Posted by cgott on October 19, 2007, 2:19 pm
The Virago 250 has different handlebars than most of the other
smaller bikes on the market. They're higher and pulled back, like
buckhorn handlebars from the '80s. Are these bars comfortable, or will
they cause fatigue in the long run?
Posted by The Older Gentleman on October 19, 2007, 3:54 pm
> Are these bars comfortable,
Yes and no.
>or will
> they cause fatigue in the long run?
Yes and no.
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Posted by Seth Hammond on October 20, 2007, 2:32 pm
> The Virago 250 has different handlebars than most of the other
> smaller bikes on the market. They're higher and pulled back, like
> buckhorn handlebars from the '80s. Are these bars comfortable, or will
> they cause fatigue in the long run?
ALL such bars cause fatigue when riding any serious distance. You can
minimize the effect with even a small windscreen, but the basic problem
remains. Hanging your arms off high bars is tiring. God intended you
should have at least a slight lean on your bars. With such, you never get
tired or arm sore. You lean IN to the slipstream, which helps hold you up.
Your bars are made for travel to bars - that's it. Good luck.
Posted by Paladin on October 20, 2007, 5:11 pm
On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:32:17 -0700, "Seth Hammond"
>> The Virago 250 has different handlebars than most of the other
>> smaller bikes on the market. They're higher and pulled back, like
>> buckhorn handlebars from the '80s. Are these bars comfortable, or will
>> they cause fatigue in the long run?
>>
>ALL such bars cause fatigue when riding any serious distance.....
That's bullshit. Did 2700 miles (LA to/from OKC) last month on my
Savage with it's stock buckhorn bars. Fatigue was not a problem.
Posted by Polarhound on October 20, 2007, 5:19 pm
Paladin wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:32:17 -0700, "Seth Hammond"
>
>>> The Virago 250 has different handlebars than most of the other
>>> smaller bikes on the market. They're higher and pulled back, like
>>> buckhorn handlebars from the '80s. Are these bars comfortable, or will
>>> they cause fatigue in the long run?
>>>
>> ALL such bars cause fatigue when riding any serious distance.....
>
> That's bullshit. Did 2700 miles (LA to/from OKC) last month on my
> Savage with it's stock buckhorn bars. Fatigue was not a problem.
Most for me was 750 in a day on my old XS750 with buckhorns. No major
fatigue either.
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