Hi 
Just bought this bike to add to the stable!
Can anyone advise which are the best "comfort " handlebars
To fit with minimum hassle? (K75c/ k100lt ??£
And also preferred tyre brand for the 16v 
Thanks
Colin

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/161272858823#

colinijohnson wrote:Hi 
Just bought this bike to add to the stable!
Can anyone advise which are the best "comfort " handlebars
To fit with minimum hassle? (K75c/ k100lt ??£
And also preferred tyre brand for the 16v 
Thanks
Colin

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/161272858823#

No pat answer on handlebars as everyone's built differently.

I run Bridgestone BT-023s these days.  Handle just as well as Michelins (what I ran before) but at about a price about 20% less.

K75C seem to be the usual choice as they're a bit higher and wider but not so much that you need new cables or look too silly sticking out from behind the RS fairing - RT bars look enormous, for example. Swapping the bars is quite a task though, much more than on a Japanese machine.. I was looking to fit high Renthals, wondering why people were sticking with BMW bars until I saw how many holes are drilled in them and how awkward it would be.

The other thing about Renthals is that they're 7/8", not a true 22mm handlebar.  The difference is very small but matters when you try to get the clutch and throttle perches on them.

The only company I know of that makes actual 22mm handlebars is Flanders. (There's probably some Euro companies that do too.)

I had no idea that BMW use a different diameter - The more you know!

So are (collective) you saying that Handlebar risers are the most expedient route?

They're certainly easier to fit but you can only move the bars so far (perhaps 2cm higher) before the pad thing starts to get in the way or the wiring to it becomes too tight. If you move the bars back it would be in the way quite a lot. It also depends on if you're okay with the narrowness of the bars, I am not a fan and would rather replace them completely but you might be okay with them..

If you get barbacks that are made for BMWs then they'll be drilled and tapped in the front so that the dash comes back and up with the bars.