[Short Cut]

I feel they are of very limited benefit. Am I wrong?

[Short Cut]

Limited use for a street bike, I should have said. I think a rider is better served by some wider bars on a street bike. What do you think?

[stooxie]

Different strokes for different folks, right?

I bought a Ninja 650R because it had handle bars and not clip-ons, for the very reasons you might be suggesting.

I spent the next year figuring out how the heck I could get clip-ons and/or more aggressive handlebars on it. When I finally did put on a set of low-rise, downward sloping bars on it I loved it. That's when you start realizing you should've just bought a ZX6.

It's hard to hang-off with wide handlebars.

Spare me the "you don't need that crap for the street" speech, I could give it myself. Don't disagree one bit.

Motorcycle = emotion. If it doesn't light you up to look at the machine, why bother? Like seeking a member of the opposite sex, different things turn different people on.

-Stooxie

[fnfalman]

There's a reason why clip-ons are mounted to sport bikes, and not everything else.

[fnfalman]

Originally Posted by stooxie

It's hard to hang-off with wide handlebars.
-Stooxie

Depends on the bikes and the riders.

[stooxie]

Originally Posted by fnfalman

Depends on the bikes and the riders.

I didn't say it was impossible unless you had clip-ons. Why don't MotoGP bikes have handlebars, then?

-Stooxie

[Short Cut]

Originally Posted by fnfalman

There's a reason why clip-ons are mounted to sport bikes, and not everything else.

I agree there is a reason why they are on race bikes. That reason doesn't translate to the street very well if at all.

[norton]

I like the looks of clubman bars. I have a weakness for cafe bikes

[fnfalman]

Originally Posted by stooxie

I didn't say it was impossible unless you had clip-ons. Why don't MotoGP bikes have handlebars, then?

-Stooxie

Aerodynamics.

[fnfalman]

Originally Posted by Short Cut

I agree there is a reason why they are on race bikes. That reason doesn't translate to the street very well if at all.

Exactly.

However, what are you gonna do with the sportbikes? Change out the clip-ons for handlebars?

Oops, Aprilia had been doing that for ten years already.

[Basher]

I don't mind them, but then again, they're pretty much all I know. I was "born and raised" on sportbikes (YSR50, ZX6, then ZX6R), and have very limited seat time on anything with actual handlebars.

That being said, it doesn't mean I don't like them. I've been wanting something more along the lines of a hooligan/naked type bike for a bit, but can't afford one. That, and if I had the money, it would probably go towards an older cafe racer type bike for me to restore and casually race at the track, etc.

So I guess clip-ons are OK with me.