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Post by kezaloz on Nov 20, 2009 5:25:45 GMT -5
Hi folks, i have a 1990 NTV 650 Revere, (Australia) and i hate the handle bars, they are the alloy pieces , a separate one for right and left held to the head stock (is that the right word) by 3 allen head bolts. i want to change it to something similar to the hawk or and "normal" bike...with risers and a tubular handlebar... can this be done  and would any one know of a bike that might supply the replacement part??? I'm 6'3" and find that i am reaching forward and down, not the most comfortable riding position when "just touring"  , i dont want the "sports "bike riding possy...  Alan |
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Post by honda on Nov 20, 2009 6:37:35 GMT -5
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Post by Jake on Nov 20, 2009 10:45:33 GMT -5
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Post by kezaloz on Nov 22, 2009 3:39:23 GMT -5
Thanks guys,
i really appreciate your replys, i'll have a good look at them..
Alan
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Post by Jake on Nov 22, 2009 6:26:38 GMT -5
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Post by kezaloz on Jan 18, 2011 6:05:19 GMT -5
Update time guys, since i first posted this , I have not had any luck finding a aftermarket riser for my handle bars. So when you cant buy it what do you do??? you make it. firstly i removed the handlebar and made a template ofr the shape needed.    I then when to my local engineering firm and ordered two pieces of 6mm aluminium and 2 pieces of 25mm aluminium x 80 x 90mm.  I then copied the template onto the aluminium.  then using a hacksaw i trimmed the waste away and I then used an angle grinder, and a bench grinder to grind away the excess aluminium, once the rough shape was made i used a flat and a round hand file to file to the finished plate.  you're probally asking why i made 4 pieces when i only need two well I dont have any fancy tools in my shed and I have no way of milling out the hole in the bottom of the 25mm plate for the to of the forks to sit in, so i made a 6mm plate with a hole in it for the forks and then the 25mm plate sat on top of it. to shape the 25mm pieces i did exactly the same as the 6mm, trim with a hack saw, angle grinder to close to right then hand files to finish off.  I then drilled 6.5mm holes and bolted the two 6mm plates together and filed them together to make sure the pieces were as close to identical as i cold make them, i then bolted the 25mm plate to thier respective 6mm plate and filed them to as close to identical as i could. yes, yes that is a lot of work but worth it in the end.  now your right in saying the instrument panel wont bolt back in place with plate that size (31mm in total). So i marked the recess/step for the top inner bolt that sits under the instruments and using a hacksaw i cut it out/off.    I then used the hand files to tidy up the cuts and smooth out as many of the marks as i could then used a palm orbital sander to finish off the job.  so there is the LHS plate in place, i now have to counter sink the heads of the high tensile 6.5mm bolts, bolt em onto the top tree and i can then fit a set of aftermarket handle bar risers and a set of 7/8" tube handle bars... I'll let you know how it all turns out next week when i get time to finish off the job. BTW. cost so far.....$45.00 and 6hours of my time. Alan |
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Post by Jake on Jan 18, 2011 8:35:38 GMT -5
Update time guys, since i first posted this , I have not had any luck finding a aftermarket riser for my handle bars. So when you cant buy it what do you do??? you make it. So far so good....  Looks like a good job, Alan. Keep us posted. But in the meantime see how member Outlaw tackled this problem. growell.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=body&action=display&thread=1297 |
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and would any one know of a bike that might supply the replacement part??? 
