och
Serious Thumper
Offline
SuzukiSavage.com Rocks!
Posts: 629
|
Ok, so the kit that I bought did not work, it is made for 7/8" bar, my bars are 1" - but it would have been almost useless anyway. My seat is raised probably a good 5", so I'm thinking I should get 4" raisers.
I took off the bar, and I see the clamp that holds the handlebar is made of two pieces. There is the upper clamp that connects to the lower clamp with the smaller socket screws, and the lower clamp connects to the tubular factory "risers" with one large socket screw.
I guess I can buy any 4" risers for 1" bars, and replace the stock clamps, but the problem is, stock raisers do not have flat tops, the top 1/4" or so is cut to a smaller diameter to slide into the recess inside the stock clamp.
The ideal way of doing it, would be to take a 4" length of 1" aluminum rod, make a 1/4" deep 7/8" diameter recess on one side, and 1/4" x 7/8" diameter protrusion on another side - this way I can use the stock clamps.
Unfortunately I only own a milling machine, and not a lathe. I suppose I can get them made, but for now I may just go with something available online.
|