psychocandy
wrecker
Doing the ol' MX bar conversion. I'm probably gonna go with some ProTaper Contour 1 1/8" bars because reasons.
I'd rather not do 7/8" to 1 1/8" adapters because the SV's stock risers are already a bit on the tall side. I'd rather not add any rise to the clamps or pullback (since the SV's risers are also swept back). Also, I feel like those adapters make a bike look sorta "unfinished." Not a big deal, but whatever.
Problem: Most FatBar risers use a 12mm bolt to attach to the triple. I guess most dirtbikes use them. The SV has 10mm bolts. I'm not gonna drill out the triple. What clamps have others used for this? I know lots of people have done it.
Renthal & ProTaper clamps both use ridiculous proprietary bolts. I don't think ProTaper has 10mm options. Or, at least I had a hard time telling on their website. Renthal has one 10mm bolt option, but it only comes in one length, part of which is unthreaded. So, if the unthreaded part is longer than the part of the bolt that goes in the clamp, plus the depth of the triple, you can't use the clamps. Boo-hoo.
Anyway, would love to know if anyone's done this & figured it out. Would prefer a clamp that's available on RevZilla as I have a gift card burning a hole in my pocket. I'm also not interested in Rizoma risers (because spending over $100 when name brand ones cost $50 is just dumb, or an LSL triple (I don't need to convert the triple, it already has risers).
I'd rather not do 7/8" to 1 1/8" adapters because the SV's stock risers are already a bit on the tall side. I'd rather not add any rise to the clamps or pullback (since the SV's risers are also swept back). Also, I feel like those adapters make a bike look sorta "unfinished." Not a big deal, but whatever.
Problem: Most FatBar risers use a 12mm bolt to attach to the triple. I guess most dirtbikes use them. The SV has 10mm bolts. I'm not gonna drill out the triple. What clamps have others used for this? I know lots of people have done it.
Renthal & ProTaper clamps both use ridiculous proprietary bolts. I don't think ProTaper has 10mm options. Or, at least I had a hard time telling on their website. Renthal has one 10mm bolt option, but it only comes in one length, part of which is unthreaded. So, if the unthreaded part is longer than the part of the bolt that goes in the clamp, plus the depth of the triple, you can't use the clamps. Boo-hoo.
Anyway, would love to know if anyone's done this & figured it out. Would prefer a clamp that's available on RevZilla as I have a gift card burning a hole in my pocket. I'm also not interested in Rizoma risers (because spending over $100 when name brand ones cost $50 is just dumb, or an LSL triple (I don't need to convert the triple, it already has risers).
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