Heli bar III risers

[Brian]

I 've bought the riser for my 1300 has anyone else done this and fitted themselves?
I thought the job would be easy enough and got the job done till I realized the clutch line would need to be relocated then the system would need to be bled. So after the obligatory lost bolt was retrieved from between motor and frame under the tank my bike is now back to std .... Won't get those 4 hours back

[West Aussie Glen]

I installed mine. Think I just used a rag to catch any leakage, loosened the connection, moved the line and did it up again with minimal fluid loss and didn't have to bleed it. Remember you only have to bleed it if you let air in, a very small amount of fluid out will not hurt. Just be very careful not to spill any fluid on anything. Good luck.

[West Aussie Glen]

I guess you are right about not getting the four hours back but you hopefully will not drop another bolt   :)

[Down Under]

If you follow the clutch hose you'll find a small bracket that secures the hose to the frame just aft of the steering stem.  Remove the bracket and that'll give you plenty of slack in the clutch line.  You should be able to turn the handlebars from lock to lock without the clutch line snagging.

I've used the helibar risers without the clutch hose bracket for about 30,000 k's now without any dramas.  I've read on the ST-owners forum that one rider was complaining of the clutch hose chaffing without the bracket but I haven't had a problem.  You shouldn't need to bleed the clutch line at all.

Tony

[West Aussie Glen]

Tony, do have Gen III helibars? Helibar instructions for Gen III say you have to rotate the hydraulic hose where it attachs to the master cylinder, move the short steel section from between the two guide pins to in front of the front guide pin. This gives a little more play in the hose. 

[West Aussie Glen]

The whole exercise took 4 hours , to retrieve the wayward bolt 5 minutes, think I'll get the service lads to do the job for me

ORSM,
I installed a set on mine including the clutch line change and them another set on a friends where the clutch line was already changed. Would have thought it only took us 30 minutes for the second set but having two people and having done one before probably helped. Your service people shouldn't charge you any more than 1 hours labour at the most. There maybe some one from the forum in your area who could help you. It is a little far from Perth. For me they are definitely worth the effort

[Down Under]

G'day Glen,

Yep....I've got the Gen III Helibars.  I didn't worry about mucking around with the hydraulic hose.  I just did as many others have done and unclipped the hose bracket.  I must admit I picked up that tip on another ST site.   

Tony

[Diesel]

If you follow the clutch hose you'll find a small bracket that secures the hose to the frame just aft of the steering stem.  Remove the bracket and that'll give you plenty of slack in the clutch line.  You should be able to turn the handlebars from lock to lock without the clutch line snagging.

I've used the helibar risers without the clutch hose bracket for about 30,000 k's now without any dramas.  I've read on the ST-owners forum that one rider was complaining of the clutch hose chaffing without the bracket but I haven't had a problem.  You shouldn't need to bleed the clutch line at all.

Tony

+1                   

[scarp]

So? What difference do they make?

[West Aussie Glen]

Noel make a time and you can see how mine feel. For me it is about sitting as upright as possible. I will pm my phone numbers

[West Aussie Glen]

I don't understand why you had to play with the tuperware but now I know why the 4 hours.