Handlebar conversion
 

Hey Guys,

Can anyone tell me what I need to buy if I change my SV650 from handlebars to clip ons? Will I need a new top yoke? If anyone has already done this a few pics would be very helpful.

Ta x

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Yes you will. I've switched a naked with top bars to a race bike. I found that the stock clip ons dont fit the naked top yoke as there is a bolt in the wrong place. You'll need both to make it work.

The other thing to consider is the length of the brake hoses. As you move teh bars lower you may find that the existing brake hoses are too long.

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Also choke cables and throttle cables?

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Thanks guys. So would it work if I brought a second hand SV650S top yoke? Would that fit and am i right in saying that the standard forks on the naked are 41mm?

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Forks on the naked and faired are the same, and yes buying a second hand top yoke is a good idea. Don't worry about having longer cables, just make sure they are not getting in the way of anything and are secure in there location if you have to tuck them somewhere.

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yes you need a top yoke and the forks im 99% sure ther 41mm the same as the other sv650 not sure about maby anything else that needs changeing tho!

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Thanks everyone. Will let you know how I get on.;)

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Will the mirror brackets and brake fluid reservoir still fit on the bar??? And other than the handlebar clamps are the yoke the same for faired/unfaired?? e.g. where the ignition cylinder fits??

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what is it holds the mirrors on?ive never really had a good look at a unfaired sv so dont no what ther held with.

do they bolt on/into the switch gear or wot?

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Yeap same place for the ignition on both faired and unfaired, only difference is with curvy and pointy. You may have a problem with fitting everything on to the clipons, depends how the mirrors are mounted!

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Mirrors are mounted to lever brackets

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then you will probley be ok 2 still use them with no problems etc...

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Thanks for all the info. Much appreciated.x

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no problem! i could have sold you the yoke and clip ons if you had have said last week the the clip ons just went on sunday and the top yoke last night the only other clip ons i have are race 41mm ones they sit a bit lower than the standard sv/suzuki clip ons.

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if you want them feel free 2 give me a shout!;)

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Yeap, no probs.

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Two ways of goign about it...depends on how much you want to spend/how good you want it look(arguably)

Option One--Using the 'Naked' Top yoke.
*you need a clipons similar to the Helibar(might even find some off another make of bike that might work) as the work with the naked top yoke. *Headlight bracket will need changing to an after market one or you can 'cut and shut' you original one
*Clutch cable
*I changed the throttle cable as can be a bit of an **** to route so it works properly....I'm a bodge meister :eek: but little things like that can get on me t*ts :rolleyes: . That said IMMSMR , the naked cable just didn't want to sit right.
* Should be able to get away without changing choke cable as it doesn't do much

Option two---using 'Faired' Top Yoke
*OE bars not a problem
*Headlight bracket still needs changing. Same as above----after market(which most look a bit cack lol) or a 'cut and shut' as above.
*'Faired' Clutch cable
*Throttle cables
*use your 'naked' cltch cable as above
** Main issue with using the faired Top yoke is mounting clocks but I think a couple of people have done it on thesite so should be able to help with that.

Think, that's about it. All IMO



Cheers
Ben

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That was the next question, How do I remount the clocks, headlight and indicators? Any instructions by someone thats done it?

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Try a PM to Zunkus. He's fairly regular in the site. I'm pretty sure he converted a naked SV into a Cafe racer, so he would have been down this route.

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I just found the hard way that the top S model yoke is not interchangeable with the naked bottom yoke. Looks like the forks on the S are slightly further forward than on the naked.

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They are interchangeable on the 'Curvy'.


Cheers
Ben

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Here's how I did it...
http://svrider.com/articles/oct03/cafe.htm

Finally ended up like this...
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y11...Cocpit_low.jpg