I am surprised they came out smaller. They might have stripped the nickel, then flashed to avoid build up in those "ugly grooves"...instead of masking those grooves. Anyway, you gave the reason why I wanted to avoid repros, besides that they may be missing the little hole underneath. I am used to the angle of the police bars, and I like to use original where possible. Right now I am just finding what is out there, I'll probably put a call into Mark at MG Classics sometime this week.. Regards, Ross on 8/19/02 16:20, Bill Berry at chris-@charter.net wrote:
My replated bars ended up too small. Bought the ones from MG for less than I paid for the plating job. The bend angles and directions weren't exact, but they work and look nice. Chris in NC
On Mon, 19 Aug 2002 18:25:22 +0000 Tom Bowes <kk-@comcast.net> wrote:
Why not just go with a repro handlebar? MG cycle has them. Replated bars are often a pain in the neck because the diameter comes out too large and things don't fit right after the plating.
Ross wrote:
Does anyone have a good set (restorable) of the above? As usual, the best laid plans, mine was being replated and the plater did not tell his polishing room not to remove those ugly grooves...he is trying to find someone that can restore the grooves but I have my doubts. Rotating handlebars would make an interesting ride.
Tom
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