Question on Risers
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Hasn't been a hassle at all.
I do believe - maybe Uncle Phil could confirm - that the flip clip mod is the only way (height wise) to continue with the shroud, BUT, if you really want to get the biggest set back bang for your wrists and neck, you should overcome your love of that plastic cover and go with larger risers. Losing the cover makes it look more like a motorcycle should too, IMHO.
Hey! Don't you be dissin' my mom's Accord!
I greatly appreciate all the advice you guys have given me. Unfortunately, it's moot at this point. On my way home tonight, I had an accident. It was the strangest thing, I was riding along, on the right side of the lane while it was curving up and to the left, making a freeway interchange from the 91 to the 405. This interchange requires that you move into a right-hand lane right at the crest of the left turn. I had just checked to make sure the lane was clear and started the lane change when I hit something. I don't know if it was a piece of debris or a really bad part of the freeway, all I know is that the handlebars instantly turned to one side and down I went. Fortunately, I was only doing about 25-30 miles per hour at the time, but there was no opportunity to keep control of the bike. One moment I was making the lane change, the next, I was rolling over and over on the asphalt. I must have rolled at least half a dozen times. And I distinctly remember thinking at the time that this is not real, this must be a nightmare, it can't be reality. A bunch of people stopped to help me, one of whom was a registered nurse. The paramedics came rather quickly and took me away. I spent the next 7 hours in the hospital. I came away with 3 fractured ribs and a ton of scrapes including one very swollen and painful right hip. I have no idea what condition the bike is in, the CHP took it away. Unfortunately, they took my keys and garage door opener with them, so I can't even access my car at the moment. There's also a bunch of items that I had in my pockets that were worth hundreds that are now gone. The jacket and gloves I just recently purchased are in very bad shape. The $300 Cardo Packtalk Bold I had just purchased recently is also gone, somewhere on the highway with the other missing items. I'm going to have to miss at least one day of work at my brand new job, and I don't have sick time I can use to cover the money I'm going to lose there. This is all a massive disaster.
But again, I sincerely do thank you and appreciate all the help you guys so willingly and patiently provided, you're a great community.
God bless.
But again, I sincerely do thank you and appreciate all the help you guys so willingly and patiently provided, you're a great community.
God bless.
That's tough. Fractured ribs are no fun. I hope you heal quickly and have a sympathetic boss. Keep us posted.
John OoSTerhuis
Life Is Good!
Aw geeeze... sorry. Best wishes for your recovery. And yes, please do keep us posted.
John
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I finally got a look at the bike this afternoon. Cost me $250 to get it out of impound and I'm still not sure how I'm going to get it home because AAA is screwing me over. They apparently classify motorcycles in the same category as recreational vehicles. Which would require an upgrade in my membership. I've been a member for 30 years and it was only $32 to upgrade to RV coverage, so I was willing to do it. But then they said it would take 7 days to take effect. The ONLY reason to have that policy in place is to screw over people like me who are in the exact same situation, facing the exact same type of crisis. It's bullshit and I intend on making my opinion heard to AAA. But in the meantime, I need to be able to get the bike home. Two towing companies gave me quotes....one was $175, the other $250. I can't afford either. All the damage is was to the left side of the bike. For the most part, it's intact. I started it up and it ran ok, it even shifted ok. So there's a decent chance that I'm just going to get an uber to drive me over with my helmet and hopefully be able to ride the bike home. I don't see any other choice.
I thought I'd give an update on my situation. I've been riding my bike again to work/back for the past month+. I had a leaking head bolt issue at first, but fortunately, my new job has a machine shop and the guy who works there is also a motorcycle rider. He cleaned up my bolt and I bought a new washer and that stopped the leak. I've bought a few replacement parts and took off the damaged cosmetic pieces from the left-side. It took a while, but I bought a new stock left-mirror and my machine shop buddy was able to make me a custom mount for it since the original mounting for the mirror was destroyed in the accident, all that was left was an open bar. (pictures below) So for the past few days, I've finally had a left-side mirror again, which makes me feel a lot safer and more comfortable.
