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| Druid | | Jupiter |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 1,359 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 30 Dec 2010 - 11:05 Post title : TBars | | | Hi folks anyone with the TBars know the width please. Dont want them any wider than the stocks as that would meen less manouverablility through traffic.
Cheers
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| EnGage | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,155 | | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| | Posted : 30 Dec 2010 - 12:57 Post title : Re: TBars (Re: Druid) | | | Triumph states that the Tbars are ergonomically the same. I believe this is true if you turn the standard bars to the same angle.
Anyway, I measured my Tbars and they are about 34.5 inches or 88 cm. I measured my old stock bars and they are an inch less, but that's without the bar ends so I think they are the same.
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| Druid | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 1,359 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 30 Dec 2010 - 14:29 Post title : Re: TBars (Re: EnGage) | | | Engage thanks very much thats just what I wanted to hear..
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| EnGage | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,155 | | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| | Posted : 31 Dec 2010 - 13:29 Post title : Re: TBars (Re: Druid) | | | Happy to help. I think you'll like the Tbars.
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| tbird1600 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/04/2010 | | Posts | : | 39 | | Location | : | Ozztralia, NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 30 Jan 2011 - 03:23 Post title : Re: TBars (Re: Druid) | | | Hey Druid
Go for it, Looks better than stock I raised mine slightly by purchasing a short piece of chrome bar the same diameter and cut off 2 pieces 30mm long, bored out the centre to the bolt size ( 10mm I think ) and scored some longer bolts. You can't go to much as cable lengths limit this. I didn't use the harness guides there the wrong size so you need some rubber on the inside and my cables are too short now.
The bars are a bit higher and back a smidge....I also cut out a new spacer plate and had it chromed to compliment the join. All up cost about 60 bucks... 
  
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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 Feb 2011 - 08:30 Post title : Re: TBars (Re: tbird1600) | | |
tbird1600 wrote:
.... I raised mine slightly by purchasing a short piece of chrome bar the same diameter and cut off 2 pieces 30mm long... |
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Does this modification allow you to tilt up the tank on it's rear hinge now?
Or are you still required to remove the hinge bolt and remove the tank to get underneath?
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| Sam77 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 03/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 469 | | Location | : | Finland |
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| | Posted : 02 Feb 2011 - 15:11 Post title : Re: TBars (Re: Birdy68) | | | Got mine today and will be returning them monday 
Anyone else got these "twisted sisters"?
First I thought the lights are making me see it wrong but after a while of watching it's pretty clear that it's all wrong....
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| EnGage | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,155 | | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| | Posted : 02 Feb 2011 - 15:36 Post title : Re: TBars (Re: Sam77) | | | I'm not sure I understand. What is the issue?
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| Sam77 | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 03/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 469 | | Location | : | Finland |
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| | Posted : 02 Feb 2011 - 15:51 Post title : Re: TBars (Re: EnGage) | | | Vertical pieces are not welded straight and does not align correctly with the plate that should be installed to upper triple tree. So, something has to be smacked around to make them fit or I just return them and ask the dealer to order new bars.
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| Birdy68 | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 16/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,352 | | Location | : | Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland |
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| | Posted : 03 Feb 2011 - 05:37 Post title : Re: TBars (Re: Sam77) | | | 
.................. Aaaaaah! Now I see it!
The top two photo - showing what SHOULD be a right-angle weld (using the CD cover as reference).
Thats not too good. Even if you DID 'strain' them to get them in, I wouldn't feel happy knowing that hidden forces are at work.
A nice friendly talk with your dealer is called for.
Keep us posted.
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 03 Feb 2011 - 07:58 Post title : Re: TBars (Re: Sam77) | | | They must be getting them made in China now. 
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| tbird1600 | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 10/04/2010 | | Posts | : | 39 | | Location | : | Ozztralia, NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 03 Feb 2011 - 09:47 Post title : Re: TBars (Re: Birdy68) | | |
Birdy68 wrote:
Does this modification allow you to tilt up the tank on it's rear hinge now?
Or are you still required to remove the hinge bolt and remove the tank to get underneath? |
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No it still will not clear the risers, I tied the tank up with a thin piece of rope to the bars and allowed me to pass the new HID power cable
through without removing the tank
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| Druid | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 1,359 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 03 Feb 2011 - 11:09 Post title : Re: TBars (Re: tbird1600) | | | If mine are screwed its the dealers problem as they are fitting them along with the mirrors and replacing the forks .
Like the riser idea very unique.
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| EnGage | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,155 | | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| | Posted : 03 Feb 2011 - 12:49 Post title : Re: TBars (Re: Birdy68) | | | Birdy68 wrote:
.................. Aaaaaah! Now I see it!
The top two photo - showing what SHOULD be a right-angle weld (using the CD cover as reference).
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I see now. Yup, time for a new set - wouldn't want to weaken the welds by bending them.
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| teebird | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 25/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 293 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 03 Feb 2011 - 13:50 Post title : Re: TBars (Re: EnGage) | | | ah helll, just stick a broomstick inside the riser pipes and tweak them stratight. worst that can happen is they come off while driving... or when pulling back on them to back oiut of a parking spot..
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| daz | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,709 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 03 Feb 2011 - 14:07 Post title : Re: TBars (Re: teebird) | | | Could be that the 2 risers ARE straight but that one may be slightly shorter or the T bar is not straight. Put a straightedge across the bottoms of the risers where they screw on. They may well be level with each other and if they are, then as long as they for from hole to hole then there is no stress issue. I would still return them because the T bar would not be perfect so the bar ends would be at slightly different heights or front to back. But there would be no stress if thats the case. I imagine that is too because they probably weld them while in a jig that holds the risers perfectly in the proper relationship so theres no problem fitting them.
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| Sam77 | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 03/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 469 | | Location | : | Finland |
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| | Posted : 05 Feb 2011 - 22:05 Post title : Re: TBars (Re: daz) | | | It seems, the risers are welded on the wrong spots. I tried to put the chrome plate on with bolts and it fits if attached very carefully. I believe, the guy who made them is not too worried about the quality of his work. It sickens me to see someone with such a little proud of his work. Eventually it shows somewhere....
Text must be filled with typos but you guys must forgive. I've just came from Poland (Gdansk) where we spent 3 days with 9 of my friends drinkin' and beeing stupid  Can't remember last time I've had such a good trip and Gdansk is just so beautiful city it makes my home town look like crap.
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| Sam77 | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 03/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 469 | | Location | : | Finland |
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| | Posted : 14 Mar 2011 - 14:53 Post title : Re: TBars (Re: Sam77) | | | These are the photos i sent to my dealer back in february :
(Don't mind the Finnish words in pictures. Those are written to clarify the case to my dealer)
Today they called and told that BB-kit conversion is done and new set of t-bars have arrived. I went to pay for the kit and installation and picked up the bars. Well.....got back home and opened the package....and.....either they packed the previous bars very nicely and hand it over to me again or there are some serious issues with the jig that manufacturer is using. They are bent exactly the same way the previous ones were....
When I get my bike back, I'll install these and see how much it bothers me when attached to bike. 
Edit : Had to check that 'vino' (means : 'not in line' in finnish) does not mean the same that 'wino' in english  In the other hand, wino would be very suitable word to describe the welder of these bars...
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| Druid | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 1,359 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 14 Mar 2011 - 18:08 Post title : Re: TBars (Re: Sam77) | | | Having mine done saturday .. we shall see
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