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Eece_ret
| | Posted on Friday, May 28, 2010 - 12:47 pm: | 
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Been searching around and cannot quite find the info I'm looking for.
Did the highbar conversion this weekend. Very happy with the results, @ 6'6" I was a tad cramped with the clubmans. The only remaining aspect of install are the bar ends. I cannot see how the heck to get the stock plastic ones in the highbars, the flanges are way to large to fit the tube. I started shaving them down but I cannot help but think that endeavor will end in failure.
So...
Anyone have tips on installing the "bar ends" that came with the kit.
OR...
I tried some universal metric bar ends and they were too small (OD of the end was smaller than the ID of the bars while the "inner" tube about an inch in was too small for the compression bolt... LOL)
I would love to put an aftermarket bar end on there but I am not sure what to look for... Aluminum would be great, who make .75 bar ends that will fit
Thank you! |
Aseecobra
| | Posted on Friday, May 28, 2010 - 01:03 pm: |
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I made a driver that has a recessed concave end so the round end of the plastic bar end fits up inside. It keeps the bar end aligned and doesn't flatten the end of it when struck with a heavy hammer. The plastic ends do look cheap so I pulled them out and bought the Vibranator bar ends. They look first class and reduce the vibes to almost nothing.
Chris |
Trekerguy
| | Posted on Friday, May 28, 2010 - 01:07 pm: |
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Here is what I use ..The Vibranators !
Custom made and they work Great !
From my great friends at Ricor
http://www.vibranator.com/SearchResults.asp?Cat=23
Mark- |
Xtreme6669
| | Posted on Friday, May 28, 2010 - 05:09 pm: |
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I drilled out the inner tube just a bit to get the bar end hand guards I used to fit. |
Eece_ret
| | Posted on Friday, May 28, 2010 - 05:41 pm: |
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Interesting. I've seen the Vibranators... any other Mfg's??? 110$ is kinda steep for bar ends, even if they are very nice. If anyone knows how to install the ones that came with the kit that would be epic |
Cravacor
| | Posted on Saturday, May 29, 2010 - 07:22 pm: |
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Those are sweet. Wish they had them in black to match... |
Aseecobra
| | Posted on Sunday, May 30, 2010 - 10:09 am: |
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They do.
Chris |
Kirb
| | Posted on Sunday, May 30, 2010 - 10:31 am: |
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any standzrd bar ends will work, but I would go these routes:
Throttlemeister- get a throttle lock in the process
Oberon- get bar end mirrors and/or turn signals.
I have a set of oberon street fighter bar end mirrors in black. Work great. |
Milt
| | Posted on Sunday, May 30, 2010 - 01:10 pm: |
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What kind of bars are those, Mark? |
Trekerguy
| | Posted on Sunday, May 30, 2010 - 05:43 pm: |
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Those are Factory High Bars 
I could not ride this bike without them
Mark- |
Milt
| | Posted on Sunday, May 30, 2010 - 06:40 pm: |
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So that's what they look like ! |
Eece_ret
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 02, 2010 - 01:54 am: |
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Hmm they have them in black... Took it out for a few tanks of gas this weekend. Maybe I will be getting those Vibronators.... In black  |
Carbonbigfoot
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 02, 2010 - 09:50 pm: |
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Rizoma. Then the bar end mirrors to match.
R |
Stevek1125r
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 02, 2010 - 11:42 pm: |
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+1 on the vibranators... i have them.. Well worth the 110.00 all that buzzziness is damn near gone with these.. made my R a much better machine... |
Nattyx1
| | Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2010 - 02:05 am: |
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I put barbusters on mine (got em at twistedthrottle)
They protect my hands and they de-vibe the bars as well.
Double-duty.
Plus they look badass... |
Hughlysses
| | Posted on Thursday, June 03, 2010 - 07:46 am: |
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Has anyone done a back-to-back comparison with the Vibronators and conventional (heavy) bar ends? My CR definitely needs something to quell the vibes. |