Bicycle handlebars on dirt bike?

BansheeRider · 02-09-2008, 10:44 PM

Will bicycle handlebars be ok on my dirt bike? I want to use them, but im afraid they will bend easy. I dont wreck alot, but, I am just checking. Tomorrow, I will be changing my oil, cleaning my air filter, and installing a new fuel filter.

wr250f95 · 02-09-2008, 11:44 PM

as long as they are 7/8 and are wide enough for your controls.

gscx · 02-10-2008, 02:47 PM

but they might not be made out of as good metal, i would stay away from it

turtlemann14 · 02-10-2008, 07:09 PM

i beg to differ... when i am riding my wal-mart bike i land just as hard (maybe even harder when i bottom out the shocks) as i have ever landed on my dirt bike
they are not bent...

BansheeRider · 02-10-2008, 07:31 PM

well, today, i woke up around 10, changed my oil to pro-mix 10w-30, changed my fuel filter to a lawn mower one that I bought at lowe's last night, cleaned the air filter with soap and water, and soaked a rag in mobil 1 and wiped it on the filter. it is a pretty new filter, so it wasnt very dirty anyways. I might wash it tomorrow.

tigmaster · 02-10-2008, 08:54 PM

Um, bike bars will fit but the bend and length will be different along with the material strength.

BansheeRider · 02-10-2008, 08:56 PM

i ended up not doing it, i might some other day, but im just glad i got that oil change out of the way, and i put some hose clamps on either side of my new fuel filter so i dont have to go cut zip ties every time now.

tigmaster · 02-10-2008, 09:12 PM

Ya, it is good you didn't roll with the bike bars. I am very happy. You can get a set of good bars for like $30 new.

BansheeRider · 02-21-2008, 04:10 PM

$30 is starting to become alot to me.

gscx · 02-21-2008, 09:07 PM

30$ has been alot to me haha. and turtle, your BMX bike weighs like 30lbs maybe, and your dirtbike weighs like 200lbs maybe more, that is alot more force on your bars because of inertia

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wr250f95 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Mexico Posts: 8,467 iTrader: (1)	as long as they are 7/8 and are wide enough for your controls. __________________ "LIFE'S JOURNEY IS NOT TO ARRIVE AT THE GRAVE SAFELY IN A WELL PRESERVED BODY, BUT RATHER TO SKID IN SIDEWAYS, TOTALLY WORN OUT, SHOUTING'...HOLY S**T... WHAT A RIDE!" this, is why I ride.

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gscx Pro Mototips Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: bridgeville DE Posts: 2,320 iTrader: (0)	but they might not be made out of as good metal, i would stay away from it __________________ 199? KX60- Bone stock and in process of complete rebuild and restoration

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turtlemann14 Pro Mototips Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 4,363 iTrader: (0)	i beg to differ... when i am riding my wal-mart bike i land just as hard (maybe even harder when i bottom out the shocks) as i have ever landed on my dirt bike they are not bent... __________________ If it does not move at first, get a bigger hammer!! Myspace Yamaha 1982 xj550 under bike lights Kawasaki klx250 1979 custom fiberglass silencer+ Honda xr200r 1985 stock = Dakaw Dk250 2008

02-10-2008, 08:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
tigmaster Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri, United States Posts: 7,659 iTrader: (1)	Um, bike bars will fit but the bend and length will be different along with the material strength. __________________ --'03 CRF450r-- --FMF Pipe, Pro-Tech Revavle-- --Vortex Basket With Tusk Disks And HP Springs-- --Pro Taper Triple Clamps And Bars-- --Devol Full SP With Moose HGs-- --Renthal 13/50 With R1 Chain-- --Now It Is The End, Probably...-- --'06 CBR F4I-- --Bone Stock-- Check Our Latest How-To Here

02-10-2008, 09:12 PM	#8 (permalink)
tigmaster Administrator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Missouri, United States Posts: 7,659 iTrader: (1)	Ya, it is good you didn't roll with the bike bars. I am very happy. You can get a set of good bars for like $30 new. __________________ --'03 CRF450r-- --FMF Pipe, Pro-Tech Revavle-- --Vortex Basket With Tusk Disks And HP Springs-- --Pro Taper Triple Clamps And Bars-- --Devol Full SP With Moose HGs-- --Renthal 13/50 With R1 Chain-- --Now It Is The End, Probably...-- --'06 CBR F4I-- --Bone Stock-- Check Our Latest How-To Here

02-21-2008, 09:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
gscx Pro Mototips Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: bridgeville DE Posts: 2,320 iTrader: (0)	30$ has been alot to me haha. and turtle, your BMX bike weighs like 30lbs maybe, and your dirtbike weighs like 200lbs maybe more, that is alot more force on your bars because of inertia __________________ 199? KX60- Bone stock and in process of complete rebuild and restoration

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