riser bars just fitted.......

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bulgarianfalco · #1 Post by **bulgarianfalco** » Sat Aug 04, 2012 7:19 pm

finally got around to getting the comfort bars from topyoke.com fitted - not sure! For a start it meant more butchery than I'd thought and left me a nasty edge to paint blue (any ideas on touch-up paint?) , also messed up the 100 mph turbulence - seems like that fairing was more carefully designed than I'd thought....hmmmm.

Plus, now I just get a view of my elbows in the mirror and sleeves full of wind! What have I done? Really wish I hadn't cut my fairing and been a bit more patient and bought someone's ready cut one... :(

The new position isn't very natural feeling, bars too wide, so hopefully I can get as much as an inch off each end, which might help with the mirror issue, maybe rotating the bars a bit will help too.

Early days though and despite feeling more like a hooligan than a gentleman connoisseur, I do feel a lot more confident round the lanes, which was the whole idea, so maybe all will turn out well..........

D-Rider · #2 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat Aug 04, 2012 9:13 pm

Bloody fairing hackers

I hope that now the butchering's done you get it sorted and comfortable

Falcopops · #3 Post by **Falcopops** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 3:40 am

Pics required!

Paint can be had form ebay

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/APRILIA-TOUC ... m1dbf32d58

I think there is another source that can supply in rattle cans

MartDude · #4 Post by **MartDude** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 10:40 am

Try RS Paints

https://www.ridersite.com/viewtopic.ph ... ght=paints

fatboy · #5 Post by **fatboy** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 4:34 pm

Mmmmm, top yoke bars is on my 'to do' list, now not so sure.
Does look a lot better but seems like thereis a a price to pay

blinkey501 · #6 Post by **blinkey501** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 4:42 pm

fatboy wrote:Mmmmm, top yoke bars is on my 'to do' list, now not so sure.
Does look a lot better but seems like thereis a a price to pay

I personally would not cut the top off a perfectly good genuine fairing.
You can buy fibreglass ones off ebay now and modify one of those.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aprilia-SL100 ... 519f5ec89a

bulgarianfalco · #7 Post by **bulgarianfalco** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 6:25 pm

yeah, feeling surprisingly guilty at compromising the purity.......but just been out for a ride the bumpy B-roads around here and the bike feels, well, just more fun - starting to speed up though, which is the opposite of what was meant to happen ;)