Okay I'm afraid this is just the beginning of this particluar mod journey... I posted a question on alternative bars a few weeks ago on got a lot of great suggestions. JONAC had the cool Jota bars (oh...and the BEST damn avatar on the site!), and Avogt18 suggested the LSL "Street bar, so I ordered a pair up. My goal with this mod to get a more aggressive position, ie: forward. The LSL Street bar has much less rise and less pull back than the stock bar. It reminds me of a rise mountain bike bar. I may need to fiddle with the angle of the bar in relation to the triple clamp a bit. No clearance problems at. A drag bar MAY work in fact.
It is wider than the stock bar so I cut 1 3/4 inches off each end. I may cut another 1/4 inch off. The install was very easy, I did need to release the pinch bolt on the bottom of the triple clamp to allow the brake lines to fall as they may. (I have the Galfer duals, no the stock single) I simply zip tied them back into place. If I do go with clip ons I'll need to re-angle brake lines from the mastercylinder.
From sitting on the bike it feels great! Reminds me of a race bike I used to have. I'm riding it to work tomorrow and I'll let ya'll know how it feels.
I can see going with VFR800 Helibars however to get the position I am looking for however.
It is wider than the stock bar so I cut 1 3/4 inches off each end. I may cut another 1/4 inch off. The install was very easy, I did need to release the pinch bolt on the bottom of the triple clamp to allow the brake lines to fall as they may. (I have the Galfer duals, no the stock single) I simply zip tied them back into place. If I do go with clip ons I'll need to re-angle brake lines from the mastercylinder.
From sitting on the bike it feels great! Reminds me of a race bike I used to have. I'm riding it to work tomorrow and I'll let ya'll know how it feels.
I can see going with VFR800 Helibars however to get the position I am looking for however.