My supplier of Renthal Dakar bars can't get any for a month and I really can't be out of stock for that long, I have found some replacements, but they are a little bit different.
For a start they are 790mm wide instead of 830mm wide, would the be of an issue?
They are higher by 12mm, this would be a bonus
They have a sweep of 90mm instead of 75mm, can't see that being as problem
Rise of 105mm instead of 95mm, to small to notice?
Bar Clamp of 120mm instead of 130mm, I have measured the clamps on our bikes and this would fit.
Control length is 28mm longer, would this matter? would be better, more room to fit sat nav etc?
Feed back appreciated asap, as I need to get some ordered.
I find the Renthal Dakars a bit wide, and was going to cut them shorter 'till I realized the levers etc would not fit, so these would have been preferable. The only place I think the difference would be noticeable is in the sweep, as the angle of your wrists would change. Need to sit on the bike and imagine how a more angled bar would feel...
At least Renthal haven't stopped trading, like Motad. Nightmare!
Simon.
I've got jimmy button high bend. They were the closest I could get to the dakar bend here in Oz. I love them. Not sure if they are the same as your option 2 but my local shop reckons the jb bend is a popular high alternative. They sell more jb's than any other renthal. Might be a good alternative?
-- Edited by pricey on Tuesday 11th of April 2017 01:07:02 AM