Re: RS w/ ST bars & Gen Mar risers- clarification

[Paul Fox <pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

excellent summary, don.  thanks!

do you recall what replacement cable you used?  (i assume it was from
another model of triumph?) that's the last piece of guesswork to be
eliminated, for those of us about to follow in your footsteps.  (or
maybe, "in your handgrips"?)

paul

 > 
 >  The stock clutch and brake cables can be used with the ST bars,
 > however:
 > 
 >  1)  The stock clutch cable will be pulled tight during maneuvering
 > around driveways, parking lots, etc. and will probably fray at the
 > barrel that fits into the clutch lever (mine did). I replaced it with
 > a longer cable.
 > 
 >  2)  Adding the Gen Mar risers, the longer clutch cable was fine but
 > at the full-lock left turn position the throttle cables just
 > contacted the bottom lip of the windscreen fairing.  Rotating the
 > throttle counter- clockwise to a position along side the reservoir
 > (just above the starter button) cured that problem with the added
 > bonus of providing a much better angle and more protection for the
 > cable.  I recommend this two-minute mod to everyone.
 > 
 >  3)  The plot thickened when I installed the heated grips. The
 > grooves cut in the throttle to accommodate the wires required that
 > the throttle be rotated back to it's original position.  Being
 > unwilling to ride with cold pinkies on my right hand, I used my
 > trusty bar-straightening pipe to tweak the windscreen frame bars up a
 > few millimeters (3/8") to provide the necessary clearance. See the
 > picture at:
 > 
 >            http://www.triumphnet.com/st/upload/Image001.jpg
 > 
 >  Note the ignition key, the steering is locked in the full-left
 > position.
 > 
 >  I am becoming comfortable enough with this set-up to forget about
 > the Heli-bars; little or no numbness, even on six hour rides.
 > 
 >                                     Cheers;
 >                                                doggydo   - - -
 > o%\o
 > 
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  paul fox, pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (arlington, ma, where it's 51.8 degrees)
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