For everyone who asked me about the bars on my 550 Seca

Here you go: They're BikeMaster (by Tucker-Rocky) pn 11-0530 "European"-chrome. I bought 'em locally but I just looked on-line and they're available a bunch of places for just under $20. I got a shorter clutch cable from our buddy Chacal, his pn HCP2704, originally for the XJ650R, it's about 2" shorter than stock. HOWEVER: That cable is at the extreme of its safe adjustment at both ends due to a difference in sheath-to-cable ratio between it and the stock cable. Chacal found a 1 1/2" shorter cable with a closer match on the original sheath length "ratio" HCP2706, from the 750 Seca. I'm going to try that on my other 550 Seca with the same bars and I will let you know. A shorter clutch cable is absolutely necessary to prevent the cable from getting against the header pipes. The other cables, wiring harness and even the upper brake hose "tuck in" just fine. Bar must be carefully adjusted so the choke lever doesn't get into the gas tank at full left lock, but the angle required for comfortable clearance there also happens to be the OPTIMUM mounting angle for the bar, in my humble opinion. By the way, I looked long and hard at their "GP Touring" (11-0520 chr or 11-0521 blk) bar before I went with this one...

 

Can I asko about your seat? Is it a corbin? Where did you purchase it at?