Wednesday, May 15, 2013

The New Hand Controls Install Part I The Drilling

Today I mocked up the new bars, marked my locations for the new POSH Factory miniature switches, trimmed the bars a wee bit, and drilled and tapped some holes for the switches to sit in. Then the bars got a de-shining treatment with some Scotchbrite pads.

Turns out I was only able to shear off 3/4" from both ends because I decided to run a kill switch/start button on the right hand side of my bar. Had I decided to go switchless on the right, then I probably could have trimmed at least a couple inches without running into a problem.

A quick note about this handlebar because its worth mentioning. Its extremely well made using super thick steel and the quality in both the materials and the welds is obvious. There are a lot of vendors out there selling thin walled crap for a lot more money, and you would be well advised to steer clear of them. Biltwell. Im a fan.

Here are some pictures of what I have so far. Up next, I do some wiring...

Looking ultra clean on the initial mockup...

Should look something like this in the end...except with the
grip on, the switches in the housing, and that ugly ass lip on the lever
ground down nice and smooth

The rough idea...the most obvious difference in feel when
sitting on it, there is almost no pullback when compared to the Z-Bars.
The dog doesnt seem to care either way.

Three holes per side. One big hole for the big switch, one
little hole for the little switch (momentary switch), and one hole with some freshly
tapped threads in the middle for a mounting bolt

The POSH Factory switch housings mounted on their new home

Handlebar ends trimmed, new switch housings mounted,
and the bar dechromed. Ready for wiring now.
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