So I spent some time tonight installing my clubman bars on my KZ400 D3. Much happier with the appearance and feel compared to the stock bars. I started noticing some issues that need to be address at every step of the install. Looking for a little advise, words of wisdom, suggestions, or anything else you want to hurl my way.
One the issues that I'm encountering would be the dreaded hose length. This was something I was aware of prior to my install but I'm a little stumped with the way to resolve it. As you can see in the photo below, the brake hose exits the master cylinder at exactly the same height as the headlight bracket.
As of now, I can either run it below or above the bracket but the hose still needs to be replaced with a new, smaller length hose. I'm still up in the air in terms of a replacement but I'm kind of leaning towards the Goodridge Sniper 2 hose and fittings. Of course, they're a bit more costly but they also function (fully) with tight bends according to this guy.
http://youtu.be/MPU6YNy3MMs.
Regardless of which hose I choose, I would assume I'd need something like this to help clear the headlight bracket, no?
Additionally, the master cylinder interferes with those massive turn signals.
Since I'm still learning to ride, I'm sticking with signals (no need adding more stress to this learning experience.) Need to figure out a solution for that. I was thinking of something that would create a "S" bend to allow me to use the existing turn signals but drop their current location, allowing for clearance from the master cylinder. I suppose the easier solution would be some universal fork-mounts where I can set them to the ideal height? However, I believe that would require the removal of the existing bracket which, I'm not sure I want to tackle right now.
Lastly, I need to figure out a way to address my lack of room for my kill switch. The stock control is too large to fit with the brake and throttle tube.
One the issues that I'm encountering would be the dreaded hose length. This was something I was aware of prior to my install but I'm a little stumped with the way to resolve it. As you can see in the photo below, the brake hose exits the master cylinder at exactly the same height as the headlight bracket.
As of now, I can either run it below or above the bracket but the hose still needs to be replaced with a new, smaller length hose. I'm still up in the air in terms of a replacement but I'm kind of leaning towards the Goodridge Sniper 2 hose and fittings. Of course, they're a bit more costly but they also function (fully) with tight bends according to this guy.
http://youtu.be/MPU6YNy3MMs.
Regardless of which hose I choose, I would assume I'd need something like this to help clear the headlight bracket, no?
Additionally, the master cylinder interferes with those massive turn signals.
Since I'm still learning to ride, I'm sticking with signals (no need adding more stress to this learning experience.) Need to figure out a solution for that. I was thinking of something that would create a "S" bend to allow me to use the existing turn signals but drop their current location, allowing for clearance from the master cylinder. I suppose the easier solution would be some universal fork-mounts where I can set them to the ideal height? However, I believe that would require the removal of the existing bracket which, I'm not sure I want to tackle right now.
Lastly, I need to figure out a way to address my lack of room for my kill switch. The stock control is too large to fit with the brake and throttle tube.
