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Green1:
You don't want to know what I'v been up to.
So best I stay in the shaddows

mike the bike:
Are you a mate of Hank Marvin then?

Green1:
I taught him everything he doesn't know.

Pops400:
 ;D

Righto, well while I have your eyes, I shall ask opinions and advice.

Now getting bogged down with riding position v's aesthetics, v's budget. I'm thinking I can save a lot of the front end now, apart from the tubes, so now I have abandoned the modern front end idea to save funds. That took me straight back to clip on's, but there are so many available I don't really know where to start. Can the quality be that different that I should pay a rake of money, or just buy relatively cheap?

If I go clip on's, I have two concerns.

1. My poor old back... What are they REALLY like to ride?
2. If I go that route, I can't be doing the bar clamps reassembled and just sat there sticking up. So that means a bespoke machined piece, (pricey, so no) or grinding them off here :

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So that leaves me to ask :

A. How well will the casting take to being ground down and
B. Will I get lynched for cutting up genuine parts...  :-X

Lastly, clubmans got me all excited at one point, then I decided I prefer the look of clip on's, so is there any reason to look further at them? Any advantages?

And then I had a sudden urge to go dead straight bars. Bluntly, has anyone done this and does it look great or bobbins?  ??? ;D

Many questions, but welcome your input!

Thanks in advance, you helpful lot.  ;)

Nurse Julie:
I'm not into the tech stuff but I have standard English bars on my UK 400/4 and they are quite low anyway. Much lower, you need to be a lot younger and more supple. Would you have rear sets too?. I think straight bars may hit the tank but, I could be wrong.

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