V7 Cafe handling

[guzzinut]

They bleeding well were about power and speed when they were first invented.

No they weren't.
They were about guys who had little or no money, buying old hacks and turning them into the best they could with what little money they had.
Much like the bobber scene in the USA, which ran in parallel with the CR scene.

[sprk_sprd]

I'm a bit late to this discussion, but I thought I'd mention that when I changed the stock bar on my standard (naked, upright)) SV650 to a more forward-leaning Suburban Machinery Type 2 bar, I definitely lost a certain amount of countersteering leverage.  Now I'm not debating whether or not one can run faster lap times with one set of bars or another - I'm certainly not qualified.  All I know is that while I may look cooler ( ) with a more forward lean, it was easier to flick the bike around when it had the more upright stock handlebar.  I may go back to a more stock configuration.  After all, it's not like I'm racing this bike which only then would benefit from a lower bar/clip-ons for triple digit speed stability and cornering.