[Heavy FZ6]

http://www.convertibars.com/index.cfm

Take a look at the "Fit your bike" tab. They've got them for the FZ6.

 

[MrVvrroomm]

My wife had Convertibars on her '03 ZZR1200. The ZZR on the site is actually hers. Good company to deal with.

 

[nurgle]

Still a status "P" for the FZ6, so the fit, range of motion, any special quirks of putting them on a FZ6 are not sorted out yet. I just ordered a set for my wife's FZ6 since she has been having problems with wrist pain from the angle. We have been through several different bars but none worked real well, so we took the plunge on the convertibars. We will get a 25 % refund if we sent them pics, measurements, and a report of any difficulties, etc when we are done putting them on.
Terry

 

[biker6]

My wife had Convertibars on her '03 ZZR1200. The ZZR on the site is actually hers. Good company to deal with.

Was the difference in comfort like going from an R6 to a FZ6? I have had to shy away from the pure sport bikes just for the reason of comfort... wouldn't mind getting back on one though...

Any feedback you have about the product is appreciated!

:cheers

 

[Fuzz Bomb]

Pretty neat looking. I'll be interested to hear how she likes them. I was tempted to change the bars in my first year on the bike, but decided to tough it out instead (and buy more comfy gloves).

 

[MrVvrroomm]

The Convertibars on her ZZR1200 were a necessity. At 5' 4" she could barely reach the bars, too low and too far forward. The ZZR is a large bike.

We had them installed as a bar riser vs. the adjustability of them. We ended up with a 5" rise over stock. It made the bike very comfortable, with ergos very close to that of my FJR.

She has since replaced the bike...with an FZ6. She likes it much better.

 

[rasmar]

Still a status "P" for the FZ6, so the fit, range of motion, any special quirks of putting them on a FZ6 are not sorted out yet. I just ordered a set for my wife's FZ6 since she has been having problems with wrist pain from the angle. We have been through several different bars but none worked real well, so we took the plunge on the convertibars. We will get a 25 % refund if we sent them pics, measurements, and a report of any difficulties, etc when we are done putting them on.
Terry

having been dealing with some handlebar issues on my own and still fiddling with a replacement set i got late last year and i may even consider giving this a shot too but i'd be interested to hear if you have some kind of luck with them even in testing mode.

 

[djfz6]

nice find. i have replaced my stock bars with drag bars. they feel nice for now, but i do like the adjustability that those convertibars offer.

 

[rasmar]

thinking more and more about getting some just waiting to hear if they are hopeless or not from Nurgle LOL

 

[nurgle]

convertibars install day one

See futher along in the thread for full review with the proper parts and photos

Well they arrived today, pretty nicely made. The FZ6 is real tight around where the clamps go compared to something like my SV1000S. So for the first go around I didn't do any cutting of the inner faring panels. W/o cutting, the clamps only fit in one postion that will still allow for steering lock w/o hitting anything. With the clamps in this position, the bars themselves are also pretty much locked into one position also with some up and down adjustability, the angle can't be changed. This bar position is well forward of the stock one and a little higher and quite a bit narrower between the grips. I like the position, but its not my bike and my wife will probably be able to ride it tomorow to see if she likes it before we start cutting. With some cutting, the adjustabiltiy will probably be about like they show on the web site. We probably will cut it, the panels that need to be cut are 48$ on each side.

 

[rasmar]

looks nice but sucks that there isnt as much mobility without hacking as you (and probably me) would like.

any idea if you're going to leave the handlebar clamps in place? they look kind of odd just sitting there but i guess would be a good place to put a helmet lock lol

 

[05fz6newb]

I would be interested in these handlebars because I am wanting to get a more sporty riding position. Are these bars going to raise or lower the bars without cutting? I am wanting more of a foward and down riding position. Any input from anyone that has this setup???

 

[Spike]

Did you purchase the extended lines or did you leave the stock ones? It seems that a huge part of the cost are the extended lines.

 

[segue00]

Welp, I think that risers and specific handlebar choice is still the best way to go on the faired FZ6.

 

[nurgle]

I'll post more detail later, but in short the stock lines are long enough for all possible postions of the bars

 

[nurgle]

Hello, been a while but we have been traveling and my wife hasn't gotten enough time with the bars to decide we want to keep them until now. We will be out of town this weekend, http://www.hstatwistar.info/. So next week sometime I'll start the measurements of range of movement, cutting of the fairing panels, and photo's for the 25% refund on the bars and get the info posted here also.
Terry

 

[nurgle]

The convertibars sorted and installed with photos, plus other mods

August update: We tried out some different risers with an 8" riser that will probably be the default riser offered with the FZ6 kit by convertibars. The down and forward measurements are the same, but the up and back now puts it at 2 1/2 higher than stock to give more adjustment range, which would be another 1 1/2 inches higher than pictured in the side view. All the lines did not require any lenthening.
Terry

up and back

Down and forward

Its been a while, but between parts mix up and vacation trips, its been taking forever to finish this project. The initial cyclops clamps in our kit were the wrong ones, they had a 25 mm span between the holes instead of the 8 mm's intended. This severly limited the clearance of the bars and their possible positions. It also required considerable trimming of the inner fairing panels. With the new clamps, considerably less will need to be trimmed. Or, it may be possible to melt and bend them enough with a heat gun to clear the bars without removing any material, but it will have to wait until I have new uncut panels (On order, 26$ ea for blue, 28$ ea for silver,thoughtfully reimbursed by convertbars since they sent the wrong clamp initially).

