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My Beach Bar installation

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I have a beach bar with a headlight and speedo lowering kit on its way from Spiegler. Its a great look. Mine came with BMW Pro handlebars, kind of short Ape hangers. They make my back hurt.
 
BAD MIKE said:
I have a beach bar with a headlight and speedo lowering kit on its way from Spiegler. Its a great look. Mine came with BMW Pro handlebars, kind of short Ape hangers. They make my back hurt.
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I'm not familiar with Spiegler; however, I was checking out their website, looks like they have some cool stuff... It will be good to know more about the overall fit and finish, once you receive and install your parts.

The mini-LED lights are a BMW product, which uses KELLERMANN lights; however, they're not available for sale in the States.
 
estoma said:
Finally got around to installing Rommel's beach bars...
All sharp edges deburred and coated with [/URL]

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Where did you get the bar holders for the clutch and brake lines? much nicer than the rubber wraps; nice work.
 
BAD MIKE said:
Great pics. You did an outstanding putting the holes in the bars for your wiring.
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Thanks.
I made the slots smaller than those in the stock handlebars, just wide enough to accommodate the largest wiring connector on the right-hand side. 7/16" - 11mm wide by 1-9/16" - 40mm long at the grips and 1-3/4" - 45mm at the speedo.
I centre-punched a row of four holes (5/16" - 8mm centres at the grips, 3/8"- 9.5 mm at the speedo) and then drilled them successively 1/8" (3mm), 7/32" (5.5mm), 5/16" (8mm) and 3/8" (10mm). I finished the slots using tungsten-carbide burrs - . The T-C burrs also work well to remove sharp edges and to render sloped harness entries/exits.
I removed the kinky, cheap-looking BMW cable sleeves, taped the wiring, , and fitted braided split-sleeve, , over that.

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laennecr said:
Where did you get the bar holders for the clutch and brake lines? much nicer than the rubber wraps; nice work.
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I had installed the BMW OEM Beach bars; I was a little surprised and disappointed that the bars didn't arrive pre drilled in order to accommodate the wiring harnesses...

These project bikes look amazing, after a little elbow grease and ingenuity...
 
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