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Hi, just wandering as I just got new handlebars for my zxr and after i put them on both the handlebars still trap my hand between the frame and the handle? So any ideas? what about you guys does it pinch your hand in too??

Slacken the clamp bolt and move the bars.

It could be your lock stops are broken

dont get me wrong the steering does lock fine on both sides it doesnt hit the frame or anything but its just the gap is small

Thats the zxr for ya...

The ZXR's turning circle is rubbish enough as it is - i'd be happy for as much lock as possible. That said, i've never had a situation where my gloves have caught the frame whilst on full lock.

their are two bolts on the bottom of the triple clamp that position the handlebars but you can remove the bolts and move them as cargo said

Haha turning circle is rubbish but the MOT testers dont care about that one sadly. If i remove the locating pins won't the handlebars move while riding though??

Depends how tight they are

the bolts are underneath the triple clamp, if you tighten the allen key bolt to the correct torque (25nm?) then they wont move, its just a locating bolt, i move mine depending on the weather, so I make the handlebars flatter during winter and when it comes to summer put them back to where the locating pin is as it changes the steering slightly

Thanks for all the help, changed my left handlebar too and it seems like it did the trick , passed mot yesterday. My old left handlebar was bent by 3 inches

So that you can feel reassured here's a pic of mine. Standard bar clamp on a standard fork but it's dropped by about 20mm. It's perfectly secure and been that way for many racing miles