How does it feel?
Raised HandleBar Position
I ran across this thread today over on 'Torque - it shows a very simple swap of the right & left bars to give a higher position. Seems quite popular with those who have tried it!
Have not seen this swap referenced here on T'Rat before, so will provide this link for those interested.
(although initially referenced for 97-01, you can see from pics below, this is also effective on 02+ model)
http://www.triumphtorque.com/messageboard/thread/9340-raised-bars.aspx
Pictures - http://www.triumphtorque.com/media/album/10062-Reversed-bar-conversion.aspx
A link to this thread will also appear in the Mods, Upgrades & Fixes Catalog
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Have not seen this swap referenced here on T'Rat before, so will provide this link for those interested.
(although initially referenced for 97-01, you can see from pics below, this is also effective on 02+ model)
http://www.triumphtorque.com/messageboard/thread/9340-raised-bars.aspx
Pictures - http://www.triumphtorque.com/media/album/10062-Reversed-bar-conversion.aspx
A link to this thread will also appear in the Mods, Upgrades & Fixes Catalog
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You're asking wrong guy 
- I just posted this as a reference how-to
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Post-ride consequence Aaron? http://www.triumphrat.net/daytona-d...n-mountain-ride-220-miles-on-the-daytona.html
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Tried it - didn't like it
For What It's Worth- I flipped my bars as per the suggestion to raise them - and it does raise the height, but also inverts your hands a bit, so the baby finger is higher than your thumbs (stick your arms out and give two thumbs-down - that's exaggerated, but it's like that) which just felt real weird to me.
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Then I decided to convert my bike to something like a Speed Triple, which allowed me to have raised bars. This has provided me a very comfortable riding position.
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My bike is a bit of a jalopy or test-bed so I don't worry about trying things. When I added risers, I just drilled holes in my top triple clamp to accommodate them - a careful person would probably purchase clamps from a Speed Triple -
For What It's Worth- I flipped my bars as per the suggestion to raise them - and it does raise the height, but also inverts your hands a bit, so the baby finger is higher than your thumbs (stick your arms out and give two thumbs-down - that's exaggerated, but it's like that) which just felt real weird to me.
Then I decided to convert my bike to something like a Speed Triple, which allowed me to have raised bars. This has provided me a very comfortable riding position.
My bike is a bit of a jalopy or test-bed so I don't worry about trying things. When I added risers, I just drilled holes in my top triple clamp to accommodate them - a careful person would probably purchase clamps from a Speed Triple -
My cable was above the reservoir hose because the bracket I made to hold the reservoir after adding my raised bars seemed to be at that height, but after looking at it tonight, it looked stretched there so I've moved it under.
Action is still free with not hang-ups lock to lock.
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Action is still free with not hang-ups lock to lock.
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