GSX-R Front end conversion

I'm hoping it doesn't push up my £100 quote too much!

[DarrenSV650S]

Originally Posted by phil24_7

The clip-ons were TL1000S, I just need to put a thread through the locator bolt holes or perhaps in the top yoke so that they spin around the forks under heavy braking!

Sorry but what do you mean?


I was thinking of getting the LSL clip ons, but I won't be able to fit my shiny new toonyank bar ends! So maybe the TL's are a better option. Did you definitely not have any clearance issues around the clocks and tank?

The GSXR clip-ons use a locator lug, a bit that sticks out and goes through the bottom of the top yoke whereas the TLS uses a bolt so the clip-on just has a hole in it.

3 options you can take with this:

1. Get a thread put through the clip-on hole so you can put a bolt in it.
2. Get a thread put in the top yoke so you can put a bolt through the clip-on.
3. Do neither and just leave it. It should be gripped tightly enough not to not move even under heavy braking.

I'm gonna be doing 1 or 2 as I want the piece of mind it gives.

The clip-ons do not foul on anything at the mo but I'm not sure how far they'll have to move when I bolt them to the top yoke so I'll have to wait and see.

I'd get the LSL high rise clip-ons if I could afford them cuz they look gorgeous and are a no compromise sollution.

Originally Posted by phil24_7

The GSXR clip-ons use a locator lug, a bit that sticks out and goes through the bottom of the top yoke whereas the TLS uses a bolt so the clip-on just has a hole in it.

3 options you can take with this:

1. Get a thread put through the clip-on hole so you can put a bolt in it.
2. Get a thread put in the top yoke so you can put a bolt through the clip-on.
3. Do neither and just leave it. It should be gripped tightly enough not to not move even under heavy braking.

I'm gonna be doing 1 or 2 as I want the piece of mind it gives.

The clip-ons do not foul on anything at the mo but I'm not sure how far they'll have to move when I bolt them to the top yoke so I'll have to wait and see.

I've asked about this before as I looked at getting race clipons for a while, which have no locating lugs/bolts at all. Apparently locating lugs/bolts are just that, for locating. Once the clipon is tightened up they no longer serve any purpose - they do nothing to stop the bar rotating on the fork not under braking, and not even in a crash.

So, it would seem that unless you really want to make sure the bars are located precisely (which can be done by other means anyway), go with option 3 and save yourself the hassle.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by phil24_7

3. Do neither and just leave it. It should be gripped tightly enough not to not move even under heavy braking.

Just for the hell of it, try and move a clipon round the fork leg with the bolts at normal torque.

If you're putting that much force onto the bars under braking then I think you need to look at your riding style

IMO don't worry about the locator tabs at all

I know, it would just be for the "oh ****" emergency braking scenario. In that situation I wouldn't be very pleased if the clip-on spun around the fork! It may not even happen under these circumstances but I'd rather be safe than splatted on the road!! (I don't look good in red!)

Originally Posted by Flamin_Squirrel

I've asked about this before as I looked at getting race clipons for a while, which have no locating lugs/bolts at all. Apparently locating lugs/bolts are just that, for locating. Once the clipon is tightened up they no longer serve any purpose - they do nothing to stop the bar rotating on the fork not under braking, and not even in a crash.

So, it would seem that unless you really want to make sure the bars are located precisely (which can be done by other means anyway), go with option 3 and save yourself the hassle.

If I really wanted to save myself the hassle I'd have stayed with the sv forks!

[northwind]

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

I was thinking of getting the LSL clip ons, but I won't be able to fit my shiny new toonyank bar ends!

Yeah you will, they're hollow tubes so you can fit pretty much anything with a little effort. You might need to make your own rubber insert or machine down a normal one (lacking a lathe at the time, I turned mine to size using a drill, a bolt and a stanley knife).

What's a wee bit harder is the brake reservoir, mine's still a bit of a bodge, just used a wee bit of plastic, another bolt/rubber plug doobrie in the bar, and a cable tie. But I can always claim it's for weight reduction If I ever actually learn how to use the milling machine I'll make a wee bracket but it's not very high priority.

[DarrenSV650S]

If I didn't fit bar ends, would there be a noticeable difference in the steering, because the extra weight wasn't there?