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Handlebar sizes for 500
Oddjob:
550 differ from the 500 ones that DS sells as they have the holes for the wires, why DS would sell different bars for the 2 models is beyond me, they are essentially the same bars. Grips were off a 1300 Ted and they should be just fine. The throttle tube setup should help with the amount of throttle travel the 500/550 has.
McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
--- Quote from: Oddjob on January 30, 2023, 11:25:21 PM ---550 differ from the 500 ones that DS sells as they have the holes for the wires, why DS would sell different bars for the 2 models is beyond me, they are essentially the same bars. Grips were off a 1300 Ted and they should be just fine. The throttle tube setup should help with the amount of throttle travel the 500/550 has.
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So the 550 bars will have the serration centre points 100 mm apart so okay for the 500 - handy having the holes as well - my existing bars do not have an exit slot just a couple of holes on the underside that look too small for wiring - more like drain holes - they have nice rounded chrome coloured stop ends if I can get them out undamaged.
Oddjob:
On the original bars there is a central slot between the serrations for the wires to exit. On the ends of the bars, someway in there should also be a slot for the wires to enter the bars but next to the slot there should also be a small hole, this is for the peg inside the switch to fit into, this positions the switch properly on the handlebars and also stops it spinning on the bars. The bars themselves should also have 2 punch marks next to outside edge of the serrations, these should be aligned with the gap between the clamp and the yoke so the bars sit at the correct angle.
Just in case you didn't know that Ted. AFAIK all Hondas have these punch marks, same as the ones on the pedals and pivot pins on the brakes.
Trigger:
--- Quote from: Oddjob on January 30, 2023, 11:25:21 PM ---550 differ from the 500 ones that DS sells as they have the holes for the wires, why DS would sell different bars for the 2 models is beyond me, they are essentially the same bars. Grips were off a 1300 Ted and they should be just fine. The throttle tube setup should help with the amount of throttle travel the 500/550 has.
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The 500 323 UK bars have a different rise to the 550 390 UK bars by about 1/4 inch from memory. Put the 500 UK bars on to a 550 and at the correct angle, the master cylinder is touching the clocks. Put the UK 550 390 bars on a UK 500 and as the clocks are lay flat, it doesn't effect anything. ;)
Oddjob:
I have 500 bars on mine with 550 top yoke and clocks and it never hit anything, maybe it’s different market bars that did that. Even so, as Teds going 550 onto 500 he should be fine with the 550 bars.
Ted, can you post a pic of your switchgear especially from underneath to see if they’ve been altered to allow the wires to go outside the bars.
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