So, Renthal Road Medium bars are on. I didn't cut them down because if I had the banjo from the front brake hose would have hit the bend in the bars and forced the grips forward and made them peculiar/ badly positioned. I positioned the bars at exactly the same angle as the OEM bars and they are close to the (false) tank on full lock, but do not hit it. I might when I've ridden the bike roll the bars very slightly backwards to get a little more clearance.
The biggest job by far was the rerouting of the cables/hoses. Against my better judgement I did have to move the clutch cable to the same side as the clutch (as per the Helibars instructions). It is a little tighter, bend wise than I would have liked, but does seem viable/workable, so I will see how I get on. If it feels weird or compromised I will call Motorworks and see if I can get a longer cable and route it back the original way. One thing to be super careful of is that the clutch cable may fall between the stop on the head and the head itself
restricting the movement of the steering. I managed to route the cable so that this wouldn't happen, but please be careful to observe this possibility!
With the new bars on and the clearances checked from lock to lock, I now have a very good looking install which if you didn't know it might have been an original set up. As previously mentioned I've gained 2" up and 2" back without having to replace any cables/hoses, and just sitting on the bike feels so much more comfortable. The test will of course be in the riding, which I've yet to do.
My next job will be to replace the 'pee pot" brake fluid reservoir to down off its elevated clamp onto the master cylinder/lever, to make it less conspicuous/like an afterthought. I will let you know how I get on. I have taken a bunch of photos so far which I am happy to share, but they seem to disappear from the forum after time so I will only post if someone wants them.
So far I'm very happy with my install, I hope it rides as well I had hoped for. Slipscreen now installed - so far so good!
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