adjusting handlebars on 83 Venture

[Auld]

My 83 Venture has the stock adjustable handlebars, but I can't get them where I want them. I've had them in and out, up and down, and nothing seems right.

I want the handles to be closer to the seat, but when they are swiveled back, the angle is wrong and my wrists ache.

Anyone know how to get the actual handles closer to the seat, so I can sit up more, and have the handles at close to right angles to the wheels?

[bongobobny]

Unfortunately, that is a common complaint! It will take some serious McGuiver'ing to acomplish this, and when you are done with yours, mine is next...

[camos]

I've been pondering what to do about the handlebar position as well. Spent a few hours moving the various parts around and found no perfect position, for me, was available without a modification. The most comfortable was achieved by swivelling the lower pieces slightly forward and the upper pieces down as far as they could go. I think a reasonable good position could be achieved by removing the small stopper tit so the upper pieces can be turned down a notch or two. In making these adjustment there are issues with the handlebars bumping the mirrors at full lock and also the issue of contacting the main cover. Rotating the lower pieces forward made them stand up higher which helped with clearance. Adding a two inch riser to lift the lower pieces up would likely be a good start.

 

Here is a link to a Venture chopper build you might find interesting. Risers were added to the stock handlebar setup here as well as manipulating the upper and lower handlebar pieces.

 

The stock position of the handlebars on my Virago had the same wrist cramping affect as the Venture does. After pulling the triple tree for some maintenance I discovered by accident that rotating the bars back and down gave a very comfortable position that is not at 90 degrees to the front wheel. You might be able to see what I am talking about here with the Virago. This position is what I was trying to achieve with the Venture.

[Thom]

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?t=15246

you can try this , Jimbob did it 1st and i got a lot of help from him , i still get a lot funny looks from the H/D riders when they see my Cracked Harley

Thom