It will not.


It is much easier to copper plate aluminum bars, giving you the look of copper with the strength and safety of aluminum.

Handlebars have been made of steel, aluminum, wood, and bone.

Mountain bike bars made of titanium. and here are some really cool titanium bars.

This is why copper tubing for water comes in two thicknesses. If you need to bend it, you have to use the thicker tubing. The thin-walled stuff will collapse and kink. I once made a 5 foot tall menorah using copper tubing. Bending it was rather easy with a handheld tube bender.

For now I just took some old ones I had laying around and made some.

http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/...223_204246.jpg

Stick with off the shelf items. Much easier, cheaper, better finish, stronger, blah blah blah....

I thought the thinner stuff was easier to bend once it was filled with sand to keep it from kinking.

Stainless is a waste IMO. Have a buddy that spent hundreds on tools and materials to make bars for his motorcycle... If you want to be a unique snowflake ride harder/more often and invest in parts to replace those that don't fit/are broken/worn. That being said, Major Taylor or other "old school" bars can really add to the look of a bike as well as add comfort if they fit. Copper would be cool, if it were a suitable material, which it is not.

I know a buddy of mine took a pair of titanium rods he had sitting around and clamped it on. Welded it, too, so it formed a triangle. Looked cool, totally useless IMO. He took it off in about 3 days.