wal Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 anyone know if the FZ09/MT09 handlebars are the same as the Tracer, are they the same width/rise......thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruceintucson Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 anyone know if the FZ09/MT09 handlebars are the same as the Tracer, are they the same width/rise......thanks FZ-09 bars are~ 2" narrower (31" vs 29"). Bend/rise is close to identical. MT/FJ stock clutch cable will not work with FZ bars, and neither will a stock FZ cable properly. You need a Motion Pro MT/FJ cable without the metal sleeve at the clutch lever end. And belief it or not, some of the holes in the bars for switch assemblies, etc. don't line up either; you have to drill new holes.That said, definitely like the feel of the narrower bars. But if I did it again, I'd just cut an inch off each end of the stockers, re-thread the bar ends & measure one inch in for the switches and drill holes for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wal Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 anyone know if the FZ09/MT09 handlebars are the same as the Tracer, are they the same width/rise......thanks FZ-09 bars are~ 2" narrower (31" vs 29"). Bend/rise is close to identical. MT/FJ stock clutch cable will not work with FZ bars, and neither will a stock FZ cable properly. You need a Motion Pro MT/FJ cable without the metal sleeve at the clutch lever end. And belief it or not, some of the holes in the bars for switch assemblies, etc. don't line up either; you have to drill new holes.That said, definitely like the feel of the narrower bars. But if I did it again, I'd just cut an inch off each end of the stockers, re-thread the bar ends & measure one inch in for the switches and drill holes for them. thanks for info, stock bars make my wrists and forearms ache badly....ive seen a couple of options with Renthal bars in other posts i'll look in to also... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carey Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 FZ-09 bars are~ 2" narrower (31" vs 29"). Bend/rise is close to identical. MT/FJ stock clutch cable will not work with FZ bars, and neither will a stock FZ cable properly. You need a Motion Pro MT/FJ cable without the metal sleeve at the clutch lever end. And belief it or not, some of the holes in the bars for switch assemblies, etc. don't line up either; you have to drill new holes.That said, definitely like the feel of the narrower bars. But if I did it again, I'd just cut an inch off each end of the stockers, re-thread the bar ends & measure one inch in for the switches and drill holes for them. thanks for info, stock bars make my wrists and forearms ache badly....ive seen a couple of options with Renthal bars in other posts i'll look in to also... I had the same problem, so I switched to Renthal bars with more sweep. I threaded the ends so I could use Yamaha weighted bar ends. They are the same thread pitch as FJ 09 OEM bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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