GPZList Digest, Vol 132, Issue 1

Wed May 9 05:28:11 PDT 2018

I went ahead and re-installed the original handlebars after not missing 
them in the least for sixteen years.  I also added a pair of 1 1/4" 
(32mm) risers.  Then I took the bike out for a short spin.

I will immediately and forcefully reminded how much I detested those 
things back then.  What in the world was Kawasaki thinking? My arms are 
well under 3 feet (1m) long and getting to the controls is a 
chiropractor's wish list item.

Bill Zeller
Lemont, IL

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>     1. Handlebars- adapting ZG/GTR bars (William P. Zeller)
>     2. Re: Handlebars- adapting ZG/GTR bars (Charles Scappaticci)
>     3. Re: Handlebars- adapting ZG/GTR bars (Art Johnson)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 7 May 2018 19:48:49 -0500
> From: "William P. Zeller" <cherryriver at cherryriver.com>
> To: gpzlist at lists.micapeak.com
> Subject: Handlebars- adapting ZG/GTR bars
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> While it seems odd to the point of silly at this very late remove, I am
> wanting to snatch the complete handlebar setup I've had on my GPZ since
> very nearly day one: a Storz adapter taken from my previous ZG1000 (GTR)
> along with the superlative Heli Multi Tour Sport handlebars.
>
> The comfort level possible with this outfit is astonishing, not to
> mention the many happy hours of geekily tinkering with the infinite
> adjustments possible.  I really needed this, too:  The stock bars were
> cruel to my poor neck, damaged in '85 when I fell through a roof
> structure I was building while neglecting to tuck in my chin as I passed
> through my beautiful new rafters at a shockingly high speed.  Disc
> damage has been with me ever since, and leaning forward in the sportbike
> manner is rewarded with days of neck pain from having to hold the noggin
> up and bending the neck to do so.
>
> (My days as a carpenter were also compromised by this- looking upwards
> for a day to, say, nail up ceiling crown moldings or constructing a
> kitchen soffit was agony not always mollified by the paycheck to come.)
>
> However, things change and I've given thought to plopping on a set of
> Concours bars for a cheap, fast replacement.  I just can't recall the
> conventional wisdom of this kind of transplant. Remains there anyone
> here who either tried it or can remember someone else's results?  Connie
> bars are cheap on Ebay nowadays but even so I hate to waste even that if
> it's going to result in windshield contact to any extreme.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Bill Zeller
>
> Lemont, IL,
> And my Pearl-Greenish Black '96 sporting 101K on the clock.
>
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 7 May 2018 19:26:38 -0600
> From: Charles Scappaticci <scapco at ecentral.com>
> To: Bill Zeller <bill at cherryriver.com>, GPZ List
> 	<gpzlist at lists.micapeak.com>
> Subject: Re: Handlebars- adapting ZG/GTR bars
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> Bill,
>
> I have had a LSL bar conversion on mine for many years, topped off with a
> set of ZRX1200 handlebars.  I also couldn't take the bent over position and
> weight on my wrists.  This setup has been heaven for me for a long time and
> brings the bars up over 2 inches and back about 2 1/2.  I remember talk
> about the Connie bars, but it has been a very long time.  I think you have
> to replace the front brake hose down to the splitter with the Connie hose
> for it to work.  Maybe others on the list remember more than I do about
> that conversion.
>
> Charles S.
>
>
>
> On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 6:48 PM, William P. Zeller <
> cherryriver at cherryriver.com> wrote:
>
>> While it seems odd to the point of silly at this very late remove, I am
>> wanting to snatch the complete handlebar setup I've had on my GPZ since
>> very nearly day one: a Storz adapter taken from my previous ZG1000 (GTR)
>> along with the superlative Heli Multi Tour Sport handlebars.
>>
>> The comfort level possible with this outfit is astonishing, not to mention
>> the many happy hours of geekily tinkering with the infinite adjustments
>> possible.  I really needed this, too:  The stock bars were cruel to my poor
>> neck, damaged in '85 when I fell through a roof structure I was building
>> while neglecting to tuck in my chin as I passed through my beautiful new
>> rafters at a shockingly high speed.  Disc damage has been with me ever
>> since, and leaning forward in the sportbike manner is rewarded with days of
>> neck pain from having to hold the noggin up and bending the neck to do so.
>>
>> (My days as a carpenter were also compromised by this- looking upwards for
>> a day to, say, nail up ceiling crown moldings or constructing a kitchen
>> soffit was agony not always mollified by the paycheck to come.)
>>
>> However, things change and I've given thought to plopping on a set of
>> Concours bars for a cheap, fast replacement.  I just can't recall the
>> conventional wisdom of this kind of transplant. Remains there anyone here
>> who either tried it or can remember someone else's results?  Connie bars
>> are cheap on Ebay nowadays but even so I hate to waste even that if it's
>> going to result in windshield contact to any extreme.
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>> Bill Zeller
>>
>> Lemont, IL,
>> And my Pearl-Greenish Black '96 sporting 101K on the clock.
>>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 7 May 2018 20:01:42 -0600
> From: Art Johnson <arthjohnson270 at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: Handlebars- adapting ZG/GTR bars
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>> On May 7, 2018, at 7:26 PM, Charles Scappaticci <scapco at ecentral.com> wrote:
>>
>> Bill,
>>
>> I have had a LSL bar conversion on mine for many years, topped off with a
>> set of ZRX1200 handlebars.  I also couldn't take the bent over position and
>> weight on my wrists.  This setup has been heaven for me for a long time and
>> brings the bars up over 2 inches and back about 2 1/2.  I remember talk
>> about the Connie bars, but it has been a very long time.  I think you have
>> to replace the front brake hose down to the splitter with the Connie hose
>> for it to work.  Maybe others on the list remember more than I do about
>> that conversion.
>>
>> Charles S.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, May 7, 2018 at 6:48 PM, William P. Zeller <
>> cherryriver at cherryriver.com> wrote:
>>
>>> While it seems odd to the point of silly at this very late remove, I am
>>> wanting to snatch the complete handlebar setup I've had on my GPZ since
>>> very nearly day one: a Storz adapter taken from my previous ZG1000 (GTR)
>>> along with the superlative Heli Multi Tour Sport handlebars.
>>>
>>> The comfort level possible with this outfit is astonishing, not to mention
>>> the many happy hours of geekily tinkering with the infinite adjustments
>>> possible.  I really needed this, too:  The stock bars were cruel to my poor
>>> neck, damaged in '85 when I fell through a roof structure I was building
>>> while neglecting to tuck in my chin as I passed through my beautiful new
>>> rafters at a shockingly high speed.  Disc damage has been with me ever
>>> since, and leaning forward in the sportbike manner is rewarded with days of
>>> neck pain from having to hold the noggin up and bending the neck to do so.
>>>
>>> (My days as a carpenter were also compromised by this- looking upwards for
>>> a day to, say, nail up ceiling crown moldings or constructing a kitchen
>>> soffit was agony not always mollified by the paycheck to come.)
>>>
>>> However, things change and I've given thought to plopping on a set of
>>> Concours bars for a cheap, fast replacement.  I just can't recall the
>>> conventional wisdom of this kind of transplant. Remains there anyone here
>>> who either tried it or can remember someone else's results?  Connie bars
>>> are cheap on Ebay nowadays but even so I hate to waste even that if it's
>>> going to result in windshield contact to any extreme.
>>>
>>> Thank you in advance.
>>>
>>> Bill Zeller
>>>
>>> Lemont, IL,
>>> And my Pearl-Greenish Black '96 sporting 101K on the clock.
>>>
>>> ______________________________________________________________________
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