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#1 Post by Nob » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:05 pm

Right lets start,, question of many :smt003
Do the clipons go over the top yolk dead easy or have I got to bugger about with making things longer :smt017

Aannnnnnnnndddd, wait for it. Whats the gain :smt003 A before and after pic would be marvellous :smt047

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#2 Post by D-Rider » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:37 pm

Pete - you're the expert on this ..... over to you ......
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#3 Post by Willopotomas » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:41 pm

Who's Pete? Ohhhhh.. You mean Paul! :smt003

Welcome to the Ridersite BTW Nob.. :smt006
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#4 Post by anzacinexile » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:41 pm

Nob wrote:Right lets start,, question of many :smt003
Do the clipons go over the top yolk dead easy or have I got to bugger about with making things longer :smt017

Aannnnnnnnndddd, wait for it. Whats the gain :smt003 A before and after pic would be marvellous :smt047

Cheers chaps :smt001
The gain - huge comfort increase when touring

Do I have to make things longer - no I didn't but you might have to re-route the throttle cables (mine reached JUST) and the position is critical if you don't want to twatt the tank or fairing.

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Pics before - you know what it bluddy well looks like :smt002

Oh, and welcome to the refined site, I think :smt017
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#5 Post by D-Rider » Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:44 pm

D-Rider wrote:Pete - you're the expert on this ..... over to you ......

...... or anzac of course ............. :smt020
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#6 Post by Nob » Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:20 pm

Yah yah, theirs quite a rise on the clipons to start with eh. Looks a good 3-4 inches gain when on top :smt047
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#7 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Mon Jan 17, 2011 11:56 pm

only thing i had to do was to remove the upright bar that holds the brake reservoir up - then it clears the fairing easily

it makes a lot of difference for doing long trips... though now i have an office based job, and no back strains going on, i may put the bars back....


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#8 Post by anzacinexile » Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:24 am

Nob wrote:Looks a good 3-4 inches gain when on top :smt047

Ooo errr missus :smt003
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#9 Post by dyzio » Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:10 am

I'd be prepared to buy new brake lines, mine were just long enough to let me switch the clipons, but there was too much tension on the first brake line running from the MC.
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#10 Post by Nooj » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:25 pm

Haven't decided yet, but I *may* be looking to sell my Variobars to fund another project. They will require a bit of fairing chopping though.
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