Per the convertibars measurements, range of travel in inches is:
above stock, 1, 2 1/2 with 8 inch risers
below stock, 3
fore of stock 2.5
Aft of stock, 0

The stock lines are fine for any possible postions of the bars and do not need to be replaced
Basically there are two extreme postions, all the way forward and down and all the way back and up with any postion in between. This is done by rotating the cyclops clamp on the forks and moving the bars up and down in the clamp.
All the way back and up is 1" higher than stock but not any further back
All the way forward and down is 3" lower than stock and 2.5" forward.
In the full back postion the bars can move from 1" above stock to 1.5" below stock. Also, there is room to change the angle of the bar with the bar end moving over a range about 3.5 inches. something not specified with the convertibar measurements but some that does make a big difference. Basically, they do a good job of getting lower and more forward with wrist angle adjustments, but do not go much further back than stock.
All in all, we are happy with them. the convertibars customer service has been excellent to work with. Trimming the panel, if done the same on both sides really doesn't look all that bad or that noticible to someone just walking up to the bike if they didn't know something was missing. In the pics, only the left bar is moved and the right remains in the full back and up postion.

In case anybody asks, the bar ends are manic salamander dragonfly's, the Givi setup uses a V46 top and E21 side cases, the seat is a Corbin (before the price increase), and the screen has Saeng stealth edging that really does work quite well on the FZ6 (http://www.saeng.com/edging.htm)

Enjoy, hope this helps someone out

Detail side view of full up and back postion

detail side view back and down

detail side view of forward and down

 

[biker6]

Very helpful review. It looks like I might be able to ride SS bikes again someday! :banana ...switched to the FZ because I mostly commute and I needed something comfy but also had to get something as sporty as possible. :eatpop

:cheers

 

[kevinmroczko]

Its been a while, but between parts mix up and vacation trips, its been taking forever to finish this project. The initial cyclops clamps in our kit were the wrong ones, they had a 25 mm span between the holes instead of the 8 mm's intended. This severly limited the clearance of the bars and their possible positions. It also required considerable trimming of the inner fairing panels. With the new clamps, considerably less will need to be trimmed. Or, it may be possible to melt and bend them enough with a heat gun to clear the bars without removing any material, but it will have to wait until I have new uncut panels (On order, 26$ ea for blue, 28$ ea for silver,thoughtfully reimbursed by convertbars since they sent the wrong clamp initially).

Per the convertibars measurements, range of travel in inches is:
above stock, 1
below stock, 3
fore of stock 2.5
Aft of stock, 0

The stock lines are fine for any possible postions of the bars and do not need to be replaced
Basically there are two extreme postions, all the way forward and down and all the way back and up with any postion in between. This is done by rotating the cyclops clamp on the forks and moving the bars up and down in the clamp.
All the way back and up is 1" higher than stock but not any further back
All the way forward and down is 3" lower than stock and 2.5" forward.
In the full back postion the bars can move from 1" above stock to 1.5" below stock. Also, there is room to change the angle of the bar with the bar end moving over a range about 3.5 inches. something not specified with the convertibar measurements but some that does make a big difference. Basically, they do a good job of getting lower and more forward with wrist angle adjustments, but do not go much further back than stock.
All in all, we are happy with them. the convertibars customer service has been excellent to work with. Trimming the panel, if done the same on both sides really doesn't look all that bad or that noticible to someone just walking up to the bike if they didn't know something was missing. In the pics, only the left bar is moved and the right remains in the full back and up postion.

In case anybody asks, the bar ends are manic salamander dragonfly's, the Givi setup uses a V46 top and E21 side cases, the seat is a Corbin (before the price increase), and the screen has Saeng stealth edging that really does work quite well on the FZ6 (http://www.saeng.com/edging.htm)

Enjoy, hope this helps someone out

side view of bike

Detail side view of full up and back postion

detail side view back and down

detail side view of forward and down

Cockpit view, left forward and down, right up and back

rear of bike
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b80/terryth/P6271349.jpg

How are these working out? I am seriously considering getting some, but I REALLY don't like the idea of trimming plastic. My main goal would be to lower riding position. Are they still working well for that?

 

[nurgle]

They are working out fine, we got them where Jenny likes them and probably won't move them much. I got the new inner panels the other day but have not gotten around to seeing how they fit with the shorter cyclops clamps. But with the cost of them only at 25$ each, cutting them is not a huge expense to put it back to stock. Most of the available adjustment for this bike is to make it lower and forward of stock, the convertibars advertizing for back and up is geared more towards bikes that started out with clipons.