Wednesday, 25 March 2015

RD 200 Handlebars

This was just an ordinary piece of metal. What happened next will amaze you!!!

Um... so I turned some handlebars for the RD project.

The handlebars for the Aprilia front end are a bit funny. They're like clip-ons but they don't really clip on. They bolt up directly to bosses on the top-yoke - they have a threaded portion recessed into the top of the bars. It's a neat arrangement but it's not adjustable and I imagine the bars are vulnerable in a crash.

I guess Aprilia RS 125s crash a lot cos the bars are pretty expensive on Ebay!

So I chose to turn new bars from 22 mm bright mild steel bar rather than buy them.

I would have liked to make them out of aluminium but the minimum quantity would cost about 200 euro!!


Project Pipebomb RD 200 - Handlebars

Project Pipebomb RD 200 - Handlebars

Project Pipebomb RD 200 - Handlebars

Project Pipebomb RD 200 - Handlebars



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