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"Jota" bar conversion

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robsbird

red ones are faster
that they may be BUT to me they look fooooking ugly and more like a rack that's should be on the back

@tu*
 
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I refer you to the comments made by the previous posters robsbird & tinytim 8rfl@
 
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bikesnoopy

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Ha ha, yeah, they ain't no lookers. . . but so much better than the ones that were on there when i bought it!
Actually, in their defence, they do look better with the black screen back on. . .
 
ianrobbo1

ianrobbo1

good looking AND modest
bikesnoopy said:
Ha ha, yeah, they ain't no lookers. . . but so much better than the ones that were on there when i bought it!
Actually, in their defence, they do look shit even IN a black bin liner . . :puke:.
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@tu* Fixed it, like you should have!!@tu*
 
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bikesnoopy said:
Ha ha, yeah, they ain't no lookers. . . but so much better than the ones that were on there when i bought it!
Actually, in their defence, they do look better with the black screen back on. . .
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They would look better with a very dark visor with 2 layers of gaffa tape :-0)
 
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bikesnoopy

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In all honesty, i didn't choose to fit them.
Heres the story. . .

When i bought the bike, it had the clamp top yolk conversion already fitted & no stock bars were supplied with the bike.

The bars that were fitted were some awful, wide & high western style things. Dreadful. They were too high, at a weird angle on the wrists & totally blocked out the mirrors.
My plan was to simply source & re-fit some stock clip-ons (thanks Taffy) & remove the entire clamp top yolk conversion.

However, ive since discovered that whoever fitted these hideous bars also fitted longer throttle cables, longer choke cable, longer braided brake & clutch lines & even the wiring to the switchgear had been lengthened.

Now, if i was to re-fit the stock clip-ons, i would have to buy & fit new throttle cables, choke cable, brake & clutch lines & shorten the wiring, as none of it would fit the stock bars. Also, the stock top yolk aint too pretty underneath the "new" yolk.
This little lot wouldn't come cheap & theres also the time & hassle doing it all.

I happened to have these Jota bars in the shed & it got me thinking & after offering them up, i found that i could get away with using everything that was already fitted to the bike, as due to their adjustability, i could place them where i wanted them - ultimately ending up with a really comfy position about an inch higher than stock.

True, they aint no lookers & nowhere near as nice as the originals or nice fully adjustable aftermarket jobbies, but compared to what was fitted before, theyre little beauties. . . and i find them more comfy than the stock bars fitted to my last 3 Blackbirds.

I rest my case m'lud. . . :p
 
gypsy

gypsy

MAN on the PAN
Get the Dalek in your 1st picture to exterminate those bars
you know it makes sense @tu*
 
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