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Hand control adjustment?
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:36 am
by Heat Sink
Is this possible on the R1100R? I have a 1999 and I was looking into rotating the controls forward a bit, as the levers are a bit up from horizontal and that doesn't completely agree with my wrists.
I started to loosen the grip assembly, but saw what looked to be a locator peg on the handlebar assembly that seemed fixed in place. Can this be done? If so, how?
Thanks!
Re: Hand control adjustment?
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:42 pm
by The Meromorph
It certainly is on my 2001 R1100R. I have the cast aluminum bars.
It is not, however, easy to figure out
how.
I can't now remember the details (Sorry, I'm getting old
), but it involves partial disassembly of the switch assemblies, to find the right 'cinch bolt' on each side. There
is only one 'cinch bolt' on each side, if that's any help...
Re: Hand control adjustment?
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:55 am
by omg1010
Yes it is! Remove the switch assembly (one little screw) and you'll see the screw fixing the controls. Loosen and turn the control as you wish ...
Brgds
Oliver
Re: Hand control adjustment?
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 1:59 pm
by Heat Sink
OK, great. For reference, here are my findings. It's quite simple, but there are (as always) caveats.
Right-hand grip is as described. Removal of the screw reveals the clamp bolt with allen head. I loosened this and rotated the controls down a bit.
There is a limit to how far down I can go. As the controls are rotated forward (down), two things happen. First, the switch housing is forced to move outward, as the brake fluid reservoir encounters the upper right-hand windscreen support.
Second, if moved far enough out, the switch housing begins to interfere with the throttle return action. My first thought was that it might be time to investigate bar riser plates - but then it occurred to me that the windscreen supports connect to the handlebar and beneath the triple clamp - would risers require modification to the windscreen supports?
The left-hand controls are much easier. Not only do you not have to remove the switch housing (as the clamp bolt is on the rear of the switch housing and exposed), but I was able to move the controls down as far as I wished without any clearance issues.
Re: Hand control adjustment?
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:41 am
by omg1010
Hi there. If I look at your description I wonder how far you'd like to rotate the grips ... Ergonomics say that your hand on the grips (and your fingers on the brake and clutch levers) should be in line with your arm ... Hence this identifies the position of your grips. Under normal circumstances you should be able to adjust your grips accordingly without them touching any windscreen support ...
Brgds
Oliver
Re: Hand control adjustment?
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:04 am
by Heat Sink
Yes, the goal here is to prevent my wrists from having to bend back at all to operate the levers. I'm fairly tall, and the seating position on the R puts my hands in a position where I want the levers to be forward past the horizontal position. I have more room than I need on the LH grip, but the throttle side has just enough.
