That's what I'm trying to understand about what you said.You mentioned a "riser insert that will give you 4"rise and 7" pullback"This is what you get by installing the Superbike HighBars.There is no insert to raising the bars...either low bars or high bars(unless they came up with something since 07).The bars themselves are the raising or lowering of the position.All I'm saying is....the LSL kit....with SUPERBIKE HIGH BARS...will give 4" rise,and 7" pullback.Now if you're saying that you bought an ADDITIONAL RISER block...well,that's something completely separate from the stock LSL kit,though the Superbike High Bars are NOT standard in the basic kit either...they have to be ordered "in place of" the standard kit bars(the "superbike bars").I think we're saying the same thing?A TOTAL of 4" rise,and 7" pullback...from triple clamp to pilot,yes?If this IS what you're saying...then I'm saying that I DID NOT HAVE TO CUT ANYTHING.Only the addition of the longer brake line to the right caliper.I left the crossover line alone.I don't want to ask a dumb question here...I'm sure you're quite able to install things on your bike....but you DID turn the throttle cable assembly around 180 degrees,yes?,so it's on the bottom...and rerouted your harness to run to the connectors through the cable/banjo/ throttle housing area,yes?If you don't do that correctly,things will be short and will not fit.THIS is the reason you CUT off approximately ONE INCH from both bar ends.(which is why they say"not tested for the Superbike High Bar application for the zx14".They may or may not know that that removal of one inch will give the owner the extra slack length needed to have a workable install.But you will need to use the Acerbis(or a similar)insert to reinstall your stock bar ends,or for that matter,a throttlemiester(which I also have).I did not use any LSL bars ends.
The cables and electricals and hoses will end up too short trying to fit the High bars and grips flush to the end of the bars.My housings were set at right where the bars begin to bend downward,yet they were just enough to be straight on the bars,not hitting the bend.This BARELY allowed the whole shebang to fit okay...but it did.Naturally,if you did nothing to mod the bars...you'd have around an inch or maybe longer sticking out because you cannot have your grips flush with the bar ends as they are.
IF you intend to NEVER change your bar position...then the instructions state to drill the housing pin hole into the bar where you want your housings to stay.This advice however,will be a problem IF you decide you want your bars to be more upright,or down lower.Cutting the plastic nib off of the inside of your housings will allow you to rotate the housings to fit whatever bar position you want....when they are correctly tightened down(the housings)...they will not turn unless you apply some force to em....otherwise,they stay perfectly where you put em.You may decide you want to "lower" your horn switch by turning the housing some.Or...the start button.Or the hi/low lamp switch.You can't do that if the pin is in the hole that you drilled.
They don't tell you these things for the zx14,cause few people actually do the little "mods" to get their ergos "just right" for themselves.Your bars may be excellent for your back.But your wrists "might" scream bloody murder if the grips and housings are not customized as well.IF you intend to install a throttlemiester(which is really a lifesaver for long treks),it will never work on the uncut bars.It has to sit up against the throttle grip to work right.Just my 20 cents!
You see that stock LSL kit install in that pic above.Ya...with those lower bars...everything will fit.But you raise em several inches more,and pull em back several several inches more...the width is gonna prohibit the bars from turning fully right and left...the banjos and housings will hit the tank,and the cables and hoses will end up too short.The Superbike HIGHBARS MUST be cut down.You can't ride around with an inch or more of bar end sticking out!
I don't have these on my bike anymore...they were fine for a while....but I liked the feel of my stock clipons better...now with only Genmars on there.I'd agree with the "stretching" of the vertebra statement.I've also had a fusion at the L5,S1 spot....and the leaning into my tank has felt better actually than going for hours sitting upright.Yet I can still get a nice upright cruise position with the genmars if I want to do that.
This is the Acerbis insert I used...however...to get the correct grip/bar end install...you have to cut the outer ring of the insert off.This allows you to slide the insert in,install your bar end flush with your bar,then tighten down the bolt.You may also(probably) have to remove at least ONE of the "tightener plates" on the tightening shank to get the shank to slide into your bar.No big deal.You DO NOT use the Acerbis bolt.You use a longer than stock bolt,with the allen head on it.
* Last updated by: blue07 on 12/27/2010 @ 6:39 AM *