Yeah, me too. Said I needed the longer bolts, he stood behind his word, so am I Order placed.
Well I finally had the wedges installed on my 2010 c14 and went for a spin this morning. About 75 miles of twisties.. It has brought the bars back just enough so I don't feel like I am reaching and having my arms locked straight, but not so much that the bike needs work to lean for the turn.
Those Japonese must have longer arms than the rest of us.
All 6 of my handlebar mounting bolts are marked A2-70. This is on a 2008 C14 w/ ABS. All stainless.
dras..
Did you buy your bike new, and its stock?
Murph
COG 2769
Industry Member
Mine arrived earlier this week and I installed them tonight. As I mentioned before, this is on top of the Helibars.
It looked like a two person job, so I had my best friend help. Good thing I did- it would have been MUCH more difficult with one person. The washers are tricky, but we found the perfect method.... I held the dimple in place with an angled dental pick while he tightened.
I wondered why they weren't MORE angle on the plates, now I know why! They are the absolute MAX possible while still being able to get the bolts in! It appeared to us that the longer bolts are TOO LONG for the narrow wedge side, so we used the longer Murphs bolts only on the thick sides and the Helibar bolts on the thin sides. Murph- you probably only should include 2 long bolts in the kit.
The change is MORE than I expected! An added bonus is that the Helibars caused the right master cylinder to touch every so slightly on the windshield when in lock position- now it is far away. I am quite pleased so far, although I have only ridden about 30 min. Even at that distance, I would normally start to have numbness problems in my right hand. None!! I will try to remember to post again after much more time using them.
I just got notice that my wedges have been shipped so I probably should wait but based on your comment about the washers being tricky and after printing the instructions in advance it looks like getting the washers properly aligned is key. You did it with a buddy...is it something that can be done solo? Also...admit to still being confused as to where the washers actually go on the wedges. I want to put them on this weekend. Can you clarify?
BARRY: I feel your pain, but since I've had my bars on/off about a hundred times test fitting stuff I can tell you it gets better with repetition. The washers are a PITA but the option of making non-reversible modifications to the stanchion isn't feasible, and the only other solution I know of, metric stainless steel spherical washer sets would add about $30 to the kit, and they only accommodate about 3 degrees of misalignment.
I considered a press fit washer but they would be next to impossible to remove and, as with any farkle, the wedges don't work for everybody so I tried to make them as easy to test fit as possible and then easy to undo if you don't like them. I haven't tried it, but a S.S star washer under the angled washer might help to keep it from turning.