Lawman Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 Not sure yet but I may want to add barbacks to my 05 RT. Are the brake and clutch lines long enough? thx. Link to comment
dyvking Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 Not sure yet but I may want to add barbacks to my 05 RT. Are the brake and clutch lines long enough? thx. The Moto-Techniques type work without changing brake lines. Link to comment
Lawman Posted December 16, 2005 Author Share Posted December 16, 2005 Great! Thanks for the link... Link to comment
Warren_H Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 The lines are long enough. I have a set from Suburban Machinery I bought used on this site. Saw the K1200GT at the Long Beach MC show and the bars are adjustable would have been a great addition for the R12RT. Link to comment
bluejoeblue Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 What tools will I need to install Barbacks? Link to comment
dyvking Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 To install the Moto-techniques type like I have, you need a #45 Torx driver and a 6mm or 1/4" Allen driver. That's it. You remove the 4 existing Torx bolts on each bar, then slip the bar-back in it's place and secure with supplied Allen head bolts. Then you take your original Torx bolts and bolt the bar onto the bar-back. About a 10-minute job at most. Do one side at a time, put a couple of garage-towels around the area first to prevent scratches when set the bar down to do up the bolts on the bar-back. I attached a photo of what it looks like installed. There are actually 2 more Allen bolts on each side than what you can see, but they are covered up by the bar itself when re-installed. Link to comment
bluejoeblue Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Great! Looks like a simple install, those instructions and the picture are very helpful. How much should I tighten them on? Have the barbacks improved your riding comfort? Thanks! Link to comment
dyvking Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Great! Looks like a simple install, those instructions and the picture are very helpful. How much should I tighten them on? Have the barbacks improved your riding comfort? Thanks! These particular ones bring the bar grips back nearly an inch, and up close to that as well. I'm 5'10", but have kind of shorter arms and legs for my height so these helped me considerably. It's that much less forward leaning and less pressure on the hands. It definitely helped my comfort level. The BMW specs call for 19Nm for the stock bolts to the frame, so I used that spec for the new bolts as well. Moto-techniques did not specify otherwise. Link to comment
Richard G Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 I also had to put a set of risers on my '05 RT. I tried it for a while stock but was getting pains in the shoulders and neck. Even for an RT, the bars are too far down for my taste. It is a lot more comfortable now. Rich Link to comment
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