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Originally Posted by RichardDDuke
Anybody found any aftermarket bars that have the correct holes pre-drilled for switch gear to locate into ?
If so, please advise....
TIA
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I don't think you're going to find any pre-drilled bars, Richard. All these aftermarket bars, be they from Rizoma, LSL, CNC Racing etc., they're all universal fit designed for any number of makes and models. You'd probably be hard-pushed to find two bikes with the same arrangement and position of holes so the manufacturers have to leave it to the buyer to locate everything in the correct place.
It's not a difficult task - if you wrap masking tape around the pin area then colour over the end of the switchgear pin with a marker pen, when you press the switchgear halves together on the bar, you'll be left with a location mark on the tape.
The bars are aluminium so are not difficult to drill, just proceed slowly, start with a pilot hole then go up in a couple of steps to the correct size, (on the Evo, 5.5mm for switches and 4.5mm for the throttle).
A bonus to drilling your own holes is that you can position things exactly as you want, not as the manufacturer dictates. On the Rizomas, you can see graduation lines so you can rotate the bars forward or back. A hole position that worked on -3 probably wouldn't be comfortable on +3.
If you don't want to drill, consider removing the pins and using self-adhesive mounting tape to secure things. Plenty of people on here have used that method with no problems.