| Author | Message | ||
     Xb9srider |
Has anyone put clip-ons on their XB9S? I'm looking at the Crossroads clip-ons at Trojan Horse. Not the Crossroads Sport stuff that everyone puts on. I mean actual clip-ons. Anyone? Anyone? Never Give Up! | ||
| Vikingdave |
Do a search on the XB board, there was a time back when I was gonna do the same thing on my 9s. I found them but they were kind of expensive. Use the great search engine on this site and you should find it! | ||
| Xbullet |
i did it for a while. used stuntex aluminum clip ons. mounted them on top of the top triple tree on my cityX. i liked them, but i recently converted my top triple tree to one off of a firebolt. i like it worlds better. it looks more "finished" than it did before. any questions you might have, i can probably answer them, and i'll be glad to. i rode that way for 5000 miles before converting to the R clamp. bullet (Message edited by xbullet on April 05, 2007) | ||
| Lighninginthesky |
Here is where I am now with the mod.   What I've undertaken is allot of work. I would not recommend doing it like I am unless you really like what you see and are good at working aluminum. It would be fairly easy to space the dash out, Like trojan did and I'd try that first. You do loose the handle bar lock doing that, though. What I'm doing will retain the handle bar lock but if keeping the stock instruments, they'll need to be raised slightly. That'll torpedo a cleaner looking install than spacing out the dash and for the work, it is probably not worth it. I'm going all out with a Dakota Digital dash. I like the riding position of the CR-clipon's, more aggressive than the CR bars for the S-Model but not as aggressive as the R-Model. Look at the work some folks have done using the top triple tree from an R-Model. Again, that would be some aluminum work. Things you'll need either way: + R-Model throttle cables and to reroute the the clutch cable. + Special tool for tamper proof ignition screws. I got mine through snap-on. + New grips + A Shop Manual You'll want a reasonably complete set of tools. You'll need to consider the handle bar saddles on the top triple tree. I removed them on my bike, were as Trojan left them. To remove them the triple tree (forks) need to come off. To me if you're going to leave them you might as well just get some drag bars. If removing the saddles you'll need: + A way to hoist the front of the bike for fork removal. + A vertical belt sander with disc + A Dremal tool. I've heard of having the saddles milled off by a machine shop. That may be more practical. Basically, If you are not a fairly accomplished shade tree mechanic, don't have a good place to work and lots of time, I'd do something else. | ||
| Slaughter |
If you're talking TRUE clipons, they really only work well with the 43mm forks because there's not enough fork tube to get a clamp around on the 41mm tubes. The 43mm carry the larger diameter on the top down for about 3 inches so you CAN use a true clip-on. Am assuming you're talking about something like these:  | ||
| Xb9srider |
Uh, that looks like a lot more work than I want. Thank you for such a complete narrative. What I really want is the Helibars modded to fit the S, but, that is a lot of work too. I think I could do it, but don't have the time between work, the other work and my family. I want something more aggressive for track days and have tried a different bar, but did not like it. The "other" Crossroads may be the way to go, I just don't like the look. Thank you again for such detail. Ride safe. Mark Never Give Up! | ||
| Xb9srider |
That looks awesome by the way! Exactly what I am looking for! Never Give Up! |
