BBBs03e03 | Installing Drag Bars (Flat Handlebars) and Retro Grips on a XV750 or Virago 750
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 มิ.ย. 2021
- We install 860mm length and 22mm (7/8ths inch) drag bars which a flat bars with a small pull back on Steve the project XV750 using the stock risers to give a slimmer look. We also put retro grips and new mirrors on the bike. The bars and grips were purchased from (im not associated with or sponsored by)
www.thirdgear.com.au
in Victoria. A great reliable source of parts to modify a bike Australia.
Motorcycle modifications can be dangerous
Im not a mechanic so please, complete these modifications at your own risk. Consult your mechanic if need be. I take no responsibility for changes made to your motorcycle and can not fix your motorcycle through the comments section.
Yamaha
Virago
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Looking good my friend - let the fun begin.
Thanks Jeff, im excited about this build!
The drag bars just opened up a ton of character on that beauty! Looking good so far mate!
Thanks so much, im liking it so far
I like the bars, It really suits Steve.
Yeah i was super happy with them! Cheers
Great tip using the hair spray on grips 👍🏼
Cheers mate, it works a treat!
Great mod to start mate complete style change 😎👍🏻
Thanks, yeah i was suprised how much of a difference it made! Cheers
Huge difference in the bike for the better. It's amazing how a change like that can change the whole look and feel. looking forward to seeing what you have planned for the headlight/indicators "face" of the bike. So far 3 thumbs up.
Thank you so much for the positivity mate! Really happy you like it. The bars do look good and are more comfy. Cheers
Love those bars.
Cheers, comfy too!
That already looks badass 👍
Thanks i thought so too! 😀👍
At last you've got a tripod , much better viewing , love your channel keep it going
Cheers , i do find it very difficult to show the detail of what you are doing without using pov, so pov is my style mate but glad you enjoyed ill add more tripod! 👍
Really like your BBB series. Looking forward to seeing where you take this one.
Thanks mate! 😀👍
I got the drag bars on mine & prefer them over apes. Looking good m8 : )
Thanks, yeah ive always liked flatter bars, more control imo and more comfy! Cheers
Off to a good start. Cheers from Texas.
Thanks mate! 👍👍
My brother had that same color Virago. Nice bike. Looks like a great project.
Thanks, im really happy with it, a great bike, im really looking forward to modifying this bike 😀👍
Good idea about the blanket mate! Steve looks great with the new set up!
Cheers mate, its going to be a cool bike i think! 😆👍 i find your channel pretty inspiring! So thanks
@@iRidetas hell yes it is! I've always been intrigued by these, you have great taste in bikes. Wow thanks mate appreciate it, likewise if I didn't have my tools id like to think I'd be as resourceful as you. Some how I doubt I would!
Cheers mate! Im guessing youbwould still smash out an ass kicking chopper! But we do have similar bike tastes i think
I'll have to check Thirdgear out .
Cheers, sorted it!!! Worth a browse for sure!!
Have to admit. I wasn't sure about the drag bars. But they do suit the bike really well.! Good start.
Thanks mate! They are comfy too
@@iRidetas don't need to lean to far forward?
Yup, it pushes me a little more upright as im not leaned quite as far forward! 👍👍
@@iRidetas really!? I wouldn't of guessed it. I wanted drag bars on my cm project. But wasn't sure.
TH-cam supressing notifications again (shakes fist) but great job mate - first thing to go are those $%£&! looking handlebars - looking good! I also approve of the proper use of a vice wrench (aka "murderer") for any parts you are not looking to recycle :)
😂😂😂 yeah vice grips are def a multipurpose tool hey!!!
this is a great mod. I did the same thing to my Virago but just like mine, your mirrors are now at a different angle and it kind of takes away from the great look the straight bars did for it. Plus the mirrors are now so far inset that it's hard to see what's behind you without my body being in the way.
Do you have any suggestions for retro fitting mirrors to get them back to their original position they were in with the original bars? or at least closer to it? There's got to be something that can be done to make the mirrors more aesthetically pleasing. thanks again.
I had bar end mirrors which fixed the problem and were something a bit different for a bobber!
Retro mirrors? Dude my 1980 xs 650 special came out with rectangular mirrors, so to did the previous couple models of the special 😁
Hahaha like i said retro 😂😉
@@iRidetas I thought you said MORE retro.. ha ha
Hey when I changed out my handlebars I somehow messed up the start button do you have any idea where the issue might be (it doesnt start the bike at all)
May be a short between the button and the metal bars, or a short or broken wire on kill switch or start button, is the clutch switch plugged in, shorted or broken wire, blown main fuse would be where i would start
Great job!!! Please, what is the size of the handlebar risers?? Thanks
In that video stock
Those mirrors look too far in to be any use? Did they work?
Yup worked fine!
Do the drag bars hit the gas tank?
Nope
Looks good, how’s the ride?
Great more control, more chuckable!!
Hey man....with step one: protecting the tank....what do you do, if you don't have a blanket with African savanna herbivores on it?
Haha then your stuffed!!! 🤣
@@iRidetas I thought so....damn.
Haha
i came here to see how you get rid of these grips but you passed this part :(
Pull them or cut them off, mate. If you are this unsure and lacking confidence of how to remove grips, I would question if you should be messing with the the bars in general.
@@iRidetas in my sv the grips come right off. in the virago wich i just bought the grips look like they need smashing.