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2K views 5 replies 7 participants last post by  kesanders  
#1 ·
Hello All,
I just bought a 2009 Honda Shadow Aero 750. This is my first bike. I've been riding it around my neighborhood and noticed I really hate the handle bars. What I hate about them is that my wrist slight bend out, which starts causing me a lot of pain.

I'm hoping that someone can give me a little bit advice on changing out the handle bars, like what are good options and where people shop for handle bars. I really like the height of the handle bars. I would be interested in moving them 1 inch closer to me and having handle bars that keep the wrist in a neutral position.

Thanks in advance for any information.

Please excuse the mess but below is a picture of my bike.
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#2 ·
Welcome. Beautiful bike.
You might try loosening the riser clamps and tip the bars back a coupe of inches to see if that is comfortable.
Free try anyway.Then you can look for other shapes if that doesn't help.
 
#3 ·
Those risers appear to be off an 1100, more rise and pullback than the normal Aero. I agree tilting the ends down more should help. If not, may need some with less pullback. I use Harley factory mini apes on my 1100. Best wrist angle ever. Loads of good used ones out there, need to drill one hole on each side for the switchbox locating pins. BiltWell Chumps are real close to those and popular. May want to go back with stock risers with the taller bars.
 
#4 ·
Howdy kv!

I have a friend who has changed out the handle bars on almost every motorcycle he's ever bought due to his wrists only being comfortable in a certain position when he rides. I think you'll probably need to do some research to find the handle bars that will work for you.

On my Valkyrie I first tried a couple of different risers 'til I found the ones that worked for me. I also bought an after market seat that positions me a bit higher than the OEM seat, and I've re-positioned the foot pegs. All these adjustments together result in a comfortable riding position -- for me.

Anyway, it may take some time and experimentation to get your bike to "fit" you just right.

Congratulations on your new ride!

:)
 
#6 ·
I did a search on this site before and looked for suggestions on handlebar positioning. I can't remember but it was either tilt them forward or backward a bit and my wrists have never hurt again. To me it seemed from the advice that they tilted the opposite of what I thought. I had nothing to lose repositioning my bars and it worked.