Bent my Handlebars...

Discussion in 'TR650' started by Jon Knutson, Jul 7, 2013.

  1. hikewithmike Husqvarna
    B Class

    Location:
    Sammamish, WA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TR650 Strada

    Thanks for taking the measurements. I am guesstimating that if with a 2" riser and the counter bars in the carmichael bend, my net rise will be between 1" and 2" (hopefully).
  2. mario33 Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Warsaw, Poland
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TR650 Terra'13 - Lady in Red 2
    Other Motorcycles:
    none
    I found those measurements abit strange... Especially B is probably not the same as C. Can someone with removed factory bars measure them to check whats right ?
  3. bluegopher Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Woodland Park, CO
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    2013 TR650 Terra
    That's what I came up with but never measured all aspects of bars before and mine have been bent to hell so YMMV. Hopefully I'll have some KX high's here soon so I'll lay them out next to each other and compare.
  4. Glengemen Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Las Vegas NV
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TR650 Terra
    Other Motorcycles:
    Yamaha Raider 1900
    I just finished installing pro taper KX Hi bars on my Terra. Just found this thread, so sorry couldn't measure side by side. Sitting them on the bike next to the new bars I see the pro tapers don't have as much sweep. There is a difference of 1/2-3/4". The pro tapers are also about 1/2" taller.

    Also installed Cycle Gear's Trackside hand guards. No wind guards right now though. Some minor sanding of edges to prevent damage to the clutch cable and some sanding of the crossbar bracket for the brake reservoir. Not bad really. image.jpg
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  5. MadDogTR Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Bakersfield, CA
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TR650 Terra
    Other Motorcycles:
    Yes, many.
    My bars bent travelling on the rack behind my truck. Can you say soft? Anyway, I replaced them with Pro-Taper Mid-ATV 7/8 series.

    Sweep, close enough for me. Width, close enough for me. Height, about 2" taller which seems about perfect so far.

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  6. Billins Husqvarna

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    Tr650 terra
    Other Motorcycles:
    Ttr110
    I'm doing the same bar set up as you MadDog and was wanting to use the same touratech guards. Any tips as to how I get the bar weight ends on the new SE bars?
  7. drzcharlie Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Fayetteville, Arkansas with my Redheaded Mistress
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TR650 Terra
    Other Motorcycles:
    Burgman 650 (The Barcolounger)
    I put my HDB guards and Rox Risers on my TR this week. I found no need to change any of the cables. I had plenty of length in the stock cables with a couple of caveat's. I had to switch the clutch cable routing to the left side (clutch side) of the bike and loosen the stanchion anchor from the front brake line that is located on the right rear of the headlight cowling. Everything else worked fine. I am now up two inches further back about an inch and a half further up.

    I'm old so I like the "sit up and beg position". Standing is super comfortable now.

    The HDB flip out mirrors were part of my order but I'm not sure about these yet. They seem to be fine with no vibrations in them at all. I will qualify that by saying that I had HDB fab some shorter bar weights so continued dampening would be present. As for the mirrors themselves, meh....time will tell as to whether I like them.

    Perhaps I should be kicking myself for not having the top clamp drilled for Ram Balls. I could eliminate a ton of crap off the bars. I will probably order some and drill, tap and relocate the GPS and SPOT.

    Later down the road I will likely order fat bars of some sort. The Rox risers are convertible from 7/8" to 1 1/8"

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  8. Scotch Husqvarna

    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    Terra 650
    Other Motorcycles:
    03 Ducati Monster 800
    me too, did you cut and reweld these inserts to the new bar???
  9. drzcharlie Husqvarna
    Pro Class

    Location:
    Fayetteville, Arkansas with my Redheaded Mistress
    Husqvarna Motorcycle:
    TR650 Terra
    Other Motorcycles:
    Burgman 650 (The Barcolounger)


    No, I had to tap the inserts to 7mm's that were provided by HDB.