Handlebar, footpeg (rearsets), and windscreen help.

[skreemer]

we got the new bars in and I helped Nerobro fit them on. They look really nice and I like where they sit but he doesn't get full "lock to lock" anymore.
He's got pictures of before and after.. but he's procrastinating putting them up for some reason.

I'm trying to see if he's gonna stick with these bars and do the "bug deflector" this weekend.

[Nerobro]

You want pictures? here, you get pictures.

First, for perspective.

Seccond to show the change.

I love that I can do this now.

yea yea yea, no windowframe yet. But that should give some idea of what I'm working on.


I'm definitely going to be tossing these bars and putting on superbike bars. I think the plus 1.5" will give me full lock to lock, and it will give me the space to install the handguards I want.

[jonr]

Just out of curiosity, where are your front turn signals?

New bars look nice and "fast" though. :twisted:

-jon

[skreemer]

There were no turn signals on the bike at all when he bought it... at least all the wires are there.

But alas tonight there are at least front turn signals on it now...

We worked out an idea for mounting the rear ones....
The previous owner got rid of dang near anything mounted rearward of the seat. Hence a little rigging here and there.

[Nerobro]

And what about rear ones? the simple answer is that they aren't there. They aren't required in illinois, and the bike didn't come with them. My first order with dennis kirk included a complete set of turn signals. I mounted the front set tonight. sometime next week I'll be making rear turn signal mounts. I have wire here ready to hook them up. I"m just debating what connectors to use. I'm most likely going with deans connectors. They're small, relitively secure (more seccure than those stinking bullet connectors) and they self cleaning and low resistance.

My new turn signals rock ;-)

[80gs1000e]

To each his own but......I like the looks of your bike without any fairing. Naked is theeeee style IMHO. -D

[Nerobro]

Well, I now have a full set of turn signals. custom made aluminum mounts for the rear ones. :-) they're really tight to the tail cowl, and are bright as all get out. the front turn signals are mounted too.

I now have a set of superbike bars on the bike. They are more comfortable in traffic, but I appear to have lost some top end by switching bars... anoying. I suppose I'll get that back when I switch to pods......

The windshield hasn't had any work on it due to actually getting the bike out and riding it. And I haven't sourced any 1/4" lexan yet. My biggest driving force for a windscreen is a place to mount my ipass.

90ish mph without a fairing isn't a difficult thing to handle. :-) however, then spending some time at 50mph makes it feel like a gentle breeze.

[DMPLATT]

Well I met Rodcwer and his brother Orval and we travelled Interstate for about 75 miles, averaging 80, I have no fairing and I'll tell ya - NOT FUN.

90 mph on the back roads isn't so bad, unless it's windy. Florida does get windy in the afternoons. 8O

I'm curious as to how you make out with the windscreen though.

[Nerobro]

Today I got my handgurads installed. And a new set of turn signals. They survived the night :-) which is good. Winter is coming. And I REALLY want rearsets. I like my elbows touching my knees ;-) I can do that on skreemers bike. On the apperance mods. My bike now has narrower and shorter tires on it. I raised forks in the tripple trees to put the bike at the same stance it was at before. And restore the pre 120 series tire handling. :-)

[Nerobro]

i was thinking of make rearset for my bike as well, we should work on this together this winter, we basicly have the same bike, i am pretty good with a angle grinder to cut up some shapes and i can mig weld and some basic tig. but i need a welder. do you have a drill press?

-ryan

I have good layout skills, and my drill press. It's the end of the season, Maybe it;s time to start trading drawings.

[Nerobro]

something to think about.. Using bicycle pegs, to simplify rearset building. Only one bolt to hold it on versus two. And they sound comfy. A bike that has them and was posted on this forum by mark harrop

Tasty plan.

[joe.d]

Ive bought a set of CBR 900 rear sets, and ive only got to weld two mounts one either side to make them work and extend the gear linkage

[Evil Hobbit]

"15k and 15 miles doens't make you a biker" I love it!

[Nerobro]

Scouring ebay... I found rearset material.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=45025&item=7505021248&rd=1

That's enough for probally a dozen sets of rearsets. I could go into production almost ;-) I was considdering a method to make the pegs pivot... just to make the setup more durable in case of a crash.

I should post drawings. I should also find a job so I can afford to do this. After riding the XS400 and the 83 GS550 I'm itching to move my pegs back a bit.

[Anonymous]

I was considdering a method to make the pegs pivot... just to make the setup more durable in case of a crash.

Just a thought on this - the racers use aftermarket pegs that specifically DON'T fold. This way, the pegs act as frame sliders and can save bodywork and frame damage. It is pretty cheap and easy to replace a peg, but fixing your frame will be serious down time and cost. Something to consider...


Mark