Handlebars...

[sscott]

One more thing to consider. It may be neither, perhaps you have a problem with a disc in your neck that you were not aware of before and the wind uncovered it while ridding.

[Quandryron]

Thank you all for your responses. My friends handlebars came off of an 850L. We are gonna give them a shot. Plus I'm gonna look into doing something with the pegs and perhaps the seat height. Also the centerstand trick is definitely gonna get looked into. The disc in my neck...? I hope not.

[Jagir]

hang on to the old bars, I massaged a dent out of my tank with a set of those goofy things.