🐮 Help! How do I de-horn my R18 First Edition without selling a kidney?

[DRACKO]

Hey awesome people! I’m just gonna say it: I CANNOT stand the stock First Edition handlebar.

I want them gone, but I’m looking for a total plug-and-play miracle. I just want to unbolt the stock bar, slap all my factory gear (grips, switches, reservoirs, mirrors) onto a new one, and ride off. Zero interest in buying longer brake/clutch lines or paying for custom wiring mods.

So:
Have you found a short Beach Bar that actually works with stock cables? Any flat/tracker bars that kill the "steer horn" look without cable issues? Would a flat bar + pull-back risers keep me sitting tall without hugging the tank?

If you’ve successfully de-horned your First Edition on a budget, drop your photos and recommendations below!

Cheers and ride safe!

 

[Mr. Efficiency]

Bob’s BMW has a set of black beachcombers for $100 and thats not a misprint Git it

 

[Star-Lord]

Hey awesome people! I’m just gonna say it: I CANNOT stand the stock First Edition handlebar.

I want them gone, but I’m looking for a total plug-and-play miracle. I just want to unbolt the stock bar, slap all my factory gear (grips, switches, reservoirs, mirrors) onto a new one, and ride off. Zero interest in buying longer brake/clutch lines or paying for custom wiring mods.

So:
Have you found a short Beach Bar that actually works with stock cables? Any flat/tracker bars that kill the "steer horn" look without cable issues? Would a flat bar + pull-back risers keep me sitting tall without hugging the tank?

If you’ve successfully de-horned your First Edition on a budget, drop your photos and recommendations below!

Cheers and ride safe!

So you want bigger beach bars, but you don't understand the simple fact that longer hydraulic cables are absolutely necessary, because of the simple fact that you are extending the Front Brake and Clutch Reservoirs further away from the bike's centerline...???

Same goes for the electrical wiring (heated grips, wunderwheel, directionals, etc).

Seems completely reasonable....

 

[DRACKO]

So you want bigger beach bars, but you don't understand the simple fact that longer hydraulic cables are absolutely necessary, because of the simple fact that you are extending the Front Brake and Clutch Reservoirs further away from the bike's centerline...???

Same goes for the electrical wiring (heated grips, wunderwheel, directionals, etc).

Seems completely reasonable....

Haha, I get how the math works my friend. That’s exactly why I’m asking about shorter options. I know standard beach bars mean extending lines and wires, which is the whole reason I want to avoid them. Just wondering if anyone’s found a shorter tracker or lower bar that gives a similar look while keeping everything at stock length. Cheers!

 

[Star-Lord]

How about the FCR bars.. more like a drag bar?

 

[BAD MIKE USA]

Haha, I get how the math works my friend. That’s exactly why I’m asking about shorter options. I know standard beach bars mean extending lines and wires, which is the whole reason I want to avoid them. Just wondering if anyone’s found a shorter tracker or lower bar that gives a similar look while keeping everything at stock length. Cheers!

my '21 classic has plenty of length as far as wiring, tucked under the fuel tank. i bought a Spieglerusa.com touring bars set that come with clutch and brake lines. heated grips and all the rest all still work without adapters, etc. it does take some time to carefully install and get it right the first time. the wiring is a non issue. it is $438.99, says out of stock but i called and they got it for me in a week. note that the mounts are much lower than stock, which i love! These were my stock bars, ill post my new ones later.

 

[Gr8adv]

Why you so hung up on your kidneys?