| Hi, the Helibars I found to be a lot better for long distance stuff, I did 2700 mile in 8 days with mine and my wrists were fine. If I did it again I would fit a higher screen as they do make you sit up into the wind a bit more. I am 6ft 5 ish so it may have been more of a problem to me than most. I am also a fan of the ventura system for luggage as it is so simple to load and unload. They only downside was that at high speed the bike developed a very slight weave nothing too scary just enough to make you concentrate a little more! Has anyone else found this? It may have been a combination of Helibars/ventura pack/my height? It was not too much of a problem as we pretty much avoided motorways and stuck to the backroads.
Also by taking the weight of your wrists it does place a little more on your arse and lower back. Probably not really a problem as such but on that trip many of the miles were in temperatures of about 37c which on the 996 means a very uncomfortable rear end especially going slowly through towns where there is little air flow to cool you.
Another plus of the Helibars and ventura combination is very easy wheelies! I am no wheelie merchant but it is so easy with the higher bars and a bit more weight over the back.  |