sweeet,...how you like the difference?  review??

Which clip on version are those? Euro 1, Euro 2 or 1989 USA?

Watch your thumbs at full bar lock!

Bike looks great.... bars too.  I put something similar on my 2005 GS café racer project. 

I also have a 2006 but in the alt color (black/gray).  Shoot me a PM if you're anywhere near Carroll County and we'll go for a GS ride!



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Quote from: cbrfxr67 on March 20, 2020, 02:03:44 PM
sweeet,...how you like the difference?  review??

So here's what I put on the Facebook page:


I put on the Euro type 2 (the talls) clip on style risers on my 06 gs500f. These are the ones that we were told not to bother with but there were not many reasons why besides it hitting the tank potentially. There are pros and there are cons and you have to decide for yourself if the pros outweigh the cons. For me they did.


First off you need both the risers and the new top hat as these bolt to the sides. Once all your controls are on you need to play with the perches. For me being 6'3" I had to adjust the front brake cylinder forward to have a good angle for my brake lever. The problem here is the brake line hits the riser.  I had to loosen the banjo bolt a tad and rotate the brake line so it would fit.
(Brake hose adjustment and brake switch placement)

After that I had to rotate the cylinder perch as far down as I could. This brings up a new problem. The brake contacts. You can't put the brake light harness on the contacts cause the riser is in the way. I had to bend them and then frankly jam the bar back in the holder as far as I could and use the screws to pull the bar in further. This worked and the light works great!

As far as clearances: it is tight at full lock. You do have to adjust your grip. The left side doesn't make contact with the the tank. The right side only the throttle cable makes contact. I will be putting some rubber tubing around it so it doesn't scratch my tank. My steering lock also STILL works at full left lock.


(Full right)


(Full left)


(Throttle tube contact)


(Clearance are full left)


(Hand are full right)


(Hand at full left)

I love the look and I feel it gives the faired version a sportier look than the bars it had before. Kind of how the sv650 and the sv650s have different bars. Still pretty comfy in my opinion but a bit more lean angle.




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Quote from: Bluesmudge on March 20, 2020, 03:43:37 PM
Which clip on version are those? Euro 1, Euro 2 or 1989 USA?

Watch your thumbs at full bar lock!

Euro 2 against all warnings haha


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Quote from: brucedavidculver on March 20, 2020, 06:37:13 PM
Bike looks great.... bars too.  I put something similar on my 2005 GS café racer project. 

I also have a 2006 but in the alt color (black/gray).  Shoot me a PM if you're anywhere near Carroll County and we'll go for a GS ride!



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Thanks! I'll let you know! Im down in moco but I head up to Mt Airy from time to time!


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I've installed both the 89 and the tall euro on 01+ bikes, you bend the tube outward at the correct spot and its better if you used 1/8th wall tubes and bent it then cut the relief with a file or grinder. Ofcourse I do crap like this for fun, and I had these things lying round from my fabrication days.
Cool.
Buddha.