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| Keets | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/02/2009 | | Posts | : | 453 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 29 Aug 2010 - 09:21 Post title : New Bars...Custom | | | Well I got sick of waiting for someone to come out with the right bars. The problem is the width of the tank and the height of the stock risers, I got a pars of bars from Flanders, while they were the right height and pull back they just weren't wide enough...now they are 
37.5 inches wide , Rizoma grips and all the Triumph bling. I sit more forward now...more like my old Speedy but with more width and no flop. Word to the wise, make sure you put some electrical tape or similar around the bars where you put the cable keepers...they don't stay tight very long and will gall the bars.
I had the cowl raised by and inch and gave my mate Stu the Techmount I was going to originally use...the mount of choice IMHO. Now my Garmin 660 hides under the cowl. I will raise it by another 1/2 inch to get the angle exactly.
Well there ya go, I happy. It's taking some getting used too but I prefer the new position.
sorry about the pics...my Dad has my little camera and I couldn't be stuffed getting out the Nikon
| Cruisin' on thru the junction i'm flyin' 'bout the speed of sound
Noticin' peculiar function i ain't no roller coaster show me down.
I turned away to see her woa! she caught my eye
But i was rollin' down movin' too fast;
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| teebird | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 25/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 293 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 29 Aug 2010 - 13:11 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: Keets) | | | clean lines.
smooth air flow.
nice work!!
jamie aka teebird
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| Birdy68 | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,352 | | Location | : | Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland |
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| | Posted : 30 Aug 2010 - 11:14 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: Keets) | | | Very nice!
The one thing I will say that I don't like is:
The black bolts in the chrome switch housing....
Anyways - more to the point - How's the back after a long tour with the forward reach now?
AND - can you see behind you now and not just your elbows?
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| Keets | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/02/2009 | | Posts | : | 453 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 31 Aug 2010 - 00:42 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: Birdy68) | | | Cheers guys
Yeah I must get around to changing out the stock fixtures for some stainless...it's in the list
I haven't done a long ride yet, 250k with a break for coffee is about it. I'm ready for it though lol
rear view is no problem...my arms aren't as bent as they were on the stock bars. They are based on a Flanders Wide Cafe, 12 inch centre with a 2.5 inch rise
| Cruisin' on thru the junction i'm flyin' 'bout the speed of sound
Noticin' peculiar function i ain't no roller coaster show me down.
I turned away to see her woa! she caught my eye
But i was rollin' down movin' too fast;
...Doh!
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| daz | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,714 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 31 Aug 2010 - 03:41 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: Keets) | | | I found that hardware store all seem to have the exact same bolts that come in the triumph switch housings in stainless. They all seem to have them here in the USA, probably more likely over there in aussie land since we actually have the poorest selection of metric. Anyways, i got them and ran em on a dremel with a cloth wheel and metal polish and to this day they still look exactly like chrome and haven't even tarnished at all. Or if no dremel, put the threaded part in a drill and run it while holding a cloth with metal polish to the head. Amazing how it matched the chrome housings so perfectly. Can't believe how cheap triumph are not to include them in the kit.
| 2010 Blue/White Thunderbird, "Brutus". 1700 kit, short tors, gutted cat, UNI filter, filter seal off, custom tune. Brutus in his native habitat: Link
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| WILDWEST | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 34 | | Location | : | Perth, , Australia |
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| | Posted : 31 Aug 2010 - 04:32 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: Keets) | | | Hey Keets, I heard you were getting a new set of bars through J.C.S. and its not what I imagined. Its cool though look a bit like western bars but different. Grips are cool how is your vibration through the mirrors i've found my left mirror vibrates a bit and the cars seem blurry. I'm still waiting for my tank,( this one is a loaner tank.)my forans are in the post apparently and my clutch and engine covers are on there way from the UK still. But at least I have a bike to ride...
P.S. i've just gone outside and taken some good photos of my bike but cant post them cause i don't know how to compress them.
My riding skills sh*t on my computer skills.
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| Birdy68 | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,352 | | Location | : | Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland |
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| | Posted : 31 Aug 2010 - 05:37 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: Keets) | | |
Keets wrote:
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... and how do you like the Rizomas?
I have a pair - sat in the garage!!!
I put them on and then thought to myself, "Too much silver!"
Did you have to machine the inner collar too?
Here's a picture from my grips:
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| Keets | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/02/2009 | | Posts | : | 453 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 31 Aug 2010 - 12:07 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: Birdy68) | | | Noted Daz Yeah you think for the cost of the bling, especially the right lever, they would throw in 99c worth of chrome.
Westy, I have a mate who has some knuckle bars on his HD and I liked the feel so I tried Flanders, unfortunately he wont do custom bends. Props to JCS for organising the bars...best Triumph dealer in Perth without doubt.
I recall the vibration when I first picked up the 'Bird...I went for some cheapy padded grips almost immediately. I knew that the Rizoma grips, with no padding, were going to be a drama without some intervention. I managed to track down the woman who sells Bar Snakes. It has taken most of the buzz out..
Wongan Hills cant be too far away now. You'll need to get your bike finished soon...
For the pics, open them in Picture Manager and go to edit, resize...then get um up
Birdy, I like the Rizomas, I um'ed and ar'ed about the colour but I'm happy with the outcome. In isolation it may look like a bit of silver overload but when I look at the bike as a whole I think it works. I have the black cowl fitted so that maybe that helps with the balance. The boys at JCS sorted the grip fit no problems. I'm getting my mufflers rebaffled (?), if that's a word lol. 38 mill perforated tube. That will get rid of the percussive tone, then I'm going to have a word with TB
| Cruisin' on thru the junction i'm flyin' 'bout the speed of sound
Noticin' peculiar function i ain't no roller coaster show me down.
