Switch gear hitting Air tubes!

Chrisiball · 30-Jan-2005, 14:17

Just fitted my carbon airtubes, and when turning the bars left. the bottom of the switch gear unit, catches the top of the tubes! Has anyone encountered this problem, and whats the best way round it!

JPM · 31-Jan-2005, 14:13

Not got carbon airtubes, but the easiest solution would be to move the switchgear round slightly on the clip on if possible, you might need to remove the retaining pin etc.

antonye · 31-Jan-2005, 14:46

Have you refitted the top fairing yet? Just wondering as the airtubes like to stick out further than they should without the top fairing holding them in the right place. This pulls them in quite a bit, so it may just be that.

Otherwise, haven't got a clue!

Jon · 31-Jan-2005, 21:06

Weeksy's right. If you look under the front of the nose cone at the top of the bottom yoke. There should be two bumps, one each side of the yoke.
At the front of the Headstock is a bracket which the bumps should hit at full lock.

Chrisiball · 31-Jan-2005, 22:55

Yeah the lockstops are fine it will touch both without the airtubes, but now there all fitted, the left switch gear catches the tube, just before full left lock

antonye · 31-Jan-2005, 23:08

Try undoing the handlebar clamp and making sure it's on the correct position - it may have been knocked at some point and moved it's way round the fork slightly.

If not that, maybe try taking the handlebar tube out and checking it's straight?

tony h · 02-Feb-2005, 02:12

i had the same trouble on mine with left lock av u got 2 little plastic lugs stickin down on ya switch gear if so cut em off i did & it just clears

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30-Jan-2005, 14:17	#1
Chrisiball Registered Forum User 500SD Posts: 529 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Scunthorpe, Lincs Mood: Come on spring!!! Switch gear hitting Air tubes! Just fitted my carbon airtubes, and when turning the bars left. the bottom of the switch gear unit, catches the top of the tubes! Has anyone encountered this problem, and whats the best way round it! Reply

31-Jan-2005, 14:13	#2
JPM Registered Forum User BSB Star Posts: 5,682 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: NW England Mood: Soon my pet, soon Not got carbon airtubes, but the easiest solution would be to move the switchgear round slightly on the clip on if possible, you might need to remove the retaining pin etc. Reply

31-Jan-2005, 21:06	#4
Jon Registered Forum User Ducati Corse Posts: 3,921 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Drayton Bassett, Staffs Mood: Tad more confident Weeksy's right. If you look under the front of the nose cone at the top of the bottom yoke. There should be two bumps, one each side of the yoke. At the front of the Headstock is a bracket which the bumps should hit at full lock. Reply

31-Jan-2005, 22:55	#5
Chrisiball Registered Forum User 500SD Posts: 529 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Scunthorpe, Lincs Mood: Come on spring!!! Lock stop Yeah the lockstops are fine it will touch both without the airtubes, but now there all fitted, the left switch gear catches the tube, just before full left lock Reply

02-Feb-2005, 02:12	#7
tony h Registered Forum User Posts: 39 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: notts i had the same trouble on mine with left lock av u got 2 little plastic lugs stickin down on ya switch gear if so cut em off i did & it just clears Reply