Man that is some serious coin but it is NICE!
Always heard only good things from riders who have em.
Man that is some serious coin but it is NICE!
Always heard only good things from riders who have em.
13 F6B Deluxe I've taken the road less traveled, now where the hell am I?
I don't buy a bike to impress other people, just me !!
Yep, very nice but pricey Another thing I forgot to mention is how handling is affected by the HeliBars. Many of us have added fork braces to firm up the front end but I was pleasantly surprised at how much more rigidity is added with the HeliBars crossbar. The steering is very precise now. Me likey For the guy that loves "tweaking", this is a must have
BTW, my VIP membership at WingStuff really helped out on a purchase of this amount. The discount was greatly appreciated.
Ken (Hornblower)
Excelent bars and well worth the high end price. If they have improved the ride on an already great motorcycle then they are worth every cent.
Woody.
How long did it take to install Hornblower? anything to watch out for during the install?
Roughly, I would say around 2 hours or so depending on how fast you work. You'll need to pop off the speaker grill piece and disconnect the tweeters and the multipin plug. I also removed the 4 bolts holding the dash for even better access but didn't disconnect any of the dash plugs. I simply held the dash up and out of the way with a bungee. Of course, the supplied hydraulic extension fittings and bleeder valves take some time to fit and bleed but it's no problem. Since I have heated grips, it did take a little more time to remove the left grip but a special tool is included in the kit that makes this easier without damaging the heat element. If I had a regular non-heated grip, I would have floated the grip off with compressed air in about 5 seconds.
As I mentioned, the instructions are excellent and the install is very straightforward. Due to the multiple angles of adjustment available, one could spend a fair amount of time "dialing these in" but that's a good thing IMHO. It sure is nice to be able to adjust up, down, forward, backward, width, and wrist angle. You could even adjust one side different from the other but I'm not sure why one would want to do that.
Ken (Hornblower)
I have these and will be doing the install in the next week or two.