Swapping "L" bars for "E" bars or Daytonas...

[Guest]

If I swap my bars for "E"'s or Daytona's will my cable length be OK. I read in another thread that a guy swapped his "L"'s for "E"'s and he did not have to change cables. Is this also true with the Daytona's?

[DrunkenChekhov]

You'll have to get clever with your cable routing, but it can be done. Most people say its best to get 550 or katana cables when you go real low.

[Dogma]

On my 850, it was enough to route the clutch cable outboard of carb #1, instead of between #1 and #2. The throttle cable just protrudes a few inches farther in front of the controls than it normally would. I believe it has Daytona bars on it. If you're going to keep the windshield, I wouldn't go much lower. Superbike bars would require something a little more interesting, and probably removal of the windshield.

[MiloBramble]

The windshield has been replace with a smaller version already.

[Nessism]

The 1000S clutch cable is shorter and fits on an 850 w/Daytona bars. I think the 550M throttle cable works too.

Fresh cables are a thing of beauty regardless of the length situation.

[Tom R]

I did this swap on my GS1100LT and didn't have any problems with the throttle or clutch cable; but the brake line presented a problem. It worked, but I had to play with the routing a bit to keep it from getting too sharp of a bend.