A synapse fired and a memory or 2 re-emerged....
There may be more, but hey, most of my synapses are short circuited.
When you install the buckhorn bars, you may have to grind a bit off the base of the front brake reservoir to get it far enough up the bar. Not much, just a smidgen.
Also, the buckhorn bars will not have the threaded inserts in them for the long tiny screws that hold the end caps on. The inserts are either crimped or welded or both in the stock bars - I have never heard of anyone getting them out of the stock bars, but you can try if you wish. My original fix was to go to Lowes or Home Depot (I forget) and buying tapered rubber stoppers that fit snug in the bars. I drilled a hole thru the center of them slightly smaller than the end cap screws, then super glued a washer and a nut on the small end. I drove the stoppers into the bar, and was able to install the stock end caps that way, using the stock screws.
Later, while trying to reduce a "bar wobble" problem, (cupped tire) I bought some chrome bar end weights from
Manic Salamander , drove the rubber stoppers further up the bars and installed them.
Your buckhorns may be different from mine and some of the above may not apply. But these are some situations I ran into...
You will lose some leverage for slow/no speed maneuvering, but for normal riding they are really comfortable.
Add some SpacerJim spacers or different risers and it gets even better. Just watch that gas tank!!
