Dumb question...

[Larry Gude]

...to ask in the Land of Not Cruisers but, I like you people so, here goes!

This?

Yamaha Stratoliner Midnight Accessories, Yamaha Stratoliner Midnight Big Bar Engine Guards

...or one of these?

Lindby Custom Inc. :: Twinbar :: Harley Davidson :: Harley Davidson Heritage, Deluxe, Fatboy, Screaming Eagle Fat Boy

...for da' Strat?

 

[aps45819]

IF the Lindby's foot rest is in the correct/comfortable position and you like the appearence, go for it.

If the foot rest isn't perfect, go with a set of regular bars and a set of Kuryakyn foot rests

 

[Vince]

My legs are so short those things don't do me any good.

 

[Star_Rider]

I have a V Star 1300 and went with the OEM bars although I like the look of the Lindby bars better. Part was cost but part was, like aps pointed out, position of the built in foot rest. The 1300 has a fairly big air cleaner which makes it hard to use the Lindby.

If there is a problem with posting links to other forums then mods please delete but you may want to check out Yamaha Motorcycle Forum. There are lots of friendly people who can offer their "experienced" $.02. Also forum members can get OEM Yamaha parts much cheaper by going through Heather at Bignumber1.com. I got my OEM bars for $145 vice the $194 charged by momma Yami.

 

[Larry Gude]

My legs are so short those things don't do me any good.

 

[aps45819]

If there is a problem with posting links to other forums then mods please delete but you may want to check out Yamaha Motorcycle Forum.

brand and model specific forums are only a google away.

 

[Larry Gude]

brand and model specific forums are only a google away.

yawp

Star Motorcycle Forums: Star Raider, V-Max, V-Star, Road-Star Forum

Just wanted some opinions from people I am familiar with.

 

[desertrat]

IF the Lindby's foot rest is in the correct/comfortable position and you like the appearence, go for it.

If the foot rest isn't perfect, go with a set of regular bars and a set of Kuryakyn foot rests

Yep, those foot rests are made for the average rider. Neither Vince nor Larry fit that catagory. ( I almost said normal, )

 

[Larry Gude]

Yep, those foot rests are made for the average rider. Neither Vince nor Larry fit that catagory. ( I almost said normal, )

You don't think the Lindby flip down peg on the twin bar is adjustable? I couldn't tell.

 

[aps45819]

You don't think the Lindby flip down peg on the twin bar is adjustable? I couldn't tell.

The only one's I've seen with a wide adjustment range are the Kuryakyns

 

[desertrat]

You don't think the Lindby flip down peg on the twin bar is adjustable? I couldn't tell.

Might be.

 

[Star_Rider]

Just wanted some opinions from people I am familiar with.

Thought you might find a fellow Strat rider about your size who has the Lindby bars installed

 

[Larry Gude]

Thought you might find a fellow Strat rider about your size who has the Lindby bars installed

there ain't very many!

 

[garyt27]

pegs

Can't you put kuri pegs on the lindby bar?

 

[itsbob]

The best money you can spend is to make your self more VISIBLE.. comfort won't mean much if you're laid up in a hospital.

MOTOLIGHTS ROCK!! $$$$, but I think they are worth every penny.

ANd anything to give you more than a single headlight. Drivers can't ascertain distance correctly if you only have a single light, especially since they are "programmed" to two headlights placed X distance apart.

 

[aps45819]

Drivers can't ascertain distance correctly if you only have a single light, especially since they are "programmed" to two headlights placed X distance apart.

Wouldn't X-y make them think you're farther away than just a single light?

 

[Star_Rider]

MOTOLIGHTS ROCK!! $$$$, but I think they are worth every penny.

Same effect at a fraction of the price - $18 aux lights from Walmart

 

[itsbob]

Same effect at a fraction of the price - $18 aux lights from Walmart

Maybe the same sort of effect, but you definitely get what you pay for.

I let my motolights go that I got for free when I sold my bike, and after seeing my own bike coming at me for the first time with the motolights on, the first thing I bought for my new bike was another set.

You can also buy a helmet at Wal Mart for $30, but...

 

[itsbob]

Wouldn't X-y make them think you're farther away than just a single light?

The problem is with a single light there is not way to judge distance at all. Most will judge your single light farther away than you really are.

MSF research show a single low beam with driving lights is the best AFTER a car.. but still they judged the "safe distance" 35 feet closer for the motorcycle than the car.

LAST was a modulating low beam.. the safe distance judged for it was 20 feet CLOSER than the driving lights and closer than a single normal low beam, and almost 60 feet closer than a car.

In other words, they thought it safe to pull out in front of a car going 45 MPH at 311 feet, but a bike with driving lights 275 feet, and a bike with a modulating headlight.. they only gave them 250 feet.

BUT that's only ONE scenario and doesn't really answer the conspicuity question.. When someone at the front of the pack comes back to ask me what kind of lights I have.. "Because every time I looked in my rearviews you stuck out of the pack. I ALWAYS knew where you were!" THAT answered the question for me. I don't depend on it, but I like to think that I'm more conspicuos than everyone around me. If someone is approaching me from an oncoming lane, or if I'm coming up behind them I have a MUCH better chance of not just being seen at all, but being seen much further down the road.

 

[Larry Gude]

The problem is with a single light there is not way to judge distance at all. Most will judge your single light farther away than you really are.

MSF research show a single low beam with driving lights is the best AFTER a car.. but still they judged the "safe distance" 35 feet closer for the motorcycle than the car.

LAST was a modulating low beam.. the safe distance judged for it was 20 feet CLOSER than the driving lights and closer than a single normal low beam, and almost 60 feet closer than a car.

In other words, they thought it safe to pull out in front of a car going 45 MPH at 311 feet, but a bike with driving lights 275 feet, and a bike with a modulating headlight.. they only gave them 250 feet.

BUT that's only ONE scenario and doesn't really answer the conspicuity question.. When someone at the front of the pack comes back to ask me what kind of lights I have.. "Because every time I looked in my rearviews you stuck out of the pack. I ALWAYS knew where you were!" THAT answered the question for me. I don't depend on it, but I like to think that I'm more conspicuos than everyone around me. If someone is approaching me from an oncoming lane, or if I'm coming up behind them I have a MUCH better chance of not just being seen at all, but being seen much further down the road.

Then, when everyone has your lights, what then? The light arms race starts all over!