Need help on bar positions, please

[LAWMAN]

I'm still pretty new to this Gas Gas thing, so bear with me, please.

I bought my bike (an '07 300) used & am just now getting to ride it much. the prior owner was a giant; he had the bar raised up with a sub-mount for the Scott's damper. now that I am finally getting to ride my bike >1 X per year, this is bugging me to the point that I am ready to fix it. I put on a much lower bar, which was better but still too tall, so I got rid of the tall sub-mount set-up.

I talked to BRP about getting a top mount for the Scott's, which is 1" lower. the guy wants to know what postion I have the bar mounted in, 1,2,3 or 4. I don't know which is which; I have the bar in the forward mount holes, & there is a big washer under each of the mounts. but the mounts themselves look identical to me, i.e. not reversible to change reach or height.

What am I missing here?

thanks

John

 

[twowheels]

Stock mount bases are symetric, so the only adjustment is which hole you have them mounted in.

I'm still pretty new to this Gas Gas thing, so bear with me, please.

I bought my bike (an '07 300) used & am just now getting to ride it much. the prior owner was a giant; he had the bar raised up with a sub-mount for the Scott's damper. now that I am finally getting to ride my bike >1 X per year, this is bugging me to the point that I am ready to fix it. I put on a much lower bar, which was better but still too tall, so I got rid of the tall sub-mount set-up.

I talked to BRP about getting a top mount for the Scott's, which is 1" lower. the guy wants to know what postion I have the bar mounted in, 1,2,3 or 4. I don't know which is which; I have the bar in the forward mount holes, & there is a big washer under each of the mounts. but the mounts themselves look identical to me, i.e. not reversible to change reach or height.

What am I missing here?

thanks

John

 

[LAWMAN]

thanks, Steve! I will let the guy know--it's not me, it's him.

 

[GMP]

Get the Fastway Scotts mount and you can choose and adjust position any time.

 

[LAWMAN]

Thanks, Glenn, I guess I'll have to do that--I just got off the phone again with BRP, & they keep insisting that there are 4 positions.

 

[Cberg]

I put a sub-mount damper on my 300 EC a few days ago and the clamps did look like the bolt on the bar clamp was off-set. The off-set was very very little but it was off-set.

 

[GMP]

They might be right. I think the '07 OEM bar perches have a 3mm offset. At a glance they look symetrical but there not. Easy enough to tell, just pop off your bars and measure the bolt center to each edge F&R. I have the Fastway on my '12 because I wasn't sure what position I would like best. Nice part.

 

[bkwdc]

bar offset

'11 300 six days = offset = 4 positions
#4 seems to = my ktm's #3

 

[wrench]

I talked to BRP about getting a top mount for the Scott's, which is 1" lower. the guy wants to know what postion I have the bar mounted in, 1,2,3 or 4. I don't know which is which;

John, the following link will explain what the guy at BRP is talking about.
http://www.scottsperformance.com/BarPosition.php

BTW, if you still have that underbar mount, I want it!

 

[modette]

John, the following link will explain what the guy at BRP is talking about.
http://www.scottsperformance.com/BarPosition.php

BTW, if you still have that underbar mount, I want it!

Thanks for the link I just learned something new myself.