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06-07-09, 09:42 AM
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are renthals worth it?
small lowside yesterday coming off a roundabout at about 25mph. had generic cheap (alloy i presume) bars on the sv and the right side bent down and in clubman style. would renthals fair better with this kinda spill / are they worth the sheckles??
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06-07-09, 09:47 AM
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Re: are renthals worth it?
They're worth the cash in the way that they handle well. Bending your handle bars in an off isn't a major concern as there's loads mroe expensive stuff that's even more likely to go. Unless these ones you had fitted were particularly poor. For example a brand new oem clutch lever is almost double the price of a set of bars.
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06-07-09, 10:33 AM
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Re: are renthals worth it?
Hell yes.
Had a few crashes on my renthals and no damage at all. OEM bars bent in first crash almost to the tank.
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06-07-09, 10:48 AM
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Re: are renthals worth it?
Cool. Prob go renthal so. Ultra low road would be a nice bend im presuming?? Similar to stock except less sweep? The bars i had on were bought cheapy local so dunno what they were but i reckon they were these..
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06-07-09, 10:51 AM
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06-07-09, 10:52 AM
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Re: are renthals worth it?
Lol! You want an irishman to come and hunt you down?
Mine are ultra lows, I like them.
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06-07-09, 11:00 AM
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Am i right in thinkin they're similar to stock just less sweep back? |
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06-07-09, 11:05 AM
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06-07-09, 04:34 PM
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Re: are renthals worth it?
mine are ultra lows...work great and as chris pointed out, they dont buckle on spills
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06-07-09, 05:11 PM
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Re: are renthals worth it?
Just ordered ultra low bars so happy days
 What other makes of barends fit renthal 7/8' bars, apart from renthals that is...?
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