Renthal Bars - Which Ones? & Fitting?

I see lots of options which should I get for my K3 650 N.

Will I have to cut em to length?

Are they smart on the SV? What would you suggest?

Ultra-lows fit straight onto the naked without having to adjust cables, although they are approx.1.25 inches too long on each side. Fit them, get an idea of where you want the controls, then fit a jubilee clip round the bar to give you a guide (this'll help you get a straight cut as the jubilee clip is stronger than the bars) and chop the remaining off with a hacksaw/dremel/whatever.

There is a locating tab on the inside of the controls for the k5 SV, and there's probably one on the k3 as well. Opinions differ (Don't they Razor) about what to do with it. Some say drill the bars so you can fit the tab into the new bars, I personally go with filing the tab down so they will fit wherever you want them. If you wanna drill them, do a search as it's been covered a few times.

Hope that helps.

Oh, and by the way: the big difference is in the way they look, and it slightly changes the rake of the bars, allowing what I think is a more comfy position for your wrists.

Good luck!

yeah i just put rental streetfighter bars on mine and its well nice!!!

Don't listen to them, drill a hole for the locating tabs, unless you're smarter than Suzuki...

I say cut the locating tabs off, I have just done this very thing as it is so much easier than drilling a round bar.

Originally Posted by DoubleD

I say cut the locating tabs off, I have just done this very thing as it is so much easier than drilling a round bar.

So you're saying it's too hard so you took the easy route?

Not so hard, put insulation tape around the bar, cinch the switchgear and the tab will mark the tape, drill through the tape carefully and the bit won't skip, easy peasey.

not to hard, just to much messing about, I have moved the switch gear about 3 times so far to get it just right so my holes would have been in the wrong place.

Millions of bikes around the world managed for many many years without locating tabs on the switchgear. I file them off when I swop bars and the switches don't move. On some bikes you need to wrap a bit of duct tape round the bar to help the switch grip. I really cannot see the point of locating tabs.

Leaving them on restricts the amount of adjustability you get.

Originally Posted by Razor

Don't listen to them, drill a hole for the locating tabs, unless you're smarter than Suzuki...

I suppose leaving standard fork springs in is being as smart as Suzuki, or leaving the stock shock in...shall I go on? I could spend hours writing a list of how we can be smarter than Suzuki if you like.