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So, here is the list:

Clip-ons:
  • ?
Bars:
  • BUELL Clubman from the BUELL CR 1125 (photos below)
  • ?

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Thanks to the user 'Luutschen' sharing his experiences in our neighbour forum from Germany I decided to order one of those Clubmans to give it a go...

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Cheers
Love those bar end mirrors! Where do you think I could find them?
 
Love those bar end mirrors! Where do you think I could find them?
Hey Black-'ie'
Have a read of this post for a link to these mirrors.

You may want to search and ask if anyone has found a fitment for them to the stock nineT bars first though. :confused:
 
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My Handlebar Solution

I wanted narrower handlebars but not too much lower.
The closest I could find were Triumph STREET (not speed) Triple bars.
I soon discovered they they were too narrow to mount the levers correctly,
so i has a set of custom adapters made of Stainless steel that would thread into the Street Triple bars which hold their bar ends on with a 16mmx2mm thread pitch. This results in a width of 27-1/2 " compared to the original 32" bars.

I extended the length of the bars by 7/8 (22mm) and had an additional extension of .530" of 1" diameter so I could mount the bar end mirrors. i had the adapter threaded so that I could mount a 12mmx25 bolt so that I could use the original end caps.

The most difficult parts of this installation were drilling the handlebars for the correct orientation of the handgrips and rounding up the 6 different sized of Torx wrenches to disassemble/ reassemble the handgrips.

Enclosed are pictures of the finished product
 

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i just installed apex 3" adjustable rise clip ons (55mm).

Link: https://www.apexmfg.com/products/apex-clip-ons/product/view/11/172

As far as install difficulty: I started at 730pm and finished at 1130pm. The most difficult thing was getting the new hole for the grips drilled in the proper position. It's helpful to have a second person to hold the grip in place and mark the desired position while you sit on the bike with your hands in the position you want. I did the left bar by myself and over rotated the grip just a bit. The horn is now in the area my thumb naturally moves to for the turn signals. Needless to say, there were at least 2 horn beeps during lane changes on the ride home but it's something i should quickly get used to. These clips ons also require you to drop the forks in order to slide them on, which when the bike is jacked up is actually easier than it thought it would be.

As far as fit and complications: the bars cannot be used to their max rise due to the clutch cable hitting the speedo if you decide to have to riser take off from the front aspect of the fork (option 1 on attached image). If you are ok with rotating the clip on so the riser takes off from the side of the fork you should be able to use all of the rise however the bars will need to be less angled backward or you will hit the tank (option 2 on image).

As far as comfort: these bars are a commitment that is for sure. They are very forward and very low. I have freakishly long arms so the reach does not bother me as much (6'3" 205 37in sleeve). They definitely change the entire feel of the bike from a standard to a full on sport bike. Again I am not using the full amount of rise but I would imagine the riding position to still be very aggressive even with it.

and finally, the look... F$$kin AWESOME. I have CRG folding bar ends on the way and will be sure to post pictures as soon as they are installed. I'd like to thank everyone on the forum for all the information. It helped a lot during the project.
 

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Discussion starter · #36 ·
I wasn't able to have them in France (shipping was expensive, and delays...), this is why I've bought the ABM clip ons (with a 20% discount), but they were in my short list!

Can't wait to have a look at your pictures!
 
Here are a few pics of the bike with the apex bars on and the riding position. Sorry i'm no photographer.
 

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Here are a few pics of the bike with the apex bars on and the riding position. Sorry i'm no photographer.

Hi Adell2,


Passing all this time, what you have more to say about these clip ons?
Are they too agressive for a normal day drive? Do you recomend these, or something like a Rizoma M005 handlebar?


Thanks,
Tiago Garcia
 
I have the Roland Sands clip ons and even though they adjusted my forks and triple tree (cant recall how exactly sorry) the rake was still too agressive even for short hauls. I added the Wunderlich vario paralever (expensive) and had an ex BMW race shop dial it in for me. The bike is now neutral and not even at the lowest setting. The paralever made all the difference albeit a costly add. Still not a long haul config but for my use around San Diego perfect. I could easily see for others however still to agressive a stance.
 

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