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View Poll Results: Would you switch from a Top to a Sub mount for Scott's with stock trip clamp?? | |||
Yes | 4 | 40.00% | |
No | 6 | 60.00% | |
Voters: 10. You may not vote on this poll |
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Sub or Top mount
I saw the poll that had the Scott's damper at the top of the list for the most used. Then I read the responses concerning the lack of sub mounts without having to purchase an entire top clamp assembly.
It really got me wondering, how many would actually switch from the top bar setup to a sub mount setup [retaining the stock triple clamp] were one available?
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2003 GG 300EC/DE [Ohlins] 2001 GG 250XCSOLD |
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I did just that, I use the std triple clamps and mount the Scott under the bars with the help of a home-milled bracket. No big deal, provided you have access to a milling machine.
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Anders "So you know, that you're over the hill when your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill" (Little Feat: Old Folks Boogie) 2015 EC200 Racing: TE bars, Rekluse Core Exp 3.0, 38mm Lectron & Ohlins S3 steering damper 2006 EC200: 2011 plastics, Rekluse Z-Start, revalved KYB forks & Scotts steering damper 1998 Bimota Supermono 1986 Duc Mille S2 1975 Guzzi sidecar hack 1961 Morini Corsaro 125 etc |
#3
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This is exactly what I have done with both of my GG'ers . It utilizes the #3/4 bar positions which seem to be the most popular anyway. I am 5'10" and prefer the #3 position with a low KTM bar clamp. I have access to make them [I had to pay for the 3D program] if there is enough interest to keep the cost reasonable/competitive. I had them made from 6061 and it is a bit taller than the similar mounts that were on the market which allows for the use of a fat bar while retaining the ability to remove the damper easily without having to raise the bars too high for us normal height challenged guys.
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2003 GG 300EC/DE [Ohlins] 2001 GG 250XCSOLD |
#4
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assembled mount....
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2003 GG 300EC/DE [Ohlins] 2001 GG 250XCSOLD |
#5
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I would definitely had been interested but decided to go a different route and got my Motosportz damper this weekend.
On a side note while I was looking into a Scotts Sub-Mount I did come across these guys that make a universal mount. It seems like a great concept. I would definitely like to purchase their C-Clamp Bar End Mounts but they only have Orange and Gold ones in stock...... Might be worth checking out. http://store.gatosbros.com/universal...mount-350.html
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2012 - XC 300 Racing Seattle, WA |
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Nice mount and concept, but much higher expense.
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2003 GG 300EC/DE [Ohlins] 2001 GG 250XCSOLD |
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I prefer the sub mount. I have always found a taller bar setup more comfortable for me. Every time I ride a bike with a shorter setup I feel very hunched over and don't like it at all. To each their own.
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Sure, its all relative. At 5'9", a submount's height increase is huge in feel. Less so 6'+. I raised my bars with shims just enough to get the tool on the PFP adjusters with the Flexxbars.
Pivot pegs seem to make leaning foward over the bars a lot more natural, without being hunched over as you say. |
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the first prototype that I made [much lower profile], was used in conjunction with the Scott's top clamp/riser setup [all I had on hand at the time] had the bars so much higher that I was cramped when standing and just plain weird when sitting. I experienced the weird arm stuff that you were speaking of so badly that I had to pull out of the HS after one lap to keep from killing myself. It did provide crucial information as to what I need to do and thus the final product was achieved. I am using my mount w/ a KTM stock bar clamp [currently 7/8, the 1-1/8 I have is same height] w/ Pro Taper Yamaha Mini bars. This combo achieves a height difference of about 13mm above stock without a mount and gives the option of #3 or #4 bar positions just like the Scott's did on my old KTM. I found the stock position to be too low and close in for my liking when sitting or standing in rough terrain. The slightly more forward #3 position and added height [from the sub mount] really made my preferred riding positions feel very neutral and natural. The purpose of this was not to start a debate, that is why I kept the question/poll to a very simple Yes/No. I know that a lot of people like the bling but quite honestly, I have never found a nice bling top clamp [keeping std geometry] that actually improved my ability. The damper on the other hand I feel has.
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2003 GG 300EC/DE [Ohlins] 2001 GG 250XCSOLD |
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Disclaimer
Guys/Gals .... I am not trying to start an argument or ruffle any feathers of personal choice.
I simply thought I could help my fellow riders, by offering a less costly [much cheaper than the other examples given so far] alternative for a part that I found to be highly useful and fill what I thought to be a void in the marketplace. If there was enough interest to justify having some made, I would go ahead and offer them up in the new products section and follow all of the proper site rules pertaining to it. Heck, I am just a retired auto mechanic that had an idea and wanted to act on it.
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