Which bars to replace OEM on naked K5

[yorkie_chris]

Nah not really ... that's been nearly 18 months on road and nearly 20k miles.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Nah not really ... that's been nearly 18 months on road and nearly 20k miles.

3 accidents in 20k miles? Blimey.

[BillyC]

Renthal make loads of different types of handlebars... I have ultra-low ones on mine. Low ones work well too I understand - in hindsight I'd give them a go on the 650.

They're a lot wider than stock, you can easily cut an inch of each end.

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Nah not really ... that's been nearly 18 months on road and nearly 20k miles.

Only joking.

Were all like moving targets,

some are luckier than others.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Olly

3 accidents in 20k miles? Blimey.

In my defence the car started the last one...



... the first 2 were utter stupidity on my part...

[BillyC]

Originally Posted by xXBADGERXx

Renthals fit right on but you will have to drill holes for the switch gear to locate into .

I found it easier to cut off the plastic locator tabs on the switchgear...

[yorkie_chris]

Same here

Originally Posted by xXBADGERXx

Renthals fit right on but you will have to drill holes for the switch gear to locate into .

No you don't, you just do away with the locating tabs like just about every bike was until recently. A layer of tape under the switchgear stops it rotating and allows adjustment to suit the bars being moved in future.

I really can't see why people drill bars when all they need to do is remove the locating tab. They never get the bars in the right postion first time anyway, so the holes they drill are never in the right place

Originally Posted by Lozzo

No you don't, you just do away with the locating tabs like just about every bike was until recently. A layer of tape under the switchgear stops it rotating and allows adjustment to suit the bars being moved in future.

I really can't see why people drill bars when all they need to do is remove the locating tab. They never get the bars in the right postion first time anyway, so the holes they drill are never in the right place

+ 1

Well I drilled mine properly and they were bang on , measure twice cut once is the Moral here . I didn`t want to remove locating tabs etc as when the bike is sold the clipons will be going back on and the bike will be totally standard then with no missing bits .