"Post" Helibar installation question

Forgive my newbie Helibar status, but I need to ask this . . .

Is everyone else's Helibars bottomed out on the triple clamp, or were you able to raise yours a little higher on the fork tubes?

I ask this because after installing my Helibars today, I noticed my clutch line is a little snug, with no slack to spare. So, I have both bars bottomed out on the triple clamp. Lock-to-lock is fine, and the height compared to the stockers is noticeably better, but the overall height is not as tall as it would be if the bars were raised a little on the fork tubes.

Just wanted to see if anyone else out there has their bars bottomed out, or if I'm the only one with a snug clutch line.

Thanks for any info you can spare.

 

i heard you need to cut a tab or maybe reroute the lines but they are supposed to be fine im saying this from what ive read im about to do the same-thing ohh were you able to put your bar ends in?? i heard that was also a problem any other info go to modifications or 6th gen hope it works cuase i heard it makes that bike as it should be.............

 

I cut the tab on the brake master cylinder per the Helibar instructions. I left the tabs on the clutch master cylinder (cutting them off wouldn't have given me any more slack; the line is that snug).

I didn't do any re-routing of cables or lines on the throttle side, again per Helibar's instructions to leave the brake line for ABS bikes as is. I don't know whether others have done any re-routing on the throttle side.

On the clutch side, I'll either look closer at re-routing the clutch line, or just replacing the stock line with one about 1" longer. I don't know yet.

I do know that, on my bike anyway, raising the left bar off the triple clamp would make the clutch line way too tight. Maybe it's just my bike . . . I dunno.

Almost forgot . . . I also re-installed the OEM bar-ends with no problems.

 

I just installed mine and found the same situation on the left side. I have the top of the bars where the factory circlip was installed and the hyd hose is very tight, gonna move move it down for piece of mind.

 

Yeah, I left mine bottomed out against the triple tree (I guess it's reasonable to assume they're supposed to be that way).

I've put on lots of miles since the install, and have found the riding position becoming much more agreeable to me. I'm really starting to dig this bike. :biggrin:

 

I just installed Helibars on my '98 VFR. Didn't have any problems, except the cables are a bit snug. Also, the throttle doesn't return now. Anyone have any idea what I did wrong, and how I can fix it?

 

Sound like a throttle cable issue to me. Did you take the throttle apart or just loosen it and slide it off? If you took it apart you may have something inside the housing or the cable out of track. If you didn't take it apart the cable probably is just kinked or out of alignment. You may have to re-route the cable to offer more slack( I did on my 6G). All those ideas are pretty routine but I don't think anything else would have got fouled up by just changing the bars. Good luck

 

My Helibar installation was already done when I bought my bike, but the cables and hoses don't feel particularly tight to me.

What I have noticed though is that I can't get a screwdriver on the adjusters on top of the fork tubes because the master cylinder reservoirs are in the way. Is something installed wrong, or is that expected? I want to adjust them and I was figuring I will need to loosen things up to get at the adjusters, and then tighten it all back up when done.

Sorry if this comes across as a thread hijack, but I thought it might be related to the tight cables/hoses that whistler noticed. Maybe installing everything so the cables/hoses have some slack, leads to the adjusters being blocked, but I don't know....

 

I did take it apart. Must have screwed up something. I'll follow your advice and check it out tonight. Thank you for your help! :smile:

 

My master cylinders are partially in the way of the adjustment screws, also. I'm not too concerned about it (there's still enough room to sneak a quarter in there). :wink:

 

I put Helibars on my 02 about five weeks ago. I have them slid all the way up so that the top of the Helibar is flush with the top of the fork tube. I did play around with the routing of cables and hoses a bit but do not remember exactly how. Also, my bike is non ABS if that makes any difference.

I am glad that I bought the Helibars, I had a hard time talking myself into spending almost threee hundred bucks for a few inches of change but oh the difference! My neck and wrist are most grateful!