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New bars

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Fitted them Wednesday and went for a long blast. Time to think about them as they are higher then standard

Still in two mines if I like them :/
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Maybe you could mount them below the top yoke to make them lower, if there is space?
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Thinking about it but would have some steering props?
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they look good compared to standard so that fulfills 1 of your requirements :thumbup:

they look to be higher where they mount to the forks, but have a steeper angle downwards .... so do you think your hands are back in the same place or still higher than normal?
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Thats a fair bit higher isnt it, wont be surprised if you get back ache...let me know if you do as im thinking of raising mine a bit...
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Thinking of selling them and buying some others to see what they would be like
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I ended up putting later model Storm bars on and it's surprising how much of a difference the small 5 degree lift makes. When put side by side with the old bars, I would say they are about 1/2 inch higher at bar ends.

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Want to go lower now :)
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AS Steve6088 said, try mounting them below the top yoke.
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Just brought other clamps now so I can now see them both on the bike.
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did you have to alter anything, hoses,cables etc?
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bigtwinthing wrote:did you have to alter anything, hoses,cables etc?
Luck for me no!
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Got second pair of clamps
Now they are lower then the other ones I brought

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Should make it easier to get your chin on the tank !
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lloydiecbr wrote:Should make it easier to get your chin on the tank !
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The other clamps where to high for me
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