My stock 30mm front bar was 9 lbs. and the 1LE 32mm hollow was 10 lbs. In the same ballpark as the weights you're quoting.

 

You guys ever consider a 35mm hollow front bar??

Hotchkiss still sells them I think, and they are listed at Thunder Racing ... http://www.thunderracing.com/index.c...yid=1069#T1384

FWIW, I went with the hollow SLP 35mm front bar, but it is no longer listed. It was significantly lighter than the 32mm 1LE bar that it replaced.

Hope this helps

LWM

 

Hollow would be nice but not for $450 !!! Plus, the rear bar is too large for most all applications. I'll take the extra 15lbs for $148 from stranoparts.com for the 35mm solid bar.

 

The Hotchkiss bar is bigger than 35mm and is only sold with their rather large rear bar. For most people this isn't a good combination and it's not cheap. I know one person who is going to try it for a track day car, but I'm waiting to see how he does before considering it. Basically, I'm hoping Sam comes up with a good hollow 35-36mm bar that is sold by itself soon. I'd rather go with an adjustable rear bar and keep my 21mm as a starting point.