I got my vortex bars a couple days ago... thought it'd be fun to put them on myself!  Well, I got the old bars off and all the controls off the old bars, no prob.  I'm on my 4th set now, it's second hat.  I got the bars off and proceeded to loosen my trees, everything loose I was going to tap on the clamp for the clip on until it was flush with the top of the fork tube.  Well, in theory... that'd be a good method.  But one tap with a rubber mallet and the front end DROPPED!  Almost as far as they could have gone before hitting the seals.  I don't have a center stand, I just had it in the wheel chock strapped down.  I had no one else to help me lift the font end so I had to get a ratchet strap, throw it over a beam in the shop and lift the front end until the top clamp hit the clamps for the clip ons.  Wasn't too bad, wasn't as easy as I'd hoped but I got it done.  And boy, do I ever LOVE those clip ons.  Much more so than my clubman bars!.  The front end feels MUCH much more solid!

Only need to to loosen side at a time to adjust the fork height.

yeah... picked up on that one the tough way 

Do the engine vibes affect you more with the clip-ons?

i get more feel with my 89 triple and clip ons but i don't feel allot more vibration

Quote from: qwertydude on April 17, 2008, 12:09:48 PM
Do the engine vibes affect you more with the clip-ons?

I feel some vibrations, but only 'cause I can't find weights that will fit my bars.

i forgot about that, i took mine off and yes i did notice a difference.  i just have aluminum fake carbon looking ones now

Quote from: GI_JO_NATHAN on April 17, 2008, 02:40:43 PM
I feel some vibrations, but only 'cause I can't find weights that will fit my bars.

if you got aftermarkey clipons than you may not find barends when I had my woodcraft on my bike they came with a plastic end that doesnt come off

Quote from: mach1 on April 17, 2008, 08:34:20 PM
if you got aftermarkey clipons than you may not find barends when I had my woodcraft on my bike they came with a plastic end that doesnt come off

I've been wondering if anyone knows of any that'll work on the 7/8" aluminum bars. Mine have plastic plugs in them but they come out pretty easy.

ebay. just type in bar ends I found my chrome ones on there for like 12 that was wtih shipping the only problem was they were shipped from hong kong so it took like a month for thm to get here but really good price so ebay it up

Quote from: mach1 on April 17, 2008, 08:34:20 PM
if you got aftermarkey clipons than you may not find barends when I had my woodcraft on my bike they came with a plastic end that doesnt come off

Same with my Vortex, there are black caps that don't come out.  The vibes are more noticeable but not unbearable.

Quote from: guitarking135 on April 18, 2008, 05:11:37 AM
ebay. just type in bar ends I found my chrome ones on there for like 12 that was wtih shipping the only problem was they were shipped from hong kong so it took like a month for thm to get here but really good price so ebay it up

Which bars are you running? I can never figure out which bar ends are for the regular bars and which are for the thick aluminium ones.

bar ends are fairly universal. just search the bar size they are problebly 7/8"  most of them have a rubber thing that expands as you tighten them down.

Quote from: guitarking135 on April 25, 2008, 08:05:22 PM
bar ends are fairly universal. just search the bar size they are problebly 7/8"  most of them have a rubber thing that expands as you tighten them down.

The problem is the aluminum bars are 7/8" with a thicker wall tubing, so the inside diameter is around a 1.5mm smaller than the steel. Just enough to not allow the normal bar ends and mirrors to fit.