afpreppie04
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So a while back I tried the whole CBR1100XX clipon deal and loved the lower position they gave, but hated the twitchiness that came with dropping the forks enough to mount the clipons. If I could have gotten the same height while somehow mounting them under the triple it would have been perfect. Unfortunately there was no way I could do this as I still have my fairing, and plan on keeping it. Since then I've still been thinking about it and after reading Hellgate's convertibar thread a few times, I figured there had to be a market out there for people wanting taller clipons on their sportbikes, and so the hunt began. For a while all I could really find were the Convertibars, but I kept looking. Just today I found Swatt clipons (actually found them from a Ducati forum). Clip-Ons They make them in a huge variety of sizes, including our 43mm. They also make them in a variety of heights.
The highest rise clipon they make is 3.5", which would put them at 116.5" in this picture, or about the same position as the low point in the FZ6 bar, before it bends upwards.
For reference, the CBR1100 clipons have a ~1.5" rise which clears the fairings (barely) but has a tab that locks in place on the triple, and it locks just short of being able to use the steering lock (very close though, a mm or so).
The CBR clipons will almost clear the fairing when mounted under the triple, but not once they have the grips and controls mounted on them.
Since these have a 1.5" rise, I think the 2.5" rise Swatt clipons would clear but it would be close. The 3.5" rise version should clear no problem and if need be, could simply be lowered a little on the forks if they are too high. I am thinking of giving them a try once I sell off my extra R6/FZ/CBR stuff. I figure with the extra height over the CBR ones to play with, and being able to better position them because it doesn't have the tabs the CBR ones do, I should be able to get the position back from the CBR clipons without having to ruin my suspension and while keeping steering lock.
A lot of SV guys swapped to them with no problems. Anyone ever tried them on the FZ?
And yes, before anyone says it, I know I could spend $9k on an R6 instead of ~$150 on clipons.
The highest rise clipon they make is 3.5", which would put them at 116.5" in this picture, or about the same position as the low point in the FZ6 bar, before it bends upwards.
For reference, the CBR1100 clipons have a ~1.5" rise which clears the fairings (barely) but has a tab that locks in place on the triple, and it locks just short of being able to use the steering lock (very close though, a mm or so).
The CBR clipons will almost clear the fairing when mounted under the triple, but not once they have the grips and controls mounted on them.
Since these have a 1.5" rise, I think the 2.5" rise Swatt clipons would clear but it would be close. The 3.5" rise version should clear no problem and if need be, could simply be lowered a little on the forks if they are too high. I am thinking of giving them a try once I sell off my extra R6/FZ/CBR stuff. I figure with the extra height over the CBR ones to play with, and being able to better position them because it doesn't have the tabs the CBR ones do, I should be able to get the position back from the CBR clipons without having to ruin my suspension and while keeping steering lock.
A lot of SV guys swapped to them with no problems. Anyone ever tried them on the FZ?
And yes, before anyone says it, I know I could spend $9k on an R6 instead of ~$150 on clipons.
I would get them powdercoated though, not really a fan of shiny stuff.
