I appreciate your educated opinion, and while that may be true for most types of clamps, the difference here is the gap. With the gap in the front, your bars may rotate if you have to hit the brakes hard and all your weight is pushing on the bars. The bars are less likely to rotate towards the...
I agree. This girl bought garage candy that she can't even ride. I would have commented "Oh a liter bike as your first ride? I will be sure to send flowers. That is if you ever get it out of the garage."
Actually they are right. The arrows should always be facing forward so the gap is at the rear. But the bottom part of the clamps can be rotated, pushing the bars more forward.
I also got these to do the polar bear challenge videos. They are huge and look rediculous, but when its in the 20's, I doubt I care how they look!
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I've been running Mobil 1 20/50 for Vtwins(already had it) in mine all summer and its been great. I may change to something a little thinner for winter tho.
I usually try to ride some during the winter and I park in a heated garage so I don't do anything out of the ordinary except add some sea foam to the fuel. Here is a good article on winterizing your bike for storage:
How to winterize your motorcycle