Installing LSL clip ons w/ 1.5 inch rise clearance issues. Help!!

Started by rockaduc, March 08, 2009, 11:09:17 AM

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rockaduc

I am in the middle of installing the above mentioned clip ons and am having a problem w/ the head light bracket.  I don't really want to lower my head light and gauges.  Any insight would be great.
I am attaching pics for reference.

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk201/rockaduc/P3080046.jpg

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk201/rockaduc/P3080045.jpg

http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk201/rockaduc/P3080044.jpg

If it helps, they are going on an s2r 800.
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TAftonomos

Not sure you are going to be able to make it fit without modding the headlight bracket. 

Get zero rise clip-ons and mout them about the triples is the only thing I can see

rockaduc

Yeah, after some more research, I have come to the conclusion that I will have to do the "lowering mod".  My buddy is a welder and works at a machine shop so I have the resources for this. 
Thanks.
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herm

looks like you may have them swung a little too far forward. i encountered the same problem when i installed my LSL's.
luckily for me, i wanted to lower the headlight and gauges anyway, so i was able to sort it out.
BTW, looks like you have plenty of room to put them above the triple (or is that temporary to install?)

anyway, here is a pic of the finished product, if it helps

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rockaduc

Quote from: herm on March 08, 2009, 01:05:40 PM
looks like you may have them swung a little too far forward. i encountered the same problem when i installed my LSL's.
luckily for me, i wanted to lower the headlight and gauges anyway, so i was able to sort it out.
BTW, looks like you have plenty of room to put them above the triple (or is that temporary to install?)

anyway, here is a pic of the finished product, if it helps



I haven't set my final position yet, but thanks for the heads-up.  I have less than 1" of fork above the triple.  To make the clip-ons work above the triple, I would need to raise my forks an additional .75-1.0 inches.  I think that might change the geometry too much.  As they are right now, it is the same geometry as stock.

I mocked everything up as close as I could get, and it looks like I will need to drop everything about 1.75 inches.  Does this sound right, or is it too much?
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