Yeah Badot. You have to draw some squiggly arrows if you wanna be a winnah 

No sour grapes because I don't even have a GS500 right now, but that was a pretty unusual outcome.

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Quote from: SAFE-T on April 25, 2013, 07:47:17 AM
They will be even better FREE.

I have owned some Vortex stuff and you would not mistake it for anything else. Check out various pics of their bar clamps at https://www.vortexracing.com/shop/product/18674/711/17/83/ and you will see how different they are.

I sent Vortex the pic of the clamps in question, so I guess we will see what they have to say.

What you havent mentioned though is how these could function any different than "vortex" and how they might not work "as good".

Gee. I don't know. I guess it's the same difference as exists between different makes of tires and brands of oil. Tires need to be round and oil needs to be slippery, but other than that how would you quantify their differences without testing for specific qualities merely by looking at them if you didn't know anything about their place of origin. This is why Vortex puts the name 'Vortex' on their stuff. Whether your stuff is as good or better is not the question ~ the question is whether it is made by Vortex or not, which conveys a certain amount of implied information regarding their quality and $$$ value in the first place.

Just because a company engraves or mills their name on the side neither implies better quality nor function. MANY things can be bought with the same (and in some cases better) quality with no name. When we bought my wifes Mini Cooper it had a bad HID bulb. The BWM dealer wanted $200 for ONE bulb. I bought a pair from ebay for around $15 shipped and 3 years later that bulb is still working in her car. She has no visibility issues at night. It works like any other HID bulb. Just because BMW "can" sell one and at a higher price doesnt mean it is better.

For sale or not? I dont give a crap who makes em.  I want to try clip ons   I have drag bars now... 

Quote from: Beemersworld on April 25, 2013, 10:30:58 PM
For sale or not? I dont give a crap who makes em.  I want to try clip ons   I have drag bars now...

Waiting to hear back from Wayne

Shipping out to Wayne today

USPS Priority 9405 5112 0108 0909 9466 25

Looks like they are delivered. 

Ok, I don't know if I'm daft or I can't wrap my head around things but, I'm looking at how the clipons are installed but on my bike...the forks come right up level to my top plate....if I removed the top plate i would have about 3/4th inch of room. Someone on this forum said "and raise the fork tubes slightly in the tripple. "  How the hell do you raise fork tubes if there is nothing more there.. i have a 93' gs500e with stock bars.

Lowering the triples "raises" the fork tubes

I guess I'll have to figure out how to do lower the triple...I think its the bolt on the top of my forks

Quote from: metalreeper on May 04, 2013, 07:42:02 PM
I guess I'll have to figure out how to do lower the triple...I think its the bolt on the top of my forks

Losing these as shown in image (on both sides). once all or losing you can move the forks up and down with ease (put bike on center stand).

thanks wayne, that actually really helps me because I'm getting clipons soon       

Just make sure you don't lose them when you loosen them 

Or drop the entire front end to the ground

Quote from: weedahoe on May 07, 2013, 08:24:01 AM
Or drop the entire front end to the ground

Oh that would suck.

^^^ Yep, because its a BIOTCH to get back up

Dont ask me how I know