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R T Handle bar Bolts

rickm

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Has anyone ever loosened or removed the 4 bolts that appear to hold the bars down ? If so what do we have under there ? Could we make a 1 inch spacer plate to go under and raise the bars ?
 
Has anyone ever loosened or removed the 4 bolts that appear to hold the bars down ? If so what do we have under there ? Could we make a 1 inch spacer plate to go under and raise the bars ?

I don't think no one has done a riser plate. Many have asked on rising the RT handlebars and has been shut down by others trying this, mainly because of the internal wiring involving mowing the handlebars. :(
 
I'm trying to find out , if I loosen the bolts can I just lift the bars up and see for myself what I have underneath. I'll bet that none of the wires are hard wired so they could be lenghtened. Someone has had to remove those bolts before ?
 
Hope you can find a easy fix to a bad handlebar situation!

Kewlmetal have a some in the works but mesg me that it was in development,see youtube flick on it

Dick

Gotfly:ani29:?
 
Very informative, and kind of depressing... At least now I know some more parts on my Spyder to just leave in place! :shocked: :thumbup:
 
Chris Thanks for the info, I'm glad to see it's in the works ! Hey if you could send me some info on your shorter shield, and your lower seat. Pro's and con's, who their made by ? Thanks again Rick
 
Chris Thanks for the info, I'm glad to see it's in the works ! Hey if you could send me some info on your shorter shield, and your lower seat. Pro's and con's, who their made by ? Thanks again Rick

I do longer toures with my wife - the seat was too soft and she sat too far away from me - no contact- we ryde here in the alps where the passenger also have to do a lot of work to bring the spyder around the curves .. now she has also better wind-protection and sits a little lower (like our old GS modell) - the smaller shield - we drive ALWAYS with helmets (other than here ??) - so I hated looking to all this plexiglas (spezial in the rain) .. needs now 5-10% less fuel - and is not so hot in the summer 8also the flaps are away on mine)
the shield is Standard now 2011 and there is a new seat 2012 available
I plan a plate where you can fix a standard biker handlebar (like on the superbikes) to adjust the angle for my hands .. (winterjob) .. after some hours they get painfully .. (have 20.000 kms / 13.000 mls on my RT)
(sorry about my english .. hope the videos are easier to understand ;)
 
Chris Did you do the seat? If not where did it come from ? How much did you cut your shield down ( inches ) Thanks Rick
 
if I ryde behind a car .. I want to see his license plate "over" the shield ..so I cutted 2 inch ( I`m 70 inch ??) and another 2inch on the sides - didn`t need that air - protection there - now I use the up/down button more than before ..
a retired friend helped me to "open" the seat - we used the plastic base and de-installed the cover and the foam from the original seat (can be remade if a new owner wants the original ) than we built up a new foam - and he made me the new skin ( worked till the morning ) :ohyea: .. and I repaired his satellite TV (10 minutes) ..time sharing ??
:clap: .. in reallity I want a new "designer-skin" in the winter .. hope he gets a electrical problem soon :yikes:
 
(sorry about my english .. hope the videos are easier to understand ;)
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Please don't worry about your English. We understood you just fine! Looking forward to future postings from you.
 
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