| Author | Message | ||
     Gpcartky |
Okay, I acknowledge from the get go that this is probably going to strike people as odd. I bought a race bike but my needs have changed over the last 3 years. I love my bike so rather than selling it, I am looking to convert it to a more upright and comfortable sitting position suitable for longer trips and commuting. Most of what I do on the bike is commute anyway so I wondered if anyone had raised their handlebars and/or moved them back to straighten the rider's back and put less pressure on the rider's arms and wrists. I can do without heated grips and power outlets, Lord knows my 1125's electrical system has a hard enough time just pushing bright lights at night. Any thoughts? | ||
| Gpcartky |
Oh, and with the R's fairing, is there even room to raise handlebars or would I have to perform a full front end swap with a CR to do what I am proposing? | ||
| Rogue_biker |
American Sportbike sells the raised clip-ons for the 1125R. Many owners have fitted the Lightning footpegs on their 1125R to lower them into a more comfortable position. I have done this with both my Firebolt and 1125R and love them. There is very little cornering clearance sacrificed with this conversion. You will notice it only at very high cornering speeds/lean angles. | ||
| Daggar |
American Sport Bike also sells the Convertibars. I go back and forth on doing the higher clip-ons or the Convertibars. One of them will be getting done soon. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/290 431/354781.html I have the Precision Engineering pegs on mine. They have about a 1-inch drop. I'm probably gonna get the Knights Design 2-inch drop ones soon. | ||
| Oldog |
look in the important info area for some ideas ccRyder did a lot of this... | ||
| Catalan42 |
I added the American Sport Bike 1 inch high bars to my 1125R and love them (this requires a new clutch line but otherwise no changes). I also swapped out the pegs with Ulysses pegs which is also very nice. | ||
| Sparky |
I went with Convertibars on my R. Am able to raise the bars high enough so that parts just clear the fairing/windscreen area by about 1/4" at full lock. It required longer brake and clutch hoses which American Sport Bike provides, plus extending one of the wires to the clutch switch housing and minor throttle cables rerouting. That along with the dropped footpegs and higher windscreen that American Sport Bike sells transformed the R into a fairly comfortable steed for this old guy. | ||
| Carbonrider |
.... MultiClip made in germany by ABM  | ||
| Cataract2 |
You know, I kind of like these ideas. How are they for comfort? | ||
| Carbonrider |
They are very comfortable like a superbike handlebar. The width is 83cm, the offset can be adjusted. | ||
| Fio835 |
How many miles in your commute? | ||
| Blower1 |
The one of risers, which I made two years ago. I bought a spare top triple tree, then I modified it for the risers.   | ||
| Fio835 |
What grips are those? | ||
| Ratgin |
I have the cr bar on mine with a custom riser. I ride it to work but traffic sucks as this bike is HOT and geared tall.  | ||
| Gpcartky |
http://www.badweatherbikers.com/cgibin/discus/show .cgi?tpc=290431&post=2201227#POST2201227 In response to Fio835's question about the length of my commute - it varies. I'm a consultant and I've commuted in everything from heavy stop and go traffic (which I avoid like the plague because of the burn my right leg receives and my charging system that drops to dangerous levels if I don't maintain steady RPMs) to my current commute - a blissful 45 mile each way trek through the back highways of middle Tennessee from Spring Hill to Shelbyville. Takes a solid hour going the speed limit. I can do it no problem but really appreciate the tips and links that have been included in this thread to make my commute more comfortable. | ||
| Ratbuell |
I actually commute on my CR quite a bit. Stock clubmans (which I know are much different than the R clipons), the unobtanium Buell touring seat  and Ulysses footpegs. I never notice any heat issues, but I always wear fieldsheer overpants, and the CR gearing is much better "real-world" than the R. But...I'd rather see my system V drop. At least if it does that, I know the relay is working and I'm not cooking a stator | ||
| Cataract2 |
Thought about adding hard bags to it? I just did that with mine and it helps a ton. |
