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Different handlebars on a 2005 Tiger.
Last weekend I fitted a lower set of bhandlebars on the bike. The originals had me too upright. The bars are an aftermarket in the Euro-style (roughly 2" rise, angled back and down slightly), same width as the stockers. They effectively lower and move my hands slightly forward.
This was not a straight bolt on. I drilled the new bars to accept the locating pins inside the switchgear, and welded up threaded plugs to keep the bar-ends. On the throttle side, I cut back the end of the bar to match the Triumph unit, and made the plug on this side slightly longer to compensate. I think Triumph does this to keep the RHS bar-end weight from tightening against the throttle. (I spent a lot of time bending welding rod to make sure that the controls cleared both the fairing and tank at full lock.before I started. This sounds more complicated than the actual work.) The brake line fitting from the master cylinder had to be loosened to swing the line up slightly (then retightened).
I'm 6'-2 and the new bars are more comfortable for me, plus the wind noise from the taller (Triumph accessory) windshield dropped slightly. Yesterday I had the 600 mile service done. This is really a grrrreat bike!
:razz: [If it was easy, everyone would do it)]
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