My ribs have healed fine with no major after-issues. I still would love to have a couple grand to make her all nice and shiny again, but at least she's rideable and serves the purpose for which I bought her, which is saving me tons of money on gas and wear/tear on my beat-up old car. I went on a ride with my son last weekend, we went on a picnic and scenic ride along the ocean, it was a great trip. (although we did have a bit of trouble with the Cardo communicators for our helmets)
The priority right now is getting a replacement windshield and getting a new set of grips. I'm tired of my hands going numb after 20 minutes of riding. I'm debating on just going back to stock grips or switching to one of the others that people have mentioned on here, like the BMW grips. Anything would be better than the ones I have now.
I also took a couple of trips back to the scene of my accident and on the last trip, I took video of the lane/shoulder where I was riding. I'll put some pictures below from the video and you can clearly see where the edge/shoulder goes from decently smooth to completely jacked up in a fraction of an inch. My son wants me to sue Caltrans, not that it would ever work.
The front brakes are starting to get a bit loose, so I'll need to get some new pads on them soon.
Thank you again for all your support.
~Mark
Here's the mount my friend Dan in our machine shop made up for me so I could mount my new stock mirror:
Here are the pictures from the accident scene:
My ribs have healed fine with no major after-issues. I still would love to have a couple grand to make her all nice and shiny again, but at least she's rideable and serves the purpose for which I bought her, which is saving me tons of money on gas and wear/tear on my beat-up old car. I went on a ride with my son last weekend, we went on a picnic and scenic ride along the ocean, it was a great trip. (although we did have a bit of trouble with the Cardo communicators for our helmets)
The priority right now is getting a replacement windshield and getting a new set of grips. I'm tired of my hands going numb after 20 minutes of riding. I'm debating on just going back to stock grips or switching to one of the others that people have mentioned on here, like the BMW grips. Anything would be better than the ones I have now.
I also took a couple of trips back to the scene of my accident and on the last trip, I took video of the lane/shoulder where I was riding. I'll put some pictures below from the video and you can clearly see where the edge/shoulder goes from decently smooth to completely jacked up in a fraction of an inch. My son wants me to sue Caltrans, not that it would ever work.
The front brakes are starting to get a bit loose, so I'll need to get some new pads on them soon.
Thank you again for all your support.
~Mark
Here's the mount my friend Dan in our machine shop made up for me so I could mount my new stock mirror:
Here are the pictures from the accident scene:
Thanks for he update, and happy to hear you're doing well.
Is it possible you went off that right edge of the road?
As for the original question, my '01 1100 came with original Helibars, and I had raised them to their limit with stock lines and routing. I just added replacement risers to that, the kind that bolt through the upper triple clamp and hold the bar about 3" higher.
I rerouted the brake and clutch hoses behind both triple clamps, and unbolted the brake hose clamp under the lower triple clamp. I didn't even have to remove the levers. I was able to disconnect and reconnect the throttle and choke cables at the upper ends.
Is it possible you went off that right edge of the road?
As for the original question, my '01 1100 came with original Helibars, and I had raised them to their limit with stock lines and routing. I just added replacement risers to that, the kind that bolt through the upper triple clamp and hold the bar about 3" higher.
I rerouted the brake and clutch hoses behind both triple clamps, and unbolted the brake hose clamp under the lower triple clamp. I didn't even have to remove the levers. I was able to disconnect and reconnect the throttle and choke cables at the upper ends.
From what I understand from the CHP report when I hit that broken area of the lane/shoulder, the bike instantly went down and I was ejected. I'm not sure of the exact spot. For reasons I can't fathom, it turns out my own memory of the event isn't reliable. I originally thought the accident happened about 150ft before this.
My biggest issue right now is getting new grips so my hands stop going numb. The previous owner put on theses huge grips with big rubber pads. Those were completely uncomfortable, even with gloves, so I put on the foam puppy's and that helped a bit, but they're still so big and uncomfortable my hands go numb within 15-20 minutes of riding and stay that way for my entire 40-60 minute commute. I know I need to buy new bar-end weights and the bolts/etc that go with them. I just need to decide on which grips to get, either stock or something fancier, like the BMW's suggested by others.
My biggest issue right now is getting new grips so my hands stop going numb. The previous owner put on theses huge grips with big rubber pads. Those were completely uncomfortable, even with gloves, so I put on the foam puppy's and that helped a bit, but they're still so big and uncomfortable my hands go numb within 15-20 minutes of riding and stay that way for my entire 40-60 minute commute. I know I need to buy new bar-end weights and the bolts/etc that go with them. I just need to decide on which grips to get, either stock or something fancier, like the BMW's suggested by others.