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Shinigami
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PostPosted: 19:57 - 29 Aug 2012    Post subject: handlebar adjustment help Reply with quote

Noticed earlier that my handlebars can turn right much more than left, to the point they nearly touch the tank,

Also when it does so, due to cabling etc it opens the throttle

So how do I limit how much it turns right while leaving the left intact? I've never messed with any frontal bike parts before
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PostPosted: 20:30 - 29 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

Are they straight when the front wheel is straight?

Are they lobsided, so one side is wider than the other?
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PostPosted: 20:32 - 29 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

They look and feel as straight as I can tell... and I have no steering problems at all...
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PostPosted: 21:23 - 29 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

My CBR125's handlebars felt straight to me, only just passed its MOT on the "not trapping your hand on the tank" part.

Was just thinking that if it's slightly to the right then you could be experiencing that problem. If your hand/wrist touches the tank when you're fully locked right, it's definitely too far.

Has the bike ever been dropped? When I crashed my GS500 the handlebars bent (a lot more than if you drop a bike) which makes a hugh impact to the left/right lock.

Other than that, I have no idea. I'm not very knowledgable at mechanics. They were just the ideas that came to mind. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 22:02 - 29 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

One is probably either slightly bent or has your lock stop broken, should be on the bottom yoke.
You can remove the shit one and place another one where you think it should be, some people drill and tap a thread and stick a bolt in, some weld a chunk of metal there Laughing
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PostPosted: 20:56 - 30 Aug 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote

na the stop is part of the frame and isn't broken by looks of it, though right does look slightly shorter than the left.. (it's all 1 immovable welded peice though)

The bars are tube style not clipons

figured out the throttle revving, my bad for zip tieing some cables too tight.

I have had an off on it but nothing looks bent.. i'll get some measuring gear out at the weekend i think.

Have noticed on closer inspection it doesn't quite hit the tank, in that if i slammed it all the way right it doesn't make any sound of hitting the tank though it must be less than 1mm from hitting it.

No chance of catching hand while riding though due to the angle and height of the bars. Like i said, only noticed while stationary and mucking about
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