Thruxton Raising Bars On Faired Rs

I went from high to low to high again and the cables were fine, since yours was low from the factory you might need to pull some extra slack through. Should be fine. At worse you might have to cut a cable tie somewhere

 

You are 100 % correct!

Go here,
https://www.triumphinstructions.com/default.aspx

And enter this number in the search box,
A9638108

You'll find the official instructions, they include the fairing kit but the risers are in there too, don't worry about any mention of the brake fluid reservoir bracket or speedo bracket, I've had high and low risers on with both the brackets and it works fine in any configuration.

 

Excellent job! its very satisfying when you do it yourself too

 

This is the way I am going with my conversion. I have the clip ons in the mail and here by Monday thanks to a young man in California, and the bike will be here Wednesday. Also already have the throttle spacers on hand and a pair of barrel grips from Triumph that I bought from a local dealer. In case you're wondering why I didn't get the bike locally as well, I found one on Cycle Trader with the cafe kit, unsold 2020 for an amazing price! Pics and all next weekend when I can finally take a crack at her.

 

Hey Gents! I've had Gemma aka Elizabeth Grey aka Dusty Springfield for almost a month now and my schedule and the weather have conspired against me to the point that I haven't ridden her more than 3 times and each only for a quick ride around the neighborhood. I have all I need for the same conversion however a few questions.
1. Do I have to place the new clip ons all the way up and have them aligned with the location holes on the bottom of the top yoke or can I use them a bit lower?
2. If I have to raise them all the way for proper fork placement, can I safely remove location holes on the bottom of the yoke for better ergonomics of the grips? The current placement of the grips have them rotated so far inwards that my weight is all on the inside portion of my palms. Basically I need them rotated outwards or more forward (which ever term is correct).

 

Thanks, and just Joe is fine.
Congrats on your swap, looks like it wasn't too hard for you, let's hope the same for me when I get up the stones to do it. By the way, did you use a center stand (centre for you across the pond metric users, hahaha) or just the kick stand?

 

Arg. I swapped the lower clip ons for the standard ones. A bit more involved due to the heated grips. Whilst a bit easier on the wrists , wind turbulence has increased and the bike imo has lost a bit of character in both handling and looks. Even worse the seating position is now quite similar to that of my Speedie. So either my next job will be replacing the lower clip ons or contemplate reducing the fleet ....hold that thought just now....lower clip ons it is.

 

I have ridden Gemma a few more times since my last post and I have to say, after the first hour of pain in the wrists, they go numb which results in a lot of hand wiggling at the lights, then shortly after that neither. Still going to do that change eventually. The weather is going to be shit tomorrow so who knows. After a quick trip to the shop that I work in to drill a hole for a ram ball mount, I may go for it after all my other Sunday chores are done.

 

Finally got it done and have ridden a few times with the raised clip ons and I have to say, the pain has lessened a lot sooner in my rides since. I've also learned that relaxing my grip on the right hand helps too. Admittedly I mucked up my center yoke nut even though I taped it up. The socket I used had some pretty gnarly burrs inside it that I hadn't noticed until it was too late. Gonna replace it with one from Thornton Hundred. Those kids are making some really cool shit! Also the line that comes off the bottom of the reservoir rides along the top of the shock just a bit. Hey Cookie Boy, what adjustments did you have to make to your cables and lines to get yours looking so unencumbered?