Re: [ST] GenMar risers on RS

[Paul Fox <pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 > > when i installed the gen-mars, i just rotated the whole throttle housing
 > > forward by 90 degrees, and that kept it from hitting.  you can't do
 > > this if you have the triumph heated grips, though, because the clipons
 > > have slots in them for the wiring, and after you rotate the throttle
 > > housing, the wires won't line up with the slot.
 > 
 > I thought that was going to be the case; unfortunately, I do have the heated 
 > grips, so it looks like I will not be able to install them.  :-(
 > 
 > Thanks for the info; I guess I just saved $90.

not so fast -- i don't think it hit by much, and i think don draper
got it to work by simply bending (very slightly) the two tubes that
hold the fairing (and which the mirrors bolt to.  the fairing is
so flexible that a slight change in its mounting won't hurt it.

paul
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 paul fox, pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (arlington, ma, where it's 35.8 degrees)
 'oh-oh Sprint RS, '91 VX800, DoD #1462, AMA #545601

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