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using hand controls from a different bike on the GS?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Talon
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not positive on those since the orientation is totally different.. given new bikes have the controls angled more towards the rider than on our classics...
 
don't think the orientation really matters, I have some clubmans on my GS right now and they're more angled towards the rider as well, i'm just wondering if the diameter of the bar is 7/8ths so the controls would actually fit onto my bars.
 
Billyboy said:
I got the same one. Love it. It's great to have a brake light switch that WORKS! Just cut the wires from the old brake switch and crimp on a female connector on each.

I don't know about the mirrors. I got napoleon bar ends.
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Yep, I did the same thing. when I got the bike the wires weren't connected. I cut a clean end, crimped a female on each, plugged them in, and voila. The braking is much better. Still not what I hope for. The next step is individual steel braided lines to the front bypassing the junction. My mirrors aren't original, but they screwed right it. My understand in all japanese bikes are 10mm. The only deviation is Yamaha is reverse threaded on one side.
 
doctorgonzo said:
Yep, I did the same thing. when I got the bike the wires weren't connected. I cut a clean end, crimped a female on each, plugged them in, and voila. The braking is much better. Still not what I hope for. The next step is individual steel braided lines to the front bypassing the junction. My mirrors aren't original, but they screwed right it. My understand in all japanese bikes are 10mm. The only deviation is Yamaha is reverse threaded on one side.
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I got the braided lines and converted to twin disc at the same time. Haven't ridden it yet but I'm anticipating a positive result.
 
Billyboy said:
I got the braided lines and converted to twin disc at the same time. Haven't ridden it yet but I'm anticipating a positive result.
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I'm sure you'll get it. I just have bigger fish to fry (as they say) at the moment. My petcock is bad. It was bypassed by the PO. There is a manual shutoff installed inline in the fuel line. I need to get the petcock replaced and put a fuel filter inline where that valve currently resides. Also, my cam cover leaks. Two of the bolts are missing. Gasket is on the way (along with a set of stanless bolts). While the cam cover is off, I might as well check the valves. One header bolt missing from 2 of the headers. I know for a fact one of them is sheared and will have to be extracted or drilled out. No perceptable leak, but needs to be fixed. As with the Cam cover, "while the header is off" I'm probably going to get it painted black (leaving the mufflers chrome). All that said, it runs great, tons of power. The idle wanders a bit (as I wait for my Morgan Carbtune).
 
Kcwiro said:
Did the one you get by chance be this one here? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FRON...ryZ35592QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

If it is did you have trouble with your mirrors not threading in.. since i certainly like my stock mirrors =)

LOL... I see someone else is also inquiring the same question hehe
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Kcwiro,
I have one of these brand-new that I'm not gonna' use(decided to do something else)...got it from the same place, and I'll let it go considerably cheaper cheaper than that one, if you are interested.
Hugh
 
The one thing I was worried about with this is the brake lever. What happens if you bust your break lever? How would you replace it?
 
J_C said:
The one thing I was worried about with this is the brake lever. What happens if you bust your break lever? How would you replace it?
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i'M SLIGHTLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT TOO.

OOps
 
Billyboy said:
i'M SLIGHTLY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT TOO.

OOps
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Well, if it's a "drop" that would suck (I kept my original as well), if it's because you laid the bike down on the road, probably bigger worries.
:-)
 
Well, I guess if I'm going to drop it I better do it on the left.
 
well that looks to me to be a honda shadow brake lever... i know because i had to replace one from a drop, i dropped my suzuki and my honda also went over at the same time... but its looks exactly like shadow brake lever. if you are talking about the master cylinder in the ebay link that is.
 
Talon, great to know thanks :)

My GS went over thanks to the assistance of a late night hooligan. It was to the left side and the clutch lever was fine, here's to hoping the same would stay true to the right side =]
 
J_C said:
Talon, great to know thanks :)

My GS went over thanks to the assistance of a late night hooligan. It was to the left side and the clutch lever was fine, here's to hoping the same would stay true to the right side =]
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I would be filled with murderous intentions.
 
FYI, to actually speak to this thread, I've been long considering getting the left hand controls off an SV on ebay to replace the junky stock controls I have now (I could care less about turn signal self cancellation). The price/condition has just never been right
 
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