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WannaBeDude
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PostPosted: 12:13 - 30 Jun 2012    Post subject: Brace - needed ? any use on road bike Reply with quote
Getting new bars, is this brace thing a waste of time on a road 125 2T ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Satin-Black-Braced-MX-Enduro-Streetfighter-Handlebar-Bars-22mm-7-8-like-renthal-/170852505557?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item27c79a57d5
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PostPosted: 12:27 - 30 Jun 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yes.
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PostPosted: 12:38 - 30 Jun 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
But they do make a great place for smart phones etc .. may just buy one with, and have the option tbf,, be it now or later. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 12:50 - 30 Jun 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
While i'm here, will all these guards fit ? new bars will be the ultra lows listed above .. Idea Karma Thumbs Up

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PostPosted: 09:50 - 01 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mine are braced on the GS: https://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/525969_426093674092268_1555799868_n.jpg

So long as the bars that you're ordering are the same diameter then I can't see why everything wouldn't fit on. No idea about the guards though.

Worst part for me was the bar ends. The braced bars were made out of a much thicker metal than the OEM bars, meaning that my bar ends didn't fit. Luckily my bar ends are some rubbish kind where it's just a rubber which slots in to the hole. Put the rubber on a drill and used the drill as a lathe against a file. Job done. Thumbs Up

Only went for braced because it was the cheapest option. I don't think there's any real benefit from having them.
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PostPosted: 11:04 - 01 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
are you a learner by any chance ?
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PostPosted: 11:10 - 01 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
colicabcadam wrote:
are you a learner by any chance ?


He isn't, I think.
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PostPosted: 11:12 - 01 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
J.M. wrote:
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are you a learner by any chance ?


He isn't, I think.


He is!
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PostPosted: 11:24 - 01 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
then he needs to get some mirrors, when he comes to take his test he wont be used to using them.......
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PostPosted: 11:58 - 01 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
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then he needs to get some mirrors, when he comes to take his test he wont be used to using them.......


Look closely, he has a bar-end mirror on the right handlebar.

As far as I know, mirrors aren't even required to take your tests. They're not a legal requirement for riding. I've still not got myself any yet.
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PostPosted: 12:01 - 01 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
J.M. wrote:
colicabcadam wrote:
then he needs to get some mirrors, when he comes to take his test he wont be used to using them.......


Look closely, he has a bar-end mirror on the right handlebar.

As far as I know, mirrors aren't even required to take your tests. They're not a legal requirement for riding. I've still not got myself any yet.


yea one mirror - remember, i couldn't give a toss, but the examiner will not be impressed one bit !!!!
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PostPosted: 12:33 - 01 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
I passed my bike test with mirrors removed from my CG125.
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PostPosted: 12:40 - 01 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I passed my bike test with mirrors removed from my CG125.


does that make you big and tough ?

i just do not see the point in risking it
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PostPosted: 12:53 - 01 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
colicabcadam wrote:
yen_powell wrote:
I passed my bike test with mirrors removed from my CG125.


does that make you big and tough ?

i just do not see the point in risking it


Hardly acting 'big and tough', just pointing out that he did his test without mirrors.

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PostPosted: 12:54 - 01 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
colicabcadam wrote:
yen_powell wrote:
I passed my bike test with mirrors removed from my CG125.


does that make you big and tough ?

i just do not see the point in risking it


He's not trying to be "big and tough". He's merely stating that he passed his test without mirrors because you're so insistent that he needs them.

A completely unrelated topic for the thread in question. He's been riding fine for ages without mirrors, he's asking about new bars, leave the guy to what he's happy with.
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PostPosted: 13:11 - 01 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Test would be done on their bikes, and why is a 125 2t not worth adding to, buying things for.

The bikes perfect for my usuage, a Lot of thought and questions on here went into deciding what I actually needed, not what I would want.
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PostPosted: 13:18 - 01 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bikes tuned as standard, will leave well alone considering she's done about 8k miles and is still on 150 psi.

Yes I do things that I would of considered boring years ago, but now think they are great.

It's a nice little bike, used little, a nice edition to my life, transport and can be fun. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 14:37 - 01 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
colicabcadam wrote:
yen_powell wrote:
I passed my bike test with mirrors removed from my CG125.


does that make you big and tough ?

Well of course Mr. Green
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PostPosted: 14:50 - 01 Jul 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
colicabcadam wrote:
then he needs to get some mirrors, when he comes to take his test he wont be used to using them.......


Are you a fucking prick bad ? Idea
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