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Clip ons or Clubmans , or Drag bars
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Loco
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PostPosted: September 16, 2008, 10:05 pm    Post subject: Clip ons or Clubmans , or Drag bars
Hi
I've decided to cafe my 1975 project bike,
just can't make up mind on the bars that will suit
clip ons clubmans or flat bars
i have an XS750 tank

and some form of cafe seat (want to keep my rear fender though)

can some with past experience enlighten me
j

I do sought want to make it look like this
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Gmaan
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Location: Napa, CA
PostPosted: September 26, 2008, 10:54 pm    Post subject: Re: Clip ons or Clubmans , or Drag bars
Nice picture
I have a set of clubman bars, but like the flatter stye. Iy is a little more comfortable to me
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Loco
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PostPosted: September 27, 2008, 12:26 am    Post subject: Re: Clip ons or Clubmans , or Drag bars
yeah i'm starting to see the light
just imagine the bike above but with flat bars
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PostPosted: September 27, 2008, 11:51 am    Post subject: Re: Clip ons or Clubmans , or Drag bars
I went with the adjustable Tommaselli clip-ons, you can move them up/down, back and front easily until you find a location that is comfortable. They look great.

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twowheelinjim
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PostPosted: October 14, 2008, 12:03 am    Post subject: Re: Clip ons or Clubmans , or Drag bars
For my particular build, I went with a set of tommaselli clip-ons. They were found while rummaging through an old motorcycle salvage yard about 12 years ago. The main reason for opting to use clip-ons was to get rid of the ugly top triple clamp. I had the opportunity to machine a new top triple clamp from a piece of aluminum. Mainly, I wanted to clean up all those holes left behind when a factory top triple clamp is stripped.
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