I like the latest look, but I would like to see the top mount like Two Skies suggested with the top bracket engine bolt hidden in the tube as his picture on page 3 of this thread reply #30.
I don't care about hiding the hardware. It is a motorcycle, and there are nuts and bolts sticking out all over. I don't have chrome covers over the brakes for the same reason.
I would probably want my feet inside the lower part of the bars, and driving lights mounted to the top part. Highway pegs farther outboard than that? I don't find that relaxing at all. But that's just me from all the folks I see riding down the road looking like they are getting an OB GYN exam.
One vote for the bars pretty much as seen. No heroic measures to make it look like there are no bolts holding it in there, not the red line shape, no extra white bar - you say it is not needed? - no shim that I don't need, etc.
saxman
I'm sure the mounts will be "hidden" when they are black.
You're correct. The mounts will surely hide much better once they're black but I think the purpose of flipping that bracket and having the bar come out from atop would be to hide the chrome hardware, not so much the brackets. That was just my understanding so I may be mistaken but I believe that was the intention. I personally like the look of the nice, chrome hardware against the black bars. It looks snazzy and adds some nice contrast, I think but that's just me.
I would probably want my feet inside the lower part of the bars, and driving lights mounted to the top part. Highway pegs farther outboard than that? I don't find that relaxing at all. But that's just me from all the folks I see riding down the road looking like they are getting an OB GYN exam.
.....well there was this one girl....
Here's a view from the _____ position. I don't think you'd even be able to get your ____ on the ___ unless they were mounted to the _______, or so it seems. However, ___ position is very personal as everyone is a different height, has different leg length, etc. so if you still think this position would be uncomfortable for you, you're probably right. Nobody knows your body and what's comfortable for you better than you do!
I like that design on the bar.....looks solid and retro. I even like the vertical support brace (red line), too! However, I think extending the bar out an additional 1/2 to 1 inch from the fairing could provide a little more clearance in a tip over.
For those who like the cruiser style, I'm sure someone could fabricate a bracket for highway pegs that would provide clearance around the fairing. I ride my Connie as a sporty tourer and personally would not use highway pegs...FWIW.
I also like the look of the round piece welded between the horseshoe on the rear bars vs the flat pieces evident on the reclamrs for some of your other models. I'm excited...looking forward to the finish product.
I like the look of the brace. Makes it look even more heavy-duty.
I would think if you angled in too much it might not work as well as a light mounting location (not that everyone would want to mount lights anyway. I like the cross brace.
Here are a few shots of that cross brace piece being held in place. Now that I see it held there, I'm not as much of a fan of the look as I thought I'd be. However, your opinions are the ones that matter so what do you guys think?
I think this is the better design for strength; as well as, aesthetics. I was thinking the red line support brace depicted in a previous post would extend down from the upper mounting bracket to just aft of the bend to the rear. But, I think the location of the support brace depicted above would actually be a better fit.
Yep, I see what you are talking about it hitting the fairing. I believe the photo of the project bike tipped over on it's side will reinforce the idea of having a support brace. The lower you can get the anchor point on the outer guard, without compromising the angle, the better. BTW, I think the current design of the guard would even look good on a bike without the lower fairing installed.Oh! I totally forgot to post the pictures of the bike on it's side. They're attached below for you guys. Now that I know how close that brace is to the fairing already, I don't think I'd feel comfortable moving it much further down than it is already. It's about 1/4" away from that portion of the fairing and the further down we move it, the closer to the fairing it gets. Although, I do agree that the lower it is, the better it'd would be but I think it looks best in the position it is now.
I like the latest look, but I would like to see the top mount like Two Skies suggested with the top bracket engine bolt hidden in the tube as his picture on page 3 of this thread reply #30.
I think it would look good like that too but unfortunately it's just not possible due to the location of the vents in the fairing. I snapped a quick picture with the fairings installed so you can see what I mean. There's just not enough room there to flip that bracket around and have the bar coming out from above the mounting hardware because the hardware has to be in the position it currently is.
Yea, flipping that bracket around and having the bar come out from above the mounting hardware isn't possible anyhow (see above). As for that support bar, it isn't necessary but it would certainly add resistance to the bar bending backwards and wouldn't cost much to implement. So, as long as it looks okay I think it would be a worthy addition. We're going to tack one in place so we can see how it looks and I'll upload a picture for you guys.
Regarding peg position, if they were mounted any further in, your knees would probably constantly rub or bump against that black plastic wind-deflecting piece. I think pegs mounted to that outer bar would actually be an ideal position because the bar appears farther out that it really is. The next time we take the bike off the lift, I'll snap a picture from the rider point of view so you can get an idea of what position your legs would be in if there were highway pegs mounted to the outer bar.
You're correct. The mounts will surely hide much better once they're black but I think the purpose of flipping that bracket and having the bar come out from atop would be to hide the chrome hardware, not so much the brackets. That was just my understanding so I may be mistaken but I believe that was the intention. I personally like the look of the nice, chrome hardware against the black bars. It looks snazzy and adds some nice contrast, I think but that's just me.