it Rizoma simmilar to stock ..cool colours

suburban machinery.....simmilar to clip ons 

[uclabiker06]

From what I understand the Rizomas are about an inch higher than the stock bars and they also have an inch more back-sweep.  Don't know much about SM handlebars.

[He Man]

2 totally different bars man.

I like the sub-urbans alot. I want a set. i run clip ons right now.

[edgesnyc]

I had suburban bars on my old SV650 and they were great... I was going back and forth with clip ons or stock bars on my monster and I think I'm going to go back to Suburban bars instead... I like what they do for the bike in terms of the look and the way they position weight... if the monster ones are anything like my SV ones that is.

[Cider]

I've never tried the Rizoma bars (or clip-ons on a Monster), but I have the SM bars:

Pros:
Fast shipping
Not chrome
Shape uncovers the top of the fork, making preload/rebound adjustments easier
Pre-drilled holes for controls
Lower position suits me better
Looks better with top-mounted dampers than clip-ons do (IMHO)

Cons:
Cost
Pre-drilled holes didn't locate controls where I wanted them
Tight fit will require re-routing of brake lines (at best) or custom lines (at worst).

[uclabiker06]

I think I'm just gonna get a Brutale handlebar and call it even.

[teddy037.2]

+1 on the SM bars.

me likey

[Gearhead_42]

Anyone have a side-by-side or before/after photo of the Rizoma bars (not clip-ons) vs. the stock Monster chrome bar?

[ute]

if you go to the rizoma web site you can see a degree sweep of the bars


i'm lealing more towards the SM bars ..good to see a posative response on them here

curious what are the brutale bars  as in the  MV Brutale ? if so why there bars  ? they look similar to the Monster bars but not chrome

[Tommysurfs]

2 totally different bars man.

I like the sub-urbans alot. I want a set. i run clip ons right now.

I surburbans.  possible trade?

[uclabiker06]

Anyone have a side-by-side or before/after photo of the Rizoma bars (not clip-ons) vs. the stock Monster chrome bar?

Here you go.  Check out bottom of the second.
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=3370.15

[scoprire]

I've been running the suburban bars for a couple of years and really like them. Matter of fact, they were on when I took the monster from KY-NY-KY..... about 1600 miles in week.

They are about an inch lower than stock, so not a drastic as clipons.  For me (5'9" or so) they made riding more comfortable.  They do require some finagling of the brake line, but I haven't had any problems w/ the bend in the line. 

I have to keep mine rotated a certain amount because of interference w/ the gauges.  I believe they have a different option now that gives more clearance room. 

They are well made w/ very clean welds. 

[edgesnyc]

sounds like the suburban bars are a nice option to clipons when you don't want to much forward lean....

[Gearhead_42]

Here you go.  Check out bottom of the second.
http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=3370.15

Perfect!  Thanks ucla 

[uclabiker06]

Perfect!  Thanks ucla  waytogo

No problem. What do you think of the Rizomas in terms of the way they look?  I think the back sweep kind of takes away from the looks of the bike.