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Re: handle bar change

#16 Post by anzacinexile » Sun Apr 25, 2010 3:48 pm

willmoir wrote:due to elbow problems (old age) i will need to change the bars anyone in the grampian area already done this?
if so i would appreciate any feedback or possible look/seat on the altered riding position
the 2 options i am looking at are superbike comfort kit or convertibars
Stick the standard clipons over the tripple

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Works for me..........

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#17 Post by wayno » Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:34 pm

I picked up my Falco at the weekend, and it has heli bars fitted. What I'm about to say may offend some, but I think they're too high and make the riding position feel awkward, my arms feel wrong for what my legs are doing.

I'm assuming that as people are saying the standard ones can be moved about the top yoke, that there is no locking pin in then to fix the orientation??

If anyone can confirm this I'll just drop them down a few mm to suit me. I don't want to bother undoing things only to find I've wasted my time for not asking
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#18 Post by Aladinsaneuk » Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:38 pm

the standard bars are locked in place with a bolt

when i moved mine i changed the lock pin...

if you want to go to standard bars you will make money when you sell them on....


Let's face it, you wouldn't go to a nurse to get good advice on a problem with a Falco - you'd choose an Engineer or a mechanic...


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#19 Post by wayno » Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:47 pm

I thought they might be, I've just seen a picture of heli bars and they don't appear to be, so I'll drop them down a bit.
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#20 Post by anzacinexile » Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:32 am

Didn't use the lock bolt as no other after market bars use them. They wont move when torqued up, the lock bolt is just the piece of string along with the belt and braces

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