The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
Technical Discussion => BMW Technical Q&A, Primarily R65 => Topic started by: oilyrag on June 01, 2007, 08:00:48 AM
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Hello.....
I want to either put new higher handlebars on my 1980 R65 or possibly see if a slightly higher set of clamps will make the riding position more acceptable.
I am looking at a 7/8" clamps ...if I put these on will they fit without altering the top brake hose, clutch cable throttle cables.
If I have to alter all of the above I might as well get new handlebars instead.
Thanks.
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7/8" bars are just a hair larger in diameter than the stock bars and your control perches may get cracked while forcing them on the 7/8" bar. Some are fine, some are too tight. I have read about people grinding down the OD of the r/h bar for a few inches for the necessary clearance. Sounds like a lot of work!
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when i put the clip ons on mine i was able to get them on very carefully, the only problem i had was the throttle would stick so i pulled the right one off and had that one turned down to the correct size.
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I may have expressed myself badly... these clamps have a 7/8" rise (this is what I am assuming) they are on UK ebay (item 140121391030) so if they raise the handlebars by 7/8" will it stretch any of the cables and braking hose?
Thanks
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Oh, totally changes things. I thought you were putting on some 7/8" bars that had more rise! I doubt that putting on 7/8" risers will cause you to run out of slack. If they do you might be able to deal them to me if you get them for a good price... I tried putting a set of RS bars on our R65RS and ran into some clearance issues that would probably be resolved with about that much rise. If the brake hose gets a bit tight then you can easily make another steel piece from a chunk of automotive brake tubing, we had to do that when we were experimenting with the RS bars.
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>Oh, totally changes things. I thought you were putting on some 7/8" bars that had more rise! I doubt that putting on 7/8" risers will cause you to run >out of slack. If they do you might be able to deal them to me if you get them for a good price..
He he.... Yes I think I will put a bid in for them, if they don't fit I can double the price and offer them to you :-)
Fitting them would be easier than stripping the whole lot down for higher bars (that and the extra parts),,, mind you the longer I leave it the more I am getting used to the standard bars!
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What is the rise of the handlebar on your bike, now? 'S' or 'Euro' bars? If so, 7/8 of an inch might bee too much for your brake hose. Is this what your set-up looks like? (from my '79) If so, there is not much play.
(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbase.com%2Ftomfarr%2Fimage%2F64538398%2Fsmall.jpg&hash=7621cc8337eb97df99d55aee88975f8513c86d05) (http://www.pbase.com/tomfarr/image/64538398/medium)
klik for big picture
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That is pretty much what an '80 setup looks like and why I mentioned to him he could make a different length steel line from auto parts store tubing. That's what Jonny and I did when we were experimenting with the RS bars...
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I wondered what you were talking about when you mentioned the steel line.
Yes, that would make for an easy modification.