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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Noguzznoglory on July 24, 2016, 12:14:26 PM

Title: Breva handlebars
Post by: Noguzznoglory on July 24, 2016, 12:14:26 PM

Considering putting wider handlebars on the Breva 750. Anyone done so or have a reccomendation for a set that works well.

Title: Re: Breva handlebars
Post by: bmc5733946 on July 24, 2016, 12:21:10 PM

I installed a set of risers for someone.  The cables have very little excess,  3/4"  rise was nearly impossible with existing cables.  Some of the later smallblocks may have longer cables.   Good luck, and please report back with information on you quest.

Brian

Title: Re: Breva handlebars
Post by: Arizona Wayne on July 25, 2016, 01:17:07 AM

I found the Breva handlebars perfect for me.  :thumb:

Title: Re: Breva handlebars
Post by: Muzz on July 25, 2016, 02:47:36 AM

Quote from: Arizona Wayne on July 25, 2016, 01:17:07 AM

I found the Breva handlebars perfect for me.  :thumb:

 :1: My first thought to the question was, why?

Title: Re: Breva handlebars
Post by: bmc5733946 on July 25, 2016, 06:01:48 AM

I wondered why at first as well.  I had information about the cable problem that I thought pertinent for the project, so related that.  Sometimes why is not really important, many people do things to motorcycles I would never do.  I have seen many things but probably the oddest was a customer who positioned his clutch lever so that it depressed the flash to pass button, his complaint was the high beam wouldn't function, the fuse was blown, replaced the fuse, repositioned the lever to just miss the button.  Two weeks later he returned with same problem, same cause, explained it to him again, "If you hold this button in for extended periods of time, traffic lights etc, it will blow the fuse."   Go out and reposition your lever so that it will hit the flash to pass button and see if you can ride your bike with the lever in that position.  The bike was a 90s California model but I really don't think it matters.  It takes all kinds to make a world.

Brian

Title: Re: Breva handlebars
Post by: sign216 on July 25, 2016, 05:41:50 PM

Quote from: bmc5733946 on July 24, 2016, 12:21:10 PM

I installed a set of risers for someone.  The cables have very little excess,  3/4"  rise was nearly impossible with existing cables.  Some of the later smallblocks may have longer cables.   Good luck, and please report back with information on you quest.

Brian

I put 3/4 or 1" risers on my V7.  There was enough cable slack to do it, but I had to disconnect and re-route the clutch cable.  All good after that. 

Title: Re: Breva handlebars
Post by: Noguzznoglory on July 26, 2016, 05:08:50 AM

As to the why.....
I was just looking to widen the hand position. The stock bars make the bike feel "small" to me.