Fitted vfr bars lastnight

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sounds like a plan to me, I rode mine from Belfast to Manchester a month or so ago and it nearly kiklled me :)
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sbz8969 wrote:sounds like a plan to me, I rode mine from Belfast to Manchester a month or so ago and it nearly kiklled me :)
Surprised you weren't drowned. You need to look at the "How to fit Jet Skis" thread :lol:
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These are what you want!
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you need to try a storm with Renthal low rise superbike bars............i have shunned this idea for ages as clip-on bars are what you need for riding fast.....well that what everybody thinks, a sports bike has to have clipons? or does it?.....

but I had a good go on lloydies bike last year and also on a KTM SMT, so decided to give the flat bar change a go over the winter, and I feel like an idiot now [name your favoite forum member here], because the bike is so much better at everything, you are just a bit less aerodynamic, but you can lean forwards with no strain.
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Whoa Nelly wrote:These are what you want!
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Don't show those to streetfighter rob. :lol: :lol:

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Re: Fitted vfr bars lastnight

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Hi guys,

i just purchased a my'01 VTR and i would like to do the VFR handlebars swap but...there's something strange... :confused

How can you fit them?! They use different locking position.

I also have a my'98 VFR and theese are some pictures of them.

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Re: Fitted vfr bars lastnight

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Def@st wrote: ↑Sat Mar 19, 2022 6:18 pm Hi guys,

i just purchased a my'01 VTR and i would lime to do the VFR handlebars swap but...there's something strange... :confused

How can you fit them?! They use different locking position.

I also have a my'98 VFR and theese are some pictures of them.

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When you fit VFR bars to the Firestorm it's not possible to use the locking position. Not really a problem in my view, as done up tight they will stay where you put them.

My old British bikes that had clip-on handlebars years ago never had a locking position fitted to them, they never moved in normal riding conditions,

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What chris said. the clamping force of the clipon bolt is more than enough. :thumbup:
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Re: Fitted vfr bars lastnight

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Spare parts collected!

Now, i want to ride at least 1k km with original handlebars (if i can manage the pain!) before proceding with the swap.

In the meanwhile i want to find a way in order to avoid cutting the farings.
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