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Tri Axis Handel Bars

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Unless you have personel experence with this question please refrain from adding your 2 cents worth, thanks.My lovly bride for the last 41 years and is 5'3" has some sholder issues with her RTS-limited on long rides, she has over 24K miles in the last 18 months, we are planing on a 3 week ride from Oregon to Wisconsin and back this late summer for her moms 100th birthday and I was wondering if thoes of you out there that have installed the tri-axis feel it is worth the money as this is a spendy farkel.
Thanks for your input . Blond hair and black leather is my favoritr color scheme.
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They do cost way to much. But I would not want to go back to the old ones. Hope this helps a little.
 
Worth it

I had the bike for 3 months and could not stand it anymore. I went for an eight hour ride and my shoulders were in knots. Since getting the tri-axis handlebars installed I have never regretted it. Worth every penny.
 
They are absolutely 100% worth it. I rode many, many thousands of miles without them on my older Spyders and I always had shoulder and neck pain after a long ride. So when I ordered my 2014 RT I had them installed during setup. I would not own a Spyder without them again.
 
Absolutely worth every penny I spent on them. I added them to my 2013 Spyder and when I moved up to the 2015 RTS it was added before I even picked it up. They made a world of difference for me an alleviated the shoulder/arm pain that I was having. You wife will be a very happy ryder if you spring for them. :dg2:
 
Makes long rides very comfortable

Had standard bars on our 2012 RT Limited. When we ordered the 2014 RT Limited we had the dealer add the Tri Axis bars. It was without doubt the best option we paid for. We also had the comfort seat added. That did not work out for me. Wife was comfortable but it seemed too firm with too much pressure on my inner thighs (6'1" with 30" inseam). Bought the Ultimate seat and we both love it.
Tri axis bars and Ultimate seat has worked for us. 21,000 plus miles on mostly weekend day trips.
 
YES, YES, YES

I have a set on my 2015 RT-S and love them. I am 6' tall and have a metal replacement joint in my shoulder from an accident years ago. They are absolutely worth it. Price is secondary when it comes to my comfort. A small drop in the bucket when you figure the cost of the machine. It took me several rides to get the adjustments perfect for me. I love them and would recommend them to all. Hope this helps. :thumbup:
 
They are worth it. Unless you are in a time crunch take your time and keep searching on eBay and elsewhere. You might come up with a deal to save a couple hundred. I did two years ago. At 5'3" your wife must have short arms. The tri-axis will bring the grips closer so she won't have to stretch out as much. That was the benefit I found. She may have to compromise some on the straight road comfort in order to have them feel right while turning, or vice versa. Also, as you move the grips forward or backward you change the angle of your wrist, so that is another part of the overall comfort compromise.

The good news: she will undoubtedly find a position of the bars that fits really well and is comfortable. The bad news: once she finds that ideal position she will seldom, if ever, reposition them so the tri-axis is a pricey way to find the right fitting handlebar. But, there is no alternative on the market that I know of. I have changed mine I think one time on a long trip, but then put them back when the benefit of the temporary change wore off.

Like others, I have ridden thousands of miles in a matter of days without suffering arm, elbow, or shoulder pain after installing the tri-axis.

If you are mechanically handy, and have more time than money, you can install them yourself. It's a bit of a challenge, but not an onerous process. The benefit of having them was great enough, and the ordeal of the remove/install process tolerable enough, I opted to remove mine from my 2013 RT and will be putting them on my 2014 RTS.
 
Absolutely 100%. I have purchased and installed 3 sets now. Neither wife nor I would even consider owning an RT without them. Required equipment.
 
A little V-blog video talking about what it took for me to get comfortable on my RT.

Yes one of the things I did was add the Tri-axis handlebars!
100% worth it.

But that was not all it took for me to be able to do long rides.


Bob
 
I am 5'2" and like others have stated the Tri Axis Handlebars are worth the money. I took a 2200 mile trip in September 2015 and didn't experience any neck, shoulder or back pain. I would personally stay away from the Chrome ones because of the increased potential of sun being reflected into your eyes. I almost went with them until I sat on a demo bike with chrome bars.. It was blinding.
 
I love my Tri-Axis bars

I'm 5'8" and the Tri-Axis bars installed by my dealer. I'm glad I had the dealer install them as I would have never guessed it to be such a significant ordeal. The standard bars were killing me right between my shoulders. The Tri-Axis bars completely corrected it. I have the bars positioned as close to my body as possible and slightly more upright. I tweaked my position over several days until I found what worked for me. Expensive, yes. I can't imagine going back.

easysuper said:
Unless you have personel experence with this question please refrain from adding your 2 cents worth, thanks.My lovly bride for the last 41 years and is 5'3" has some sholder issues with her RTS-limited on long rides, she has over 24K miles in the last 18 months, we are planing on a 3 week ride from Oregon to Wisconsin and back this late summer for her moms 100th birthday and I was wondering if thoes of you out there that have installed the tri-axis feel it is worth the money as this is a spendy farkel.
Thanks for your input . Blond hair and black leather is my favoritr color scheme.
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i know exactly nothing about whatever this thread is about :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:
but had to include my 4 cents
 
+1 in favor of the trip-axis bars! :thumbup: I am similar to you wife in stature. Until I replaced the handlebars I had to really reach out for them. The grips were also too wide for me. So I ended up with my elbow out from my body while ryding. The trip-axis bars solved all that. They put them on my new '14 when they set it up. Best frazzle I ever did!!! :ohyea:
 
worth every penny..They should be standard on all RT models...Helped my shoulder problems. You can move them up and down inward or outward..
I just kick back now and drive.

It is a lot of work to do yourself if you plan on replacing them .
 
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