Took the plunge

Tue Oct 9 09:46:22 PDT 2012

I find the stock bars quite comfortable. I'm not up there with Charles 500 mile club.
Had a '85 GS1150EF with similar bars, maybe not quite the lean angle.

All years riding (39) still have to give the right hand a rest by changing hand position or use left hand on throttle for short term rest.
On straight roads, no problem. If in the twisties, somehow the hand fatigue isn't an issue ;-)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Scappaticci" <scapco at ecentral.com>
To: "Art Johnson" <art-j at shaw.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2012 10:13:46 AM
Subject: Re: Took the plunge

Dave,

I'd be glad to send some pictures to let you take a look.  I love the ZRX /
LSL setup and the bend is very comfortable for me.  I've got some vestiges
of carpal tunnel from being a beancounter for 30+ years and the
setup doesn't bother my wrists at all.  I do have problems with my right
thumb going numb, but that's the carpal tunnel acting up.  In order for me
to do the distances I like to do, like riding through northwestern
Canukistan, I use both a Throttlemeister and a Throttle Rocker which allows
me to open my hand and keeps my thumb from going numb.  I've done more than
a few 500 mile days this way with little to no hand fatigue.  Usually it's
my fat ass that gets numb after that many miles.  :-)

Charles S.

On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 9:09 AM, Drew Blanchard <drewblanchard at gmavt.net>wrote:

> I'm curious about the bend/angle of the ZRX bars.  Right now, the
> sweep/angle of the stock bars fits the relative lack of range of motion in
> my throttle hand and arm; I've had a titanium radius and ulna since I was
> 18 (to be old and wise, one must first be young and stupid).  Bars which
> are flat or horizontal (like on my first mountain bike) become extremely
> uncomfortable in a short amount of time.  I fear the ZRX bars are a bit too
> much like old-school supersport bars; the stock clipons have a nice angle
> (for me) between the bar and the triple clamp.
>
> Still, though, the idea of sitting a bit more upright and relaxed has a lot
> of appeal.  Means getting new steel braided lines though, since the current
> steel lines are pretty tight.  But the angle's gotta be *just right*.
>
> Drew in VT
> (doing a strange Goldilocks impression)
>
> On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Charles Scappaticci <scapco at ecentral.com
> >wrote:
>
> > John,
> >
> > Depending on your age and how much you can bend over the GenMars might be
> > great or not enough.  The ZRX bars come up about 2 inches and back about
> 2
> > 1/2 inches.  Being Kawasaki bars, they already have the nuts in the ends
> > for the bar weights and the proper holes for the switch assemblies to fit
> > into.  The LSL's are a bit too wide for my tastes and don't have the nuts
> > in the ends or the correct holes for the controls.  The ZRX bars are
> also a
> > little different bend, and for me more comfortable.   It's a really sweet
> > setup for long distances. YMMV.
> >
> > Charles S.
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 9, 2012 at 7:57 AM, John Soliday <johnsoliday at msn.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Haven't seen any pics, but why is the ZRX bar so much better?  I've got
> > > GenMar bar risers on mine and it's the best comfort bike in my stable.
>  I
> > > thought the LSL bars were the cat's meow back awhile.
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com [mailto:
> gpzlist-bounces at micapeak.com]
> > > On Behalf Of dominatr37
> > > Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 9:34 PM
> > > To: John Soliday
> > > Subject: Took the plunge
> > >
> > > Charles, I ordered the ZRX1200 bar the other day from Chaparral. They
> had
> > > the best price ($72.70) and I ordered a disk lock so I got the free
> > > shipping because it all came to over a hundred. So I’m thinking I
> should
> > > have it by next week. Shouldn’t be a big deal at all to swap out the
> LSL
> > > bar for this one. It’ll give me something to do at least.
> > >
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