| Author | Message | ||
     Firebolt020283 |
ok so yesterday was my first time to really get to know my new bike and put about 300 miles on it just yesterday. It was so awsome, I have questions. First it has the crossroads handle bars on it and my hands seem to keep going numb, is this a normal experiance for these on a tuber? Also I feel that mabe if my feet were further back this problem would go away so should i use the cross roads rear-sets or the peg riser kit that american sport bike sells? Another question I have is my grand father has a friend with a tuber and my grandfather said his does not shake as much as mine at idle, is there something that needs to be done with my engine mounts? and i think the last question I have is about the front exhaust mount, I my service manuel it shows one that is flat and shaped like an L, but the one on my bike is is raised and shaped kinda like the one that American Sport Bike sells on there web site, so which one is suposed to be on there? | ||
| Torquemonster |
Crossroads... With the additional 3 inches down and forward positioning that Crossroads bars foster, youll have to use your legs and abs a whole lot more to support your weight. Failing to do so will cause fatigue in the wrists and numbness in the hands. Are they zero degree or -7degree bars? If you wanna sell em, let me know. Feet..... Id try placing your feet on the rear pegs while cruising first. However, that suggestion is totally useless in stop and go traffic. The crossroads rearsets may help. Go for a ride and feel it out. Exhaust mount.... If the current hardware in use looks like an upside down "Y", then youre golden. Dont sweat it. Thats the updated exhaust hanger. Shaky-jake..... Well, what Tuber does your Gpa's friend have? What year is it? What work has been done to it? Whats been done to yours? Wheres your idle set? Are your isolators in good shape? Alot of factors involved there, man. (Message edited by TORQUEMONSTER on August 31, 2008) | ||
| Zenfrogmaster |
I've got the Crossroads bars, and they do put more weight on your hands. Get a set of Buell Traction grips - best $16 you'll spend. Combining the low bars and rearsets might cause a bit of discomfort in one's nether regions - YMMV. How many miles on the bike? Does it smooth out after 3000 rpm? | ||
| Firebolt020283 |
im not sure on the bike that my grand father's friend has. the pipe mount is kinda y shaped. the bike does smooth out im not sure at what rpm exactly and the shaking does not bother me I was just wondering about it. I am not wanting to sell the the crossroads bars because i do like them i was just not used to riding seeing as how i have not ridden that much in so long. when I get home tomorrow i will put some more pictures up of it because i have made a bunch of changes too it over the weekend like some blinkers, ninja zx9/6 mirrors, and ill show every one how the xbr fairing was mounted, which did not seem very hard to do. | ||
| Firebolt020283 |
Torquemonster, Zenfrogmaster, thank yall for the riding positioning tips using the passenger pegs and and using different parts of my body to hold my self up. I had to go from lufkin tx to killeen tx today which was about 250 miles and my wrist don't feel near as bad as they did the first day. | ||
| Djkaplan |
I use Crossroads bars on my 2000 M2. To get the position just right (for me) I had so shorten them (considerably) from the width they are delivered in - about 31 1/2 inches. American Sport Bike advertises they are 1 1/2" narrower than the stock bars, but this isn't the case at all (31 1/2" is wider than I ran my handlebars when I was racing motocross). Shortenting them to about 28" made them much more comfortable and helped get some of the weight off my arms and hands. On a stock M2, the flyscreen has to be modified (or a remote brake reservoir needs to fitted) to shorten the Crossroads, but it looks like this won't be an issue for you. Shortening the bars and using an M2 low seat made the Crossroads tolerable for street use (for me). Combined with peg risers, the combination makes for an almost perfect position for the twisties or a track day. |
