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Hello again
about 2 months ago I found this on my driveway
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harmless looking washer. I could not figure out for the life of me from which machine (mower,washer, motorbikes) and has been bugging me. Yesterday I was travelling at about 120klm and remembered Rickmeister's broken handle bar riser episode at Narrandera and it twigged, one tug on the end of my bars confirmed a horrible lack of connection.
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Don't do this at speed into a corner, not good for the laundry lady.
I think this was done before my 2,400k recent trip. All fixed with spare bike donation, just thought you should see what can happen.
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2Back to top Go down   Handle bar riser problems Empty Re: Handle bar riser problems Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:44 am

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Same situation happened to me so I ordered K 75 upper clamp without rubber dampers and fixed it

    

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wauw, Lucky nothing bad happened  Very Happy 

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Scary - glad you fixed it Ok.


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6Back to top Go down   Handle bar riser problems Empty Re: Handle bar riser problems Sun Jan 12, 2014 7:08 am

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nino wrote:Same situation happened to me so I ordered K 75 upper clamp without rubber dampers and fixed it
Did you notice any difference in the level of vibration Nino


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No noticeable vibrations at all. Feeling is much better, I feel safer somehow (the bike doesnt "swim")

    

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I have often thought of making some very stiff mounts for my K1100 because the K75 feels better without the rubbers.


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And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived."   Dalai Lama


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I've been running the K75 top mount for years, I dont really get any more vibes from it just better feeling and more direct steering.

In 2002 somewhere south of Broome I had both handlebar risers snap on me, one a day after the other.  Had to ride around 400kms with lots of cable ties holding the handlebar risers down into the triple clamp.  It made a Honda dealership mechanic go white in the face when I was looking for some assistance.

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Well it looks like we should put this on our list of regular maintenance checks, or put a cable tie or two on just in case. (or buy anew set and install).
Thanks for replies guys, don't ignore stray bits on your driveway.


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