Just a bit of humor Jason on my handlebar adventure - Bars are fatties 1" to 1 ½" not just 1" all the way through.

its getting the bar made right thats the problem, Cables not a problem, bike is back together and ready for the weekend – please don’t rain


Here is a bit of a light hearted look at the whole episode

Lesson No1 for me –

Not all cables are made equal, Santa wanted them fitted for xmas - I was originally told that 6” bars don’t require cable change (save $$ & time over xmax waiting for cables I thought) , but that’s only if you have an America, speedmaster cables are slightly shorter, hence why I originally bought 6” ones


Lesson 2

Don’t listen to the Harley guys, Listen to the local Triumph bike shops - None of the local bike shops would source them for a Triumph for me and now I can see why - they all say they have had to much hassle in the past with this.

Lesson 3

Try asking for what you want through interpretive dance as email and telephone doesn’t seem to work - It doesn't matter how many times I say - I want a dimpled bar, internal wiring with a flattened out end at the collar, I end up with a non dimpled bar that is not drilled at the T Bar for internal wiring and not flattened at the collar.

Lesson 4

Its all about the Harley

Main problem has been getting Fatties to fit the triumph. They make them the way they would make a harley fat bar but a harley has a notched master brake cyclinder so won't have the same problem as the Triumph.

i.e. bars are 1' on the throttle and then 1½ on the body, so they are fatties, thats the look I want. With a fatter body than the throttle part, unless the bar is flattened out at the collar the master brake cylinder will never sit right and the throttle assembly won't clamp.

Lesson 5

Pass the BUCK when possible - I have a custom shop up North getting them on my behalf now but they are having the same problem and have also had to send them back as they are not right yet –

But hey I’m no longer the one standing in the post office Q at lunch time while I discuss moose with the Posty "I understand you can’t ship moose antlers without a permit and I know its illegal to shoot baby moose, but these are Handlebars, yes I know there is not a bike attached to them, it woould be to heavy to carry (sigh – unwrap bubble wrap, borrow tape, re-wrap and then to the back of the Q again



Lesson 6

Make sure your Holidays include bike shopping. The Place that makes them is a 4 hour, $450 ferry ride away and the only place in the country, originally it seemed cheaper getting it in the country I live in due to international postage but now it may just be less hassle to fly to USA and pick a pair up

When big nose G is not working full time on handlebar projects, he spends the rest of his time earning a coin running large complex projects on time to budget, and renovating on the weekends. Skills one would think would stand him in good stead for tackling minor triumph mods.