1983 550L to 550E Clip-Ons

[Guest]

Earlier this year I purchased a 79 425L and replaced the swept back L bars with a set of Daytonas, much nicer.

I have recently purchased an 83 550L and would like to eliminate the swept back bars but things are a bit more complicated as this one uses clip-ons instead of plain old handlebars.
I had thought that perhaps I could try to find a set of 550E risers but when looking at parts diagrams this part does not look interchangeable between the E and L

The E part:

http://www.partforyamaha.com/pages/OemParts?aribrand=SUZ#/Suzuki/GS550E_(1983)/HANDLE_BAR_(GS550ED)/02640001/5602640045

The L part:

http://www.partforyamaha.com/pages/OemParts?aribrand=SUZ#/Suzuki/GS550L_(1983)/HANDLEBAR/02670001/5602670039

The L riser is secured with two bolts, the E part with a single.

Can anyone comment on what my options are for eliminating the swept back L bars with something more traditional?

Thanks

[bjones]

Replace the Steering Stem Head?

The steering stem heads look like they "may" be compatible thus allowing me to put an E steering head on my L?

Anyone know if the steering heads are compatible?

Thanks again.

[tkent02]

Wow, an L that can't be deLed, how sad.

[JEEPRUSTY]

This should be a direct swap but you would need to change the top of the steering head as well as the bars

these are up on ebay occasionally.

You would also want to maybe get the clutch and throttle cables as they are probably shorter.