stork955 Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Gday all, just got my new 2010 Evo and want to lift the bars up. Have any of you achieved this without breaking the bank? I was looking at the X-Clamp setup (very nice by the way) and it seems that the Gassers use the same triple clamp. Can anyone confirm this - it might be an easy way to get a "flat top" clamp without too much effort rather than the $800 or so for the factory Beta setup. Cheers, Stork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzralphy Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Could you just fit a 'riser spacer' under the bars and maintain the same triple clamp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Hi Ralph happy new year.. it's not that easy anymore bottom part of barclamp is part of the casting like mont 4RT or royal enfield even! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzralphy Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Hey mate. Yes Happy New Year. Then mill off the current clamp to give a flat surface then use the ones you can buy.....? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stork955 Posted December 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 (edited) Gday, Happy new year to all! - Thanks - I thought of that but there is not much metal left after you knock the existing clamp off. The casting is "hollow" underneath and the clamp is a hinged affair like on later Gassers. I need to have a closer look as I may be able to drill and tap a second hole and then use exisiting stuff but I dont think there is enough metal to even do that much. Cheers, Stork Edited December 31, 2009 by Stork955 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzralphy Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Ok now i follow. Would it be cheeper the get new (higher) bars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stork955 Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Gday all, the Raga bars by Hebo appear to be the tallest "fatbars" you can get as far as I know. They are 8mm over the normal ones. It looks like a 08 Rev 3 top clamp might fit and it has a traditional 2 bolt clamp so that may well be the way to go. Im going to try a swap with a mate which will tell if they fit. If thats the case - problem solved. I'll post the results of this when it happens. Thanks for your input. Cheers, Stork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronm Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 ProTaper makes a bushing set they call Bar Liners that allow you to use 7/8" bars in 1 1/8" clamps. They retail for $22. BTW, They also now sell trials bars in 3 heights, but they are only available in 7/8". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 (edited) I seen some fatbars in taller heights. Let me see? Take a lookHERE and see if you can make sense of the height specs. Edited January 3, 2010 by copemech Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stork955 Posted January 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Gday, thanks Cope, it seems the Jitsies go the highest, 5 1/2 inches. higher than the Hebo's, even the Raga bend. We did a rough measure against my mates 09 Sherco R sharp thing yesterday, and the top clamp may even change across from that. Cool, more options opening up. Thanks for all your input. Cheers, Stork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Gday, thanks Cope, it seems the Jitsies go the highest, 5 1/2 inches. higher than the Hebo's, even the Raga bend. We did a rough measure against my mates 09 Sherco R sharp thing yesterday, and the top clamp may even change across from that. Cool, more options opening up. Thanks for all your input.Cheers, Stork M'mm! Could have sworn I see a fatbar in 6" rise somewhere even, although I could not find it. Must have been on one of them French websites or something! Top clamp(and bottom) on a Sherco has about 2 degrees rake built into the clamps, so do not know if they will interX. Vince at V-mar is the only person I can think ov that would possibly know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stork955 Posted January 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Gday, OK we didnt notice that - mind you it was a quick measure with a rule and a stick standing the bikes next to each other... The V-Mar thing is another option also and they also look quite good quality. Thanks again. Cheers, Stork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil king Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Gday all, the Raga bars by Hebo appear to be the tallest "fatbars" you can get as far as I know. They are 8mm over the normal ones. It looks like a 08 Rev 3 top clamp might fit and it has a traditional 2 bolt clamp so that may well be the way to go. Im going to try a swap with a mate which will tell if they fit. If thats the case - problem solved. I'll post the results of this when it happens. Thanks for your input. Cheers, Stork Rev3 forks are larger than the Evo forks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stork955 Posted January 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 Gday all, my local Beta distributor just emailed to say the Rev 3 08 top clamp fit the Evo OK, so that will be my solution. At $180 aus dollars it seems not too bad and will give me the option of going up as high as needed with easily obtainable risers underneath the stock bars. Thanks for all your inputs. Cheers, Stork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie_lejeune Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 do you know what rise the standared evo bars have, i get a sore back sometimes and wondering if this would help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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