I turned away to see her woa! she caught my eye
But i was rollin' down movin' too fast;
...Doh!
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| fab | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 2,515 | | Location | : | wyong, nsw, Australia |
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| | Posted : 01 Sep 2010 - 07:02 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: Keets) | | | hey Keets, could you send me some info on how to contact this person for the bars snakes.
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Remember, soft cocks hang around all life long, hard ones come and go
ahh f**k im deep
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| WILDWEST | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 34 | | Location | : | Perth, , Australia |
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| | Posted : 01 Sep 2010 - 09:17 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: Keets) | | | Just booked my hotel room at wongan mate better get in quick if you don't want to be sleeping in the bushes. It's on the 27th of november and should be a blast. Here are some shots of my bike with the new risers, bars, grips and mirrors.
  
lookout Bill Gates my computer skills are on the rise...... 
I shouldn't brag i posted the same pic twice.
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| Birdy68 | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,352 | | Location | : | Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland |
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| | Posted : 01 Sep 2010 - 10:34 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: WILDWEST) | | |
WILDWEST wrote:
....lookout Bill Gates my computer skills are on the rise......
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.... Aaaargh!
What's THAT....!? 
 
Do you have to keep the PISS (Petrol Information Silly Sticker) on the tank by the filler cap?!?
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| Keets | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/02/2009 | | Posts | : | 453 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 01 Sep 2010 - 10:44 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: Birdy68) | | | Fab, PM sent
Wildy...booked Speedy risers and Rocket bars (?), looks good mate
Birdy...PISS lol, its a loner tank
| Cruisin' on thru the junction i'm flyin' 'bout the speed of sound
Noticin' peculiar function i ain't no roller coaster show me down.
I turned away to see her woa! she caught my eye
But i was rollin' down movin' too fast;
...Doh!
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| Jimbo | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 25/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,032 | | Location | : | Queanbeyan, N.S.W., Australia |
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| | Posted : 01 Sep 2010 - 10:46 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: Birdy68) | | | Yeah Westie,
C'mon mate, get it off there now.
Jimbo
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Jimbo (Bishop) 
Keep the black side trackside and the shiny side up!
Veterans MC - Federal Chapter
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| WILDWEST | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 34 | | Location | : | Perth, , Australia |
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| | Posted : 01 Sep 2010 - 12:03 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: Jimbo) | | | Hey Jimbo,
Would love to tear it off but like keets said its a loner tank, mine is coming minus the badges for a cleaner look.
Keets,
Yeah speedmaster risers so theres no pull back and i found the drag bars on the shelf at J.C.S.
I might get the risers chromed but will see what happens....
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| Thatch | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 01 Sep 2010 - 13:52 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: WILDWEST) | | | Was there damage to the tank or did you just want one without badges?
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| WILDWEST | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 34 | | Location | : | Perth, , Australia |
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| | Posted : 01 Sep 2010 - 14:01 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: Thatch) | | | Lots of damage to the tank. It got smashed by an aluminium bull bar and my knee.
I just asked for the new one to have no badges. It keeps wanna be bikers guessing what sort of bike it is.
The amount of times i've been asked whilst out riding "What sort of Harley is that" or Is it a Harley.........
Not long now i've been told, just waiting for Dennis Foran to send me some pipes and its all go
Thunderbird are go
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| Thatch | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 01 Sep 2010 - 14:03 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: WILDWEST) | | | Ah, good. I didn't want to say anything but I was thinking 'There is an easier (and cheaper) way to do that you know'
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| daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,714 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 01 Sep 2010 - 15:15 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: Keets) | | |
Keets wrote:
I managed to track down the woman who sells Bar Snakes. It has taken most of the buzz out.. |
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how did you get it in with those plugs in the bars that the end caps screw onto? They appear to be permanent, at least i saw no way to remove them.
| 2010 Blue/White Thunderbird, "Brutus". 1700 kit, short tors, gutted cat, UNI filter, filter seal off, custom tune. Brutus in his native habitat: Link
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| Keets | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/02/2009 | | Posts | : | 453 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 01 Sep 2010 - 23:46 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: daz) | | | Snake went in first. I cant recall the design but dont the universal Rizomas have a plug that goes in and the bar "weight" srews in and expands the plug?
| Cruisin' on thru the junction i'm flyin' 'bout the speed of sound
Noticin' peculiar function i ain't no roller coaster show me down.
I turned away to see her woa! she caught my eye
But i was rollin' down movin' too fast;
...Doh!
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| Bedouin | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 18/10/2008 | | Posts | : | 1,068 | | Location | : | Athens, Greece |
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| | Posted : 02 Sep 2010 - 00:15 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: WILDWEST) | | | WILDWEST wrote:
Yeah speedmaster risers so theres no pull back and i found the drag bars on the shelf at J.C.S.
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Wildwest, where the Speedmaster risers "plug and play" or did you have to make any mods?
| Blessed are those eyes that have seen more roads than any man! (Homer).
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| WILDWEST | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 34 | | Location | : | Perth, , Australia |
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| | Posted : 02 Sep 2010 - 04:37 Post title : Re: New Bars...Custom (Re: Bedouin) | | | No Mods mate, but you'll have to go to the hardware and get some longer bolts to bolt the to the tripple trees.
It Fits like is was made for it, At full lock the switch gear miss the tank by millimetres. I was thinking of a set of "six gun" Jesse James
risers or Billy Lane Risers. I'm 6ft and that little more reach forward into the wind is what suits me.
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