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Ok, This is a re-post... but I haven't seen it on this site. This has truly got to be the greatest tip ever, and no one seems to know about it.
I found this over on the Majesty Yahoo Group. This is what happens when you buy TWO Majesty's... you learn that it's possible to adjust the handlebars. Get Outta Here, you say? No, read on:
For those wishing their handlebars were slightly further forward or
backward, there is a very easy way to do this. I discovered it by
accident after I got my 2nd Majesty. I noticed that the handlebars
were much further forward on the first one.
Most bikes with handlebar covers have very limited, if any, adjustment
fore and aft, but not so the Majesty.
By removing the top cover, (4 hex-head screws hold it on. 2 on the
bottom, near the handgrips, and 2 near the steering head.
Note that the screws are 2 different lengths, the longest ones go in
near the handgrips.
When the top cover is removed, you will see 4 large hex-head bolts
securing the handlebars to the steering head. Just loosen these
slightly and you can adjust the tilt of the bars to suit your
size/preference. Just make sure that you don't move them so far
forward that the mirrors hit the windshield in a full-lock turn.
There is about a total of 6-8" of adjustment possible.
Total time for the mechanically-challenged: about 15 minutes!
Ride safe!
Ron Kerlin
I found this over on the Majesty Yahoo Group. This is what happens when you buy TWO Majesty's... you learn that it's possible to adjust the handlebars. Get Outta Here, you say? No, read on:
For those wishing their handlebars were slightly further forward or
backward, there is a very easy way to do this. I discovered it by
accident after I got my 2nd Majesty. I noticed that the handlebars
were much further forward on the first one.
Most bikes with handlebar covers have very limited, if any, adjustment
fore and aft, but not so the Majesty.
By removing the top cover, (4 hex-head screws hold it on. 2 on the
bottom, near the handgrips, and 2 near the steering head.
Note that the screws are 2 different lengths, the longest ones go in
near the handgrips.
When the top cover is removed, you will see 4 large hex-head bolts
securing the handlebars to the steering head. Just loosen these
slightly and you can adjust the tilt of the bars to suit your
size/preference. Just make sure that you don't move them so far
forward that the mirrors hit the windshield in a full-lock turn.
There is about a total of 6-8" of adjustment possible.
Total time for the mechanically-challenged: about 15 minutes!
Ride safe!
Ron Kerlin