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Im new to this forum and have found it to be one of the best technical and mature/professional forums Ive come across. I true sign of the eliteness and passion of all the Ducati Owners out there. Im from Australia and have a 2007 ST3 which is my daily rider as I have never owned a car, only bikes. ST3 is the other love of my life, but at 5'7" tall, I have a short arm reach which gets a bit sore on the arms after a while. Ive done a lot of internet searching and only came up with Helibars as a solution for the ST3s. I believe the 2007 model came with higher factory risers than the earlier ST models, so does the advertised 11/2" taller & 11/4" more rearwards reffer to the earlier bar position or the 2007/2008 model version. If anyone has them mounted on the 2007/08 model could you please send me the extact height of the centre of the bars from the top of the fork tube (or the headset cross bar) and the position back from the centre of the forks. Also is there enough slack in the front brake hose or do Helibar supply an longer hose.
Ive read the earlier threads which mention being to high in the windstream, but I dont find this an issue when I sit up and touch the bars with my finger tips so as to test the position that I anticipate the bars to be at with the Helibars. The height of the bars is not as critical as the reach for me. Everything else on the ST3 is absolutely perfect and shes an absolute dream to ride every day.
Any comments or experiences with Helibars would be appreciated.
Regards
Dodge 1934
Im new to this forum and have found it to be one of the best technical and mature/professional forums Ive come across. I true sign of the eliteness and passion of all the Ducati Owners out there. Im from Australia and have a 2007 ST3 which is my daily rider as I have never owned a car, only bikes. ST3 is the other love of my life, but at 5'7" tall, I have a short arm reach which gets a bit sore on the arms after a while. Ive done a lot of internet searching and only came up with Helibars as a solution for the ST3s. I believe the 2007 model came with higher factory risers than the earlier ST models, so does the advertised 11/2" taller & 11/4" more rearwards reffer to the earlier bar position or the 2007/2008 model version. If anyone has them mounted on the 2007/08 model could you please send me the extact height of the centre of the bars from the top of the fork tube (or the headset cross bar) and the position back from the centre of the forks. Also is there enough slack in the front brake hose or do Helibar supply an longer hose.
Ive read the earlier threads which mention being to high in the windstream, but I dont find this an issue when I sit up and touch the bars with my finger tips so as to test the position that I anticipate the bars to be at with the Helibars. The height of the bars is not as critical as the reach for me. Everything else on the ST3 is absolutely perfect and shes an absolute dream to ride every day.
Any comments or experiences with Helibars would be appreciated.
Regards
Dodge 1934