08-19-2017, 05:19 AM
The drilled bars / knobs on controls exist only for the dealer monkeys to get everything the same and correct.
Short sighted in my opinion as it limits or greatly frustrates the actual owner when swapping bars.
What I mean-
While an old bike might have had bars or controls that were off a little bit at the dealer- the end user was free to adjust because it didn't matter where they put the bars or controls once they adjusted them.
On these bikes- if you swap bars or want to change the bar angle- you may need to drill new holes, or might not even have that option if you want just a small amount of degrees and one hole would overlap each other.
Old bikes the control clamped to the bar, new bikes they do not- the control diameter is basically the same size as the bar so the nub & hole is the only thing holding everything together. Like many other things in these days- a small choice at the manufacturer is a large dumb end result for the end user.
For me to swap my bars to another set of factory honda bars no less- required not just an adjustment in the drill from forward/back, but also left/right... not all honda bikes have the controls in the same depth from the bar end.
Seriously stupid IMO- but it saved HMC a penny per bike...
Short sighted in my opinion as it limits or greatly frustrates the actual owner when swapping bars.
What I mean-
While an old bike might have had bars or controls that were off a little bit at the dealer- the end user was free to adjust because it didn't matter where they put the bars or controls once they adjusted them.
On these bikes- if you swap bars or want to change the bar angle- you may need to drill new holes, or might not even have that option if you want just a small amount of degrees and one hole would overlap each other.
Old bikes the control clamped to the bar, new bikes they do not- the control diameter is basically the same size as the bar so the nub & hole is the only thing holding everything together. Like many other things in these days- a small choice at the manufacturer is a large dumb end result for the end user.
For me to swap my bars to another set of factory honda bars no less- required not just an adjustment in the drill from forward/back, but also left/right... not all honda bikes have the controls in the same depth from the bar end.
Seriously stupid IMO- but it saved HMC a penny per bike...