the handlebars are now an inch or two closer to the center on the left side!!!! well, that's not too bad, as I have an extra bar that I wanted to put on, but haven't gotten around to, as it was riding pretty nicely and why mess with what's not broken, right? (here's where I confess that the new bar is the forsaken L model bar I think, but hey, I'll give it a little bit and see how bad it can be!?)
So, I get it all pulled apart, controls and switches transferred (it's a little long on the reach for the brake line, but more on that later) and I realize that down low where I like the feel of the new bars, the brake resevoir is on one hell of a slant!! so much that all the fluid is pooled at the back, and far from the piston!! crap. so I put the bar back up high, where it's rather less comfortable, but at least the brakes work...!!!
my question, after all this longwindedness, is what might be a good fix for this?? I thought of maybe getting a new brake assembly, one from a newer sportbike where the actual resevoir is separtely mounted and has a hose to the cylinder? I would need a two caliper version, any other thoughts?? I just got three new steel lines, but all of them are a little too long, maybe it's a sign for the bars? so, any suggestions on how to lower these bars and still have brakes???
thanks in advance!!!
'beard
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