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Title: Rotating bars, difficulty level and issues? Post by: Kabulpostie on November 27, 2013, 05:46:39 AM I'm looking to try and get the bars on my S2r1000 a little closer, I'm pretty short so not only am I leaning forward a fair bit my arms don't have much bend left. I'd like to have a slightly more comfortable upright position. I thought I'd try and rotate the stock bars and see if that helps before I buy something like the Rizoma touring bars at Monster Parts.
My concern is the mounting or index holes, will my controls wind up in a weir spot by rotating? Is this as simple as I think it is? I'd like to try and do it this weekend but am curious if there are any pitfalls I need to be aware of. Thanks for the help and Happy Holidays all. Cameron Title: Re: Rotating bars, difficulty level and issues? Post by: stopintime on November 27, 2013, 06:08:23 AM I'm not sure it will help much, but just give it a try [thumbsup]
Make pencil marks on the bars, so you can return to their original position. Loosen the four clamp bolts (when you retighten, do it in a cross pattern to avoid uneven clamping) The clutch and brake (including mirrors) can be rotated (even clamping, please). If they are out of reach, the electric controls can be moved by drilling new holes or removing the tabs, but don't do that until you know if the new position works well. Title: Re: Rotating bars, difficulty level and issues? Post by: Kabulpostie on December 05, 2013, 05:49:35 PM Thanks for the help, gave it a try and really didn't notice much of a difference. I bought some bar risers and just tried to fit them about 15 minutes ago, only to find that I have no slack available in clutch or brake hoses [bang]
Title: Re: Rotating bars, difficulty level and issues? Post by: Speeddog on December 06, 2013, 08:43:06 AM How tall are the risers?
Title: Re: Rotating bars, difficulty level and issues? Post by: Kabulpostie on December 06, 2013, 09:16:57 AM About an inch.. whatever the ones from desmo times are. Don't have them with me
Title: Re: Rotating bars, difficulty level and issues? Post by: rule62 on December 06, 2013, 10:36:44 AM To fit the risers, try taking off the headlight and see if there is a way of routing the clutch and brake lines to get a little more slack. I had a similar issue when putting a new pair of bars on my 620. As I recall, I loosened the big u-bracket and was able to get a little play in there. Also, you can loosen the banjo bolts at the masters to allow a bit more. If you just ease the banjo bolts a little you will not spill any brake fliud or get any air in the lines (but bleeding both clutch and brake are easy and recommended).
Title: Re: Rotating bars, difficulty level and issues? Post by: DucDucGoos on December 11, 2013, 10:52:09 AM To fit the risers, try taking off the headlight and see if there is a way of routing the clutch and brake lines to get a little more slack. I had a similar issue when putting a new pair of bars on my 620. As I recall, I loosened the big u-bracket and was able to get a little play in there. Also, you can loosen the banjo bolts at the masters to allow a bit more. If you just ease the banjo bolts a little you will not spill any brake fliud or get any air in the lines (but bleeding both clutch and brake are easy and recommended). I did this on mine as well. I think there is something with the hyper throttle cable as it is longer. Title: Re: Rotating bars, difficulty level and issues? Post by: Kabulpostie on December 11, 2013, 11:13:39 AM Thanks for the ideas and info, didn't even think about the throttle cable ??? I won't have a chance to check it out for a while but hopefully using your suggestions it will work out.
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