silverbird1100 Posted October 12, 2022 Posted October 12, 2022 $20 plus USPS shipping On the bike for 2 years and I ride ride like a sissy. I had my bars up 4 inches with room to spare. Quote
superhawk996 Posted October 14, 2022 Posted October 14, 2022 I bid $30. I need this badly, my clutch cable is....oops, wrong technology, never mind. Quote
superhawk996 Posted October 16, 2022 Posted October 16, 2022 And just in case it wasn't obvious, I was just fucking around and don't need this. My Bird's clutch is cable operated. Quote
CALCXX Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 We know that's bullshit, lol Thanks Silverbird. Will look for it in the mail. Quote
CALCXX Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 Fwiw, I straightened out the clutch hard line bends in the OEM clutch line many years ago to make my taller bars work. This will clean up my old hokey fix. Quote
superhawk996 Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 9 hours ago, CALCXX said: We know that's bullshit, lol My "I bid $30" or the cable? My bid was bullshit. In fairness, my Bird is a XXX so maybe that's why it's different from what you're accustomed to 😆 The missing reservoir is obvious, you might have to zoom in to see the cable at the bar. The shiny thing by the shifter takes the place of the stock slave and sprocket cover. It has a rotating actuator thing that converts the pulling of the cable into pushing the clutch rod that would normally be pushed by the slave. I can't say that it's superior to the stock system, but I'm sure the manufacturer of it said so. It's shiny and purdy, that's gotta be worth whatever they charged for it. Quote
CALCXX Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) That is a good looking XX. Don't think I have seen that one. haha I was calling bullshit on cable assuming it was all the way to the clutch case. Is it? Edited October 19, 2022 by CALCXX Quote
superhawk996 Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 The cable goes to the cover about where the hydraulic line would. It's visible from this angle if you zoom in. I was living in a black and white world at the time. This is the actuator inside the cover that the cable pulls on. It has twist grooves between the rotating center and outer part, kinda like barrel rifling. As the cable pulls the lever rotating the center part, the 'rifling' forces it to travel in/out. Behind the bolt is a locknut, this lets you adjust it. There's a bit of a balancing act between adjusting the cable and the bolt. I don't know if I did it the 'right' way because I don't even know who made the thing, but it works well. Quote
CALCXX Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) IC. How does it feel ? Like days of old? My hands aren't big enough for the reach of that lever. I'm guessing a drag racer came up with that? My first hyd clutch bike was 1000 Ninja. Launching it took some practice. I thought it had less "feel" than the cable clutch. Edited October 19, 2022 by CALCXX Quote
blackhawkxx Posted October 20, 2022 Posted October 20, 2022 9 hours ago, CALCXX said: I'm guessing a drag racer came up with that? No doubt. My son converted his CBR 1000RR to a cable when he was hot and heavy into drag racing. He ordered it from Germany and wasn't very cheap. 1 Quote
superhawk996 Posted October 20, 2022 Posted October 20, 2022 13 hours ago, CALCXX said: IC. How does it feel ? Like days of old? My hands aren't big enough for the reach of that lever. I'm guessing a drag racer came up with that? My first hyd clutch bike was 1000 Ninja. Launching it took some practice. I thought it had less "feel" than the cable clutch. I had typed out a whole detailed reply much earlier and don't know what happened to it, I don't have the energy to re-do the long version. I think it's better than stock, but I'd have to compare it again to give good feedback. The Gilles Tooling peg/shifter is definitely an improvement over stock, as is the brake lever. They have a ton of adjustability, and most important--they're sexy. It seems that adding pivots and shit instead of the simple lever straight on the shift shaft would be worse, but it's a huge improvement. The Motul 300V oil finished making shifting spectacular. It's painfully spendy, but the change in shift feel will keep me buying it, fuckin amazing. It's almost like the shit knows when you want to shift and it helps make it happen. 1 Quote
blackhawkxx Posted October 20, 2022 Posted October 20, 2022 19 hours ago, superhawk996 said: The cable goes to the cover about where the hydraulic line would. It's visible from this angle if you zoom in. I was living in a black and white world at the time. This is the actuator inside the cover that the cable pulls on. It has twist grooves between the rotating center and outer part, kinda like barrel rifling. As the cable pulls the lever rotating the center part, the 'rifling' forces it to travel in/out. Behind the bolt is a locknut, this lets you adjust it. There's a bit of a balancing act between adjusting the cable and the bolt. I don't know if I did it the 'right' way because I don't even know who made the thing, but it works well. Has the bars been powder coated? Quote
superhawk996 Posted October 20, 2022 Posted October 20, 2022 3 hours ago, blackhawkxx said: Has the bars been powder coated? They're also Gilles, gold anodized just like the peg mounts. 1 Quote
blackhawkxx Posted October 20, 2022 Posted October 20, 2022 6 hours ago, superhawk996 said: They're also Gilles, gold anodized just like the peg mounts. Same height and reach of the stock ones? Quote
superhawk996 Posted October 20, 2022 Posted October 20, 2022 2 hours ago, blackhawkxx said: Same height and reach of the stock ones? They can be, there's a lot of adjustability. I have them set higher than stock, maybe VFR height. Adjustments: up/down, forward/backward, as well as rotation; (bar ends up/down and in/out. Both the pegs and bars are very nice....and they charge accordingly. I got them second hand, I think retail was around $1k for both sets. I think they're no longer available so my used ones should be worth double! Quote
blackhawkxx Posted October 21, 2022 Posted October 21, 2022 3 hours ago, superhawk996 said: They can be, there's a lot of adjustability. I have them set higher than stock, maybe VFR height. Adjustments: up/down, forward/backward, as well as rotation; (bar ends up/down and in/out. Both the pegs and bars are very nice....and they charge accordingly. I got them second hand, I think retail was around $1k for both sets. I think they're no longer available so my used ones should be worth double! I wouldn't go any higher than $1500. 😉 Quote
superhawk996 Posted October 21, 2022 Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) On 10/20/2022 at 6:47 PM, blackhawkxx said: I wouldn't go any higher than $1500. 😉 SOLD! Whenever I get tired of having them. I keep tossing around the idea of selling the bike, but it would be hard to replace it if I wanted to. Edited October 24, 2022 by superhawk996 Quote
CALCXX Posted October 23, 2022 Posted October 23, 2022 Received the clutch line. Looks like new. 🤙 That will clean up my hokie compromise. Thanks Silverbird. Quote
superhawk996 Posted October 24, 2022 Posted October 24, 2022 (edited) Oops. Edited October 24, 2022 by superhawk996 Quote
CALCXX Posted January 23, 2023 Posted January 23, 2023 I revisited this thread again and thought I would mention the adjustable bars on my #1 XX. I put these bars on about 2002. Quote
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