Soo.. Ive decided to get away from clip-on handlebars and go with a riser setup on my 2012 1000rr.
I ordered a new triple upper and some pro taper risers to kick the project off.
Gonna need to cut the front upper fairing and use block offs for the mirrors.
I purchased a set of Ducati street fighter mirrors and renthal fat bars that'll be here soon.
Never heard or seen handle bars on a blade before.
I was thinking of raised clip-ons in the past, but still enjoy the aggressive standard set-up riding position.
Your conversion to handlebars does sound a bit worrying especially with cutting the fairing and the way the bike will handle.
Hope it all works out Ok and look forward to your update.
Yeah, i actually did a similar project on my old 06 CBR1000rr. On that one i swapped out the whole front end though. It actually handled better and was way more comfortable to ride.
Let me see if i can dig up some pics of my 06....
All nice set ups! I definitely love riding more with a riser setup, maybe its old age talking but its just so much more comfortable with little to no performance loss.
I have been riding with handlebars over a year now,
First went naked, sold the fairings and so on..
but few months back my headlight broke and I wanted to change things a bit..
did try clip ons for a week or so.. hated them!
so back to handlebars it was! I havent cut fairing but I did have to lower my raisers for 25mm or so and not at full tilt it does touch fairings but nothing what I can't live with.
Oh, forgot to mention that after this project i will be painting all the fairings so the cut will be smoothed out and painted over giving a more "stock" appearance.
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