Replacing handlebars

[XmisterIS]

Hi all,

I have just bought an SV650 naked

Anyhoo, I find the bars a too low and too far forward and so I would like to replace them with some motocross ones, probably with a 4.5 inch rise. I think tank clearance should be OK like that.

I think I will need to install a longer clutch cable and brake hoses (the bike hasn't arrived yet so I'm not sure!).

Can some kind person give me (or point me in the direction of) a complete tutorial on how to change the bars and lengthen the cable & hoses?

I'm pretty sure I know what I'm doing with the bars, but its the cable and hoses that I am not sure about. For starters, how do I work out what length of new cable and hoses to get? Are there different types for different bikes? How do I know which one to get? Etc, etc, etc ... !

I need to know what I'm doing so I don't go out and kill myself because I haven't connected the brakes properly, or something like that!

Thanks,

Mike.

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Hi all,

I have just bought an SV650 naked

Anyhoo, I find the bars a too low and too far forward and so I would like to replace them with some motocross ones, probably with a 4.5 inch rise. I think tank clearance should be OK like that.

I think I will need to install a longer clutch cable and brake hoses (the bike hasn't arrived yet so I'm not sure!).

Can some kind person give me (or point me in the direction of) a complete tutorial on how to change the bars and lengthen the cable & hoses?

I'm pretty sure I know what I'm doing with the bars, but its the cable and hoses that I am not sure about. For starters, how do I work out what length of new cable and hoses to get? Are there different types for different bikes? How do I know which one to get? Etc, etc, etc ... !

I need to know what I'm doing so I don't go out and kill myself because I haven't connected the brakes properly, or something like that!

Thanks,

Mike.

See Here, fitting Renthals on SV650

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=121589

i would try the bars with the current cables, start the bike then turn the bars lock to lock, as long as the revs don't climb and the lock to lock can be obtained without snagging you should be fine. longer cables would be necesary if you went for ape bars etc, but you should be okay for 2-3"

if you slide the Brake / Throttle fittings off the old bars and onto the new ones, then there should be no disconnecting involved, except the other side which is just the clutch cable and switchgear/choke..

[XmisterIS]

Thanks for that

I will post pics of new bike when it is delivered!