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Can someone out there with a 1980 LTD give me a quick measurement of the handlebar rise?

I have a G1 classic and I think this model should have the LTD type bars, but mine look like regular bars.

I checked the distance from the mounting bolts to the bend (straight up), and it is only 5-6 inches. The LTD bars in all the pictures I have seen look like they come up higher.

Thanks in advance.

Dale

i think you've got the correct bars. the '79 and '80 LTDs use the same handlebars, and my rise is about 5 1/4 inch.

i think you've got the correct bars. the '79 and '80 LTDs use the same handlebars, and my rise is about 5 1/4 inch.

IowaKZ wrote:

Can someone out there with a 1980 LTD give me a quick measurement of the handlebar rise?

Dale

Yeah, too damn high. I ditched those goofy antler bars before I even got the bike running...

guitargeek wrote:

IowaKZ wrote:

Can someone out there with a 1980 LTD give me a quick measurement of the handlebar rise?

Dale

Yeah, too damn high. I ditched those goofy antler bars before I even got the bike running...

hah, I did the same thing.

I still have my LTD bars. Just sitting in a box, waiting for somebody like you to take ownership

yeah i know what ya mean,,put the ltd bars on the roto-tiller we use for doing groundwork for plumbing! goodluck,happy wrenching!

you guys are just jealous. we'll see whose picking up the chicks this summer...

guitargeek wrote:

Yeah, too damn high. I ditched those goofy antler bars before I even got the bike running...

Me three. Before I even cleaned the carbs/ tank etc... I yanked off those bars. heh heh

Little did I know I'd have to compete with riding monkeys for babes. LOL It's ok, marriage really put a damper on my dating life. heh heh



Ride'on,

~CRASH!~

Dale:

The handlebar configuration on the 1980 G is different than the 1976-80 1000B (LTD) models. The handlebars on the 1980 G model more closely resemble the 1981-3 K and M models (LTD and CSR)(= higher rise and sharper pull-back). If you opt for the flatter earlier model LTD style bars, you may have to go with shorter cables.

You are right about the different style bars. If this picture posts OK, you can see the bars from a 1978 held up to my 80 LTD. (Thank you steell for getting my year right) I can see a need for clutch, brake and throttle cables to be shorter. Also, the handlebar brackets are a bit further apart on the 80; there is barely enough straight pipe on the center section of the older bars.

Post edited by: nevco48, at: 2006/01/23 15:04

Close-up. See the difference in the knurled areas? I think it might just fit....additional note: the straighter bars here were on a junker, and the one grip read Super Bars; I'm thinking that would have been a modification?
Hold on, I just re-read the original question from IowaKZ, then checked my bars again. They have just under 9" of rise. I thought they looked sort of dorky... Right now though, I plan to leave them on. The cables would be an issue, and I don't think my front brake lever would switch over either; it has about a 20 degree downward cant to match the sharp pull-back angle of the highrise bars. For now I will stick with the style of the era. It reminds me of the high rise "banana bikes" that we rode as little kids. I did remove the tall sissy bar that came on the KZ however. Anybody want it?

Post edited by: nevco48, at: 2006/01/23 16:01

Post edited by: nevco48, at: 2006/01/23 16:06

Thanks for all the help from everyone.

Mcdroid, thanks for setting me straight on the years, and Nevco48 Thanks for the pics.

I think that someone changed the bars on mine because they are not the high rise. Also, the brake line is kind of bunched up by the head light.

I am trying to rebuild it to all original so now I need to add something else to the list.

I will try and post a picture of mine if I can figure out how.