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<blockquote data-quote="fatcaaat" data-source="post: 152323" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>Thanks for the positive input. That tri-oval can was a smaller one I picked up about 6 years ago and I had been using it on another bike. You are correct, many times they look out of place, but this one seems about the right size IMO. </p><p></p><p> I think that the bars are too tall..I fabbed them about 2" taller than stock ones with a much wider stance. They are very comfortable, but I do think they are a bit too tall for my liking. I'll probably go ahead and make another pair and make them a little shorter with a little less bend so they sit forward a bit more. I bent 1" stock to form the lower and upper curve and then just inserted the handlebar end and the gripping end and welded. The welds were really nice on the top so I didn't even bother metal finishing those. One of the welds at the bottom was also perfect and did not require any metal finishing, but the other not so much. I ended up doing double passes and grinding them down.</p><p></p><p>I'm going to run the front end (stock) as is to see how bad it is on this bike. I have been strongly considering popping for a set of those daytona pogo-replacements to keep the actual look of the bike and improve the overall handling. If I do that, I will probably also update to a front disc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fatcaaat, post: 152323, member: 1656"] Thanks for the positive input. That tri-oval can was a smaller one I picked up about 6 years ago and I had been using it on another bike. You are correct, many times they look out of place, but this one seems about the right size IMO. I think that the bars are too tall..I fabbed them about 2" taller than stock ones with a much wider stance. They are very comfortable, but I do think they are a bit too tall for my liking. I'll probably go ahead and make another pair and make them a little shorter with a little less bend so they sit forward a bit more. I bent 1" stock to form the lower and upper curve and then just inserted the handlebar end and the gripping end and welded. The welds were really nice on the top so I didn't even bother metal finishing those. One of the welds at the bottom was also perfect and did not require any metal finishing, but the other not so much. I ended up doing double passes and grinding them down. I'm going to run the front end (stock) as is to see how bad it is on this bike. I have been strongly considering popping for a set of those daytona pogo-replacements to keep the actual look of the bike and improve the overall handling. If I do that, I will probably also update to a front disc. [/QUOTE]
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