please post pics. i wanna do the same. i got low-rise cafe bars on now and i am thinking of going with the highrise style bars. i hope it will help my back and maybe a highway bar thats discreet and functional

 

Thanks I was looking to order the same. How's the ride on a 1-10 improved comfort scale?

Thanks
Stealth

 

On a scale of 1-10, I would say improved about 6. I have back and shoulder problems and at 5'5", my comfort level may be different from yours. The bars allow me to not reach out or lean down. If I can, I will try to post a couple of pictures next week when my son comes home. I don't know how to post pictures yet, but will learn ASAP.

 

There are a couple of pictures on the BellaCorse website.

 

Is Bella Corsa Bella to 2010 bonnes?

From the Bella Corsa website, it looked to me that they don't sell bars for the Bonnie Standards above 2008 or maybe it is the wiring that they don't sell. Either way, I assume that one needs both to install these bars. If my assumption is correct, where does one go in order to accomplish this? I am all legs and no arms. The risers and turning the stock bar has helped but my arms still seem pretty straight during the ride. This leaves me with the infamous Triumph elbow (cousin to tennis) when I am through with my ride! You heard of all bronze and no brains? I am all legs and no arms. tee hee ..Now if I could only get rmglad55 to buy my short kevlar jeans, i would be thrilled. tee hee x 2

 

Try calling Bella with bar fitment questions. I've found that some vendors don't update the years that the product fits. D&D for example listed their pipes for up to 2009. Called them and verified that they will fit up to 2011 and do include O2 sensor bungs.

 

Thank you. I will do what you suggest!

 

Pictures?

rmglad5,

Can you provide a couple of pics for your thread about the new Handlebars? I am interested in doing the same thing. Was it difficult swapping the brake hoses?

Thanks,

Joe

 

Pretty easy

rmglad5,

Can you provide a couple of pics for your thread about the new Handlebars? I am interested in doing the same thing. Was it difficult swapping the brake hoses?

Thanks,

Joe

Someone on this forum posted pictures of his handlebar swap. I looked it up before changing mine. It is actually pretty straight foward for a person with moderate skills. (like me) The clutch cable will have to be left out of the plastic retainer, but that is no problem. I rented a brake bleeder from Pep Boys or Auto Zone, I think, but they give you all of your deposit back when you return it. The hardest part of the operation is bleeding the brakes, but the bleeder makes short work of it. I found out the hard way. Trust me, rent the bleeder. I will try to post some pictures of the bike.
Rusty

 

Joe,
I forgot to mention, make sure that you look at your carb setup and make sure that you connect your throttle cables correctly. Have a friend (or your wife) help you remember how they go back together or you can take a picture. I kept hooking my throttle backwards until my wife told me that she thought it was wrong. (I wonder how she knew)

 

Bella Corsa told me that they don't carry the bars and cables for the EFI Bonnies. I am looking at other alternative sites.

 

Bella Corsa told me that they don't carry the bars and cables for the EFI Bonnies. I am looking at other alternative sites.

It's a bit more complicated than just the handlebars (which in your case are 7/8"OD). The control cables need to be longer and I don't have an EFI bike here to measure. I'm on the sniff for a used/wrecked bike for a whole host of things I need to develop.

/Mike

 

Retro-racer. I hope I didn't sound sour about Bella Corsa not having the parts and thus having to go to the alternative sites. What I meant was I am looking into custom cables being made as well as buying Flanders handlebars of some sort instead of the Highlanders. From the forums, I think this is a ride-able (plausible) alternative but I would rather deal with Bella Corsa. BTW...r u with or without integrity?

 

I was not comfortable on the Bonneville before installing Mike's (Bella Corsa) Highrise kit. It changed everything for me, and the bike has been pure pleasure ever since.

The equipment from Bella Corsa is top quality, and Mike provided all the tips I asked for.

Yes, you need to be a bit handy. But if you weren't, you wouldn't have started this in the first place.

As for bleeding the brakes... they are self-bleeding. Pump out the obvious air, and then clamp the lever for a few days while the bike is stationary. It will bleed itself. (Mike's tip #23).

And, as a bonus, the factory mirrors are now positioned to actually provide coverage!!

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I wouldn't restrict yourself to what Bella Corsa stock. I've just changed the bars on my Speedmaster with an extra 8" rise. I soldered in 8" lengths of wires into the loom below each handgrip. I sent the clutch cable to Venhill Engineering and asked them to copy plus 8", and the brake line to Goodridge for the same. £25 each. The throttle cables fitted by rerouting along right side of the bike. 1" inch bars on the Speedy, bit if the Bonny uses 7/8" bars then there's loads of bars out there, especially on eBay.



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Bella corsa don't ship worldwide..so for anyone wanting longer cables..I'm gonna put you right..New Bonneville outta Texas will do you right

 

New Bonneville are like some weird punk act..there not doing it to make money..its all about the ''bike'' yeh ..new blanks for your blanks.no probs,we got blanks,you want a longer thing,hey..2 weeks,send it back,were FARKIN committed..love it

 

Make a rear stand that works with the stick bonnie.

 

I can't seem to find the answer to this question. How does installing higher handlebars effect the electrical wiring on the 2010 bonnie? I know the brake and clutch cables must be extended but watta bout the electrical part of it? It looks awful short to me.

 

I did it on a 2006, and, if i recall correctly, there was just enough to be comfortable, if one rearranged how cables were stuffed into the headlight can.

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Pics

Sure would be nice to see some pics of the bars at different angles

 

TC Bros 8" mini apes made in USA, look just like the Bella course high bars. I used the cable/line kit from New Bonneville. The New Bonneville and Bellacourse cable kits are Norman Hyde. They contain triumph cables (they had triumph part number decals on them and were identical to stock 20165 T100 cables but a bit longer). Enjoy the pictures!

 

Just to add a little update to this resurrected thread: My New Highlander Handlebar Conversion Kit is now offered in your choice of chrome or black 8" rise handlebars. Control cables (as mentioned earlier) are Norman Hyde sourced Triumph cables in OE black. I still offer custom stainless steel braided control cables as an upgrade. A new braided brake hose is also included in the kit.

There is enough slack in the handlebar wire harnesses if you pull the connectors out of the back of the headlight shell. Be sure to wrap them with electric tape.

Its nearly impossible to predict how the change in bars will affect how you feel. Everyone is so different. You will not be bent forward as much and you most likely will find the bike easier to steer & handle, especially at lower speeds. As long as your wrists are not higher than your shoulders, you should not have any problem with numbness or blood flow. Also, having your wrists turned closer to a 45° is far more ergonomically correct. Remember that you can always rotate the taller bars back closer to you for less reach & height.

As for the newer 2009+ models, I do not have a suitable set of 7/8" handlebars, but I do have all the other parts: cables & brake hose. For the 2009-2015/16 carryover models with 1" handlebars, the same kit for the carb bikes works. As for the new 2016+ water-cooled models, they have the hand grip wires running through the handlebars, and then there is that fly-by-wire throttle. Those two issues, especially the latter make it very difficult for the aftermarket to adapt. Of course, the factory has a solution for lord-knows how much $$$.

/M