handlebar bending???

[Biker326]

Hello all,

I was looking at my bike yesterday and got the idea that I might prefer my handlebars to bend just a bit differently than they do... So the first questions that came up were:

1- if I try bending the bars what will happen to the chrome?
2- How far can I bend the bars before I risk weakening them?

The other problem is how to reach my handlebars and pipe bender from the comfort of my lawn chair and ice chest#-o

I have a pipe bender, and the bends I'm considering shouldn't cause me issues with the cable lengths and wiring... Let me know what y'all think; I want to tap the experience of this forum before I make changes I'll regret.
thanks

[Ninja_Lancer]

Hello all,

I was looking at my bike yesterday and got the idea that I might prefer my handlebars to bend just a bit differently than they do... So the first questions that came up were:

1- if I try bending the bars what will happen to the chrome?
2- How far can I bend the bars before I risk weakening them?

The other problem is how to reach my handlebars and pipe bender from the comfort of my lawn chair and ice chest#-o

I have a pipe bender, and the bends I'm considering shouldn't cause me issues with the cable lengths and wiring... Let me know what y'all think; I want to tap the experience of this forum before I make changes I'll regret.
thanks

The chrome plating will at some point crack and start to peel. BikeBandit has a plethora of bars for less then 20.00 each, in black or chrome. Most people use the Daytona or the Superbike bend if you want it lower then stock. FWIW, I would just get new ones.

[Chris Hagen]

Bent mine out quite a bit, no cracking or peeling in the chrome what so ever.

[Cyg]

hows does that gremlin know my ip address and my email address? He scares me.

[duaneage]

I would not trust bars that were bent back, if it fails at a bad time your going to be playing a harp. Buy new bars.

[Tarbash 27]

if the bars are to be bent, make sure you heat them. if you just bend them without heat, they will weaken.

[Chisenhallw]

I got my handlebars on my 1982 GS650G in Richmond, VA, bent *for me* when it fell over. I bent them back (sorta) by the side of the road. The area where the bars bent is starting to rust. I wouldn't advise it.

BTW, anybody got handlebars for a 650G, or know a good aftermarket manufacturer?

[rustybronco]

The bars on my cb750f were bent back and down 3/4' to 1" i put them i between two bocks of wood (bored a round hole cut it in half) clamped them in a press slipped the handle of my aluminum jack over them and reefed them into place, perfect! but i wouldn't twist them much more than that.