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Well, I got my late Christmas present from my wife, a set of LSL superbike bars. Between last weekend and this weekend I installed them. The only part that took extra time was getting a set of 16mm diameter inserts for my throttlemeister.
The bars were not difficult to install, though a little involved. All the cables and hoses reached, but had to be rerouted. Everything that currently comes up between the steerer tube and a fork tube has to be rerouted behind the fork tube. The clutch was easy, though it had to be taken off the lever to put through the fork tubes. Which meant I needed to bleed it after, which works out well, it needed fresh fluid. The headlight switch wasn't bad as long as it was fed in two pieces. The brakes were easy for me as I had already converted to a double banjo bolt system when I converted from stock brakes to F4i brakes. So I already had slightly long lines that did not require rerouting. The throttle tube had to come off to get the starter/kill switch assembly though the gap between the steerer tube and the fork tube. It did not want to go quietly and required some swearing. The throttle cables were the worst part. I had to disconnect them from the throttle body and pull them out. LSL requires that they be rerouted BEHIND the steerer tube, just in front of the tank. This was challenging, though most of my time was spent trying to figure out a way to do it without disconnecting the cables from the engine.
The bars had to be drilled for the locator pins on the kill switch and headlight assemblies. Fairly easy, though I think my throttle assembly should be rotated forward a bit more. It's limiting my brake location, which is making my master cylinder reservoir rub on the fairing at full lock.
The ID of the bars is 14mm, the smallest throttlemeister insert is 16mm. I had to get a 5/8" drill bit and bore out the last 2.5" of the handlebars to put the inserts in. Actually not that hard once I found a drill bit to borrow. Only taking 1mm per side off and drilling aluminum makes for quick and easy work. The throttlemeister inserts went in today with no issues. The battery is charging now and the thread lock on the throttlemeister is setting up. IF tomorrow is actually the 42 and sunny it is supposed to be I hope to get my bike out through the remaining snow in my yard and give these a try.
Based on my measurements from floor to mid bar weight, these handlebars are 1" further back, and 2" higher than the heli-bars that I took off. keep in mind I have F4i forks on this bike and am somewhat limited in how high I can mount clip-on's and these handlebars by my fork length. But the heli bars were 38.25" off the ground and these are 40.25" with the bike on it's centerstand. That's to the midpoint of the bar weight.
I'll update with a ride report, but test sitting with the centerstand I've got a lot less weight on my hands (maybe none). They're also about 1.5" wider than the heli bars, so we will see how that feels...
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Well, I got my late Christmas present from my wife, a set of LSL superbike bars. Between last weekend and this weekend I installed them. The only part that took extra time was getting a set of 16mm diameter inserts for my throttlemeister.
The bars were not difficult to install, though a little involved. All the cables and hoses reached, but had to be rerouted. Everything that currently comes up between the steerer tube and a fork tube has to be rerouted behind the fork tube. The clutch was easy, though it had to be taken off the lever to put through the fork tubes. Which meant I needed to bleed it after, which works out well, it needed fresh fluid. The headlight switch wasn't bad as long as it was fed in two pieces. The brakes were easy for me as I had already converted to a double banjo bolt system when I converted from stock brakes to F4i brakes. So I already had slightly long lines that did not require rerouting. The throttle tube had to come off to get the starter/kill switch assembly though the gap between the steerer tube and the fork tube. It did not want to go quietly and required some swearing. The throttle cables were the worst part. I had to disconnect them from the throttle body and pull them out. LSL requires that they be rerouted BEHIND the steerer tube, just in front of the tank. This was challenging, though most of my time was spent trying to figure out a way to do it without disconnecting the cables from the engine.
The bars had to be drilled for the locator pins on the kill switch and headlight assemblies. Fairly easy, though I think my throttle assembly should be rotated forward a bit more. It's limiting my brake location, which is making my master cylinder reservoir rub on the fairing at full lock.
The ID of the bars is 14mm, the smallest throttlemeister insert is 16mm. I had to get a 5/8" drill bit and bore out the last 2.5" of the handlebars to put the inserts in. Actually not that hard once I found a drill bit to borrow. Only taking 1mm per side off and drilling aluminum makes for quick and easy work. The throttlemeister inserts went in today with no issues. The battery is charging now and the thread lock on the throttlemeister is setting up. IF tomorrow is actually the 42 and sunny it is supposed to be I hope to get my bike out through the remaining snow in my yard and give these a try.
Based on my measurements from floor to mid bar weight, these handlebars are 1" further back, and 2" higher than the heli-bars that I took off. keep in mind I have F4i forks on this bike and am somewhat limited in how high I can mount clip-on's and these handlebars by my fork length. But the heli bars were 38.25" off the ground and these are 40.25" with the bike on it's centerstand. That's to the midpoint of the bar weight.
I'll update with a ride report, but test sitting with the centerstand I've got a lot less weight on my hands (maybe none). They're also about 1.5" wider than the heli bars, so we will see how that feels...