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« on: March 30, 2012, 11:40:13 AM » |
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I just received some 50mm woodcraft clip-ons for my Ducati monster, and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with installation of clip-ons in general, obviously for monsters would be preferable, but I'll take any kind of feedback on this. Is it difficult? Do you have to be tech savvy or just follow instructions? How long does it generally take? Thanks.
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Jason1
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« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2012, 05:17:02 PM » |
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I'm no expert but it was easy for me. I mounted mine below the tripple and it took about 20 minutes. The only thing that I had to do different was turn the clutch and brake line a little because they would have hit the fork otherwise. Just take your time and make sure all the pinch bolts are tight. Good luck. Jason
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« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2012, 03:00:18 AM » |
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I had my clip ons below my top triple too but I had to flip my throttle cables over to get the right arc so as not to bind causing the throttle to not release correctly. I had them above the triple before that but you have to be really careful. You have to raise the fork legs in the clamps to facilitate that and steering gets real twitchy as a result.
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« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2012, 08:07:53 AM » |
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It could take a few minutes if the triple comes right off and all the lines/wires fit nicely, or it could take hours of wrestling things around in a trial and error style to get them to fit right. You will most likely need these for your master cylinders. http://www.monsterparts.com/pc/ADAP/Clutch-Brakes/ADAP.htmlTo do this right; I would also recommend having a set of brake lines made, as it gets kind of crowded when you lower your master cylinders and everything gets jammed behind the headlight. Have you considered what mirrors you will be using? Good luck. Post pictures when you're done. |
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« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2012, 04:59:40 AM » |
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It could take a few minutes if the triple comes right off and all the lines/wires fit nicely, or it could take hours of wrestling things around in a trial and error style to get them to fit right. You will most likely need these for your master cylinders. http://www.monsterparts.com/pc/ADAP/Clutch-Brakes/ADAP.htmlTo do this right; I would also recommend having a set of brake lines made, as it gets kind of crowded when you lower your master cylinders and everything gets jammed behind the headlight. Have you considered what mirrors you will be using? Good luck. Post pictures when you're done. This is all bike specific stuff. I've seen guys that need brake lines, and guys that have a mile of extra brake line. I would try before you go and buy lines. Also, the spacers would apply if you have a bike with "coffin" style master cylinders. it does take a bit of wrestling around, but it should all work out. just make sure nothing binds when you go from lock-to-lock |
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« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2012, 11:27:22 AM » |
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How do I raise the triple clamp? And why do I need to drill holes in the new handle-bars?
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« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2012, 12:30:30 PM » |
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you need to drill holes for the Left and Right control switches...or you can just shave the little pins off and don't need to drill holes
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« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2012, 01:01:27 PM » |
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you need to drill holes for the Left and Right control switches...or you can just shave the little pins off and don't need to drill holes
You still need one hole in the right side for the throttle pin. |
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« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2012, 04:41:33 PM » |
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Okay, now I see the purpose for drilling the holes, however, today's attempt to install the clip-ons was disastrous. I managed to disassemble everything, which was a breeze, then when it came to installing the clip-ons it got complicated. I couldn't get the brackets around the forks because of the top triple clamp, so I tried moving the forks down to have more clearance. It all seemed like it would come together, but the headlight was getting in the way. So I'm lost now. Please help me!!!!! Thanks.
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« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2012, 04:54:22 PM » |
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When I did mine, I had to take the brake calipers off due to the amount of travel I needed in the forks to clear, otherwise the brake lines would pull. Also, just undo the headlight and disconnect it. Tha's an easy one.
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« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2012, 05:06:31 PM » |
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What are you talking about, lowering forks? All you need to do is remove the top triple...
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« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2012, 05:34:40 PM » |
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IME, lowering the forks is easier than removing the top triple...
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« Reply #12 on: April 03, 2012, 11:24:31 AM » |
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lowering the forks causes alignment issues if you dont know what you are doing.
top triple is 3 bolts and a mallet to slide it up
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« Reply #13 on: April 03, 2012, 01:41:32 PM » |
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lowering the forks causes alignment issues if you dont know what you are doing.
top triple is 3 bolts and a mallet to slide it up
exactly. and two of those bolts you have to loosen to lower the forks anyway. |
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corey
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« Reply #14 on: April 03, 2012, 02:40:56 PM » |
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exactly. and two of those bolts you have to loosen to lower the forks anyway.
seriously. if i can SWAP forks on a bike, ANYONE can lower them a couple centimeters. It's CAKE. |
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