Subject: Re: Police handlebars

I believe the long knurled part almost insures that they are original. I
just pulled a set off of a '74 Police, original, and that's what they
looked like. (Sorry, I'm going top use them)

On Tue, 20 Aug 2002 07:30:27 -0400 Kevin Graf <kgr-@midwestpension.com>
writes:

Hey,

From what I know my bars are original. I pulled them out of a shed

that a
bike shop used to store parts in AZ. A friend gave em to me while we
were
puttsing around in there. They have GP stamped on the bottom left
and the
knurls for the clamps are one big section instead of two smaller
ones.

Kev

-----Original Message-----
From: Jay Williams [mailto:cj7-@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 10:44 PM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Re: Police handlebars

How do you positively ID original police bars? I have a set of
handlebars I
took off my Ambo several years ago. They look similar to police
bars, kind
of high and swept back, and the bike had some other police-style
equipment
on it when I got it, but wasn't ever a real police bike so far as I
can
tell.
They would definitely need to be rechromed, but aren't bent or
kinked
anywhere.
They have two grooved sections in the middle part of the bars, and
small
holes a few inches in from either end for control box locator pins.
Just gathering dust here, so I'd take any reasonable offer, maybe
even an
unreasonable one, if you can use them.

Jay

From: Ross <ariel-@earthlink.net>
Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.com
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Re: Police handlebars
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 19:12:53 -0700

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

Shelby Township, MI

Early '70 Ambo
1980 G5
1982 V50III

--
K. Ross Raymond
Arizona USA
Goethe: "We become what we despise..."
'71 LAPD Ambassador
'69 Triumph T100S
Norton hopeful
1998 Ariel (my daughter, after the Sq.4, not the mermaid)

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Subject: Re: Police handlebars

Author: Frank Casssese

Date: Aug 20, 2002, 6:36 AM

Post ID: 1710842219

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