I was considering mounting Tarozzi low rise clip-ons above the triple and just pushing up the forks enough to mount the clip-ons. Haven't received the clip-ons yet but its looks as the mounting bracket is about an inch or less? My theory is the riding stance wont be so aggressive as clubman bars when mounting above the triple. Any input from the experts would be appreciated.
Edit: This is on a 78 CB750K
Can you comfortably do 50-75 sit-ups? Every day? If the answer is no then clip-ons are all show for you. Raising your fork 40 mm is also going to make drastic changes in the handling and stability of your bike (not the good kind), although it will have a #$%*in' "stance" as it sits outside Starbucks.
Anatomically speaking, is this correct? What about having clipons activates abdominals? Am I misunderstanding?
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1978 Honda CB550K
Assuming that's a serious question, yes. Putting your bars at roughly the same height as your navel will move a lot of your weight forward. If all that weight ends up on your hands and wrists because you're not fit enough to support yourself with your core, you will ride poorly, your body will absorb a lot of punishment from the front suspension, you'll get tired sooner, and control and safety will be compromised.
Very low bars and the riding position they create can do wonderful things to the handling and control of a motorcycle of course, lowering the COG and moving it closer to the center of mass so the bike turns better, reducing the pendulum effect of an upright riding position, and improving aerodynamics. It is properly combined with higher and more rear set pegs which facilitate the use of your legs to shift your weight during all this high performance cornering you're obviously planning on doing, and also increases clearance of the footpegs to help keep the pegs off the ground at those lurid lean angles you'll be generating. If you don't use rear sets with very low bars (Clubman, for instance, or clip-ons) then you end up folded up on the bike.
But if you can't support yourself with your abdomen in this riding position, then it's all a waste of time and money, and purely for show.
Raising the fork tubes 40mm has been previously...explored in this very thread. It's a frankly stupid, dangerous idea, will make the bike a lot less stable and will severely compromise cornering clearance. If you really must have clip-ons for some perceived value to your riding experience, they belong BELOW the top clamp, and you might need to find a welder to add some material to the plate on the steering head that provides steering lock side to side, or they're going to hit the tank at full lock. You're going to have the turning radius of a F-150, by the way.
If you're building a piece of ass-jewelry that you don't actually intend to ride anywhere other than Starbucks, have at it man. Head on over to Dime City or Carpy's or any of a half-dozen other vendors selling crap like this. They will be delighted to sell you all this stuff and more, never mind how it works. It's your bike and I salute your creativity.
More than you wanted to know probably, and my spleen thanks you for the opportunity to vent it.
