Switching handlebars

[3rdbike_imp]

Finally finished the switch tonite, but too late for a test/shakedown run. Everything turned out the way I wanted, the cables and hoses fit just fine with the new bars, no stretching or rerouting needed. I chose not to use Honda's clever internal vibration damper, but still used the stock bar ends. The Flanders bar is made of good stuff, quite heavy by itself, so we'll see how it is on the road. If my next post is really blurry, you'll know something is wrong! Now for some pix:



Please refer to previous pic of gas tank and plumb bob. The bar change moved the grips forward a good three inches.



Want to cut a perfectly round hole in the end of a grip? Make this tool from a piece of pipe of a diameter that is a snug fit inside the grip. Use a file the sharpen the edge of the pipe a little. Insert into grip and hammer it through. Viola!





This is my mod to use the stock bar ends w/o the rest of the vibration damper system.



That 'step-down' in diameter on the bar end will not fit into the bar. I made use of the space for a bar-end CRG mirror on the left, and my "50cent cruise control" on the right which uses O-rings to create enough friction to hold the throttle open but not so much that I can't turn the throttle easily. Again, more Harley habit.



The finished product from the saddle. Bar is narrow at the center, just a 1/2" to spare at the clamps.



left side and bar end mirror.



front view



from the side. This shows the forward tip of the bar the best, and the drop at the grips. May not be everyone's cup of tea, but my wrists are happy!!