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Title: What have you used for bars on 89 clips
Post by: scottpA_GS on April 30, 2008, 02:34:32 PM

I got another 89 top tripple and it has no bars. What have some of you used in place of the OEM bars for the clip-on style? Did you drill holes for the controls?
Title: Re: What have you used for bars on 89 clips
Post by: ben2go on April 30, 2008, 03:41:06 PM
I used the bars from my 95 Katana 750 front end.My controls don't have the locating pins tho.
Title: Re: What have you used for bars on 89 clips
Post by: bucks1605 on April 30, 2008, 06:19:38 PM
I just took the stock bars to home depot and got some replacements. Then I had to notch out a grove for the bolt that holds the bar to the clamp and drill holes for the controls.
Title: Re: What have you used for bars on 89 clips
Post by: scottpA_GS on April 30, 2008, 06:31:34 PM
Quote from: bucks1605 on April 30, 2008, 06:19:38 PM
I just took the stock bars to home depot and got some replacements. Then I had to notch out a grove for the bolt that holds the bar to the clamp and drill holes for the controls.

Did they cut them for you? Are they the same thickness and everything? I have another set I can take off to measure and evrything
Title: Re: What have you used for bars on 89 clips
Post by: bucks1605 on April 30, 2008, 06:39:44 PM
Quote from: scottpA_GS on April 30, 2008, 06:31:34 PM
Quote from: bucks1605 on April 30, 2008, 06:19:38 PM
I just took the stock bars to home depot and got some replacements. Then I had to notch out a grove for the bolt that holds the bar to the clamp and drill holes for the controls.

Did they cut them for you? Are they the same thickness and everything? I have another set I can take off to measure and evrything

Yeah they cut them for me. The tubing was slightly smaller in diameter than the stock bars, the only thing was sometimes the left control pod would slide a little when I moved the choke lever. So I would just hold it with my hand when I adjusted it, also the ID was smaller so I had to drill out the inside so I could use the rubber expandable bar ends.
Title: Re: What have you used for bars on 89 clips
Post by: WREX on May 01, 2008, 08:42:15 PM
any 7/8 bar will do.

here's a little more info on the crecent or notch you'll also need to do, to get them to stay securely in the clamps.

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=35813.0
Title: Re: What have you used for bars on 89 clips
Post by: bucks1605 on May 01, 2008, 08:45:20 PM
Quote from: WREX on May 01, 2008, 08:42:15 PM
any 7/8 bar will do.

here's a little more info on the crecent or notch you'll also need to do, to get them to stay securely in the clamps.

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=35813.0


Cool, that's one of my threads.  O0