Hawk, VFR, and F2 clipons

Note that the Hawk one is not actually flat, it's angled *up* a little bit, which has the effect of making it flat because of the rake of the fork tubes (when mounted) and because they're angled back.

It also means that the VFR and F2 are really angled down quite a bit once you figure in fork tube rake.

You can see that the stockers are centered on the fork tube, the F2 is quite definately offset forward, and the VFR is somewhere in the middle.

The CB-1 clipons are about the same height as the VFR's but more forward, almost as far as the F2's. The CB-1 info is from memory, not from measurement.

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I did a bunch of measurements:

	rise	offset	droop
Hawk	37/8"	0"	- 3/8".
VFR750 ('91-'97)	23/8"	1/2"	1"
F2/3 ('91-'98)	11/2"	13/8"	1"

notes

• Rise is measured from the bottom of the clip-on, where it touches the triple clamp, to the center of the bar where it meets (or would meet) the fork tube.
• Offset is the distance from the center of the bar (axially) to the center of the fork tube (axially) Basically how far in front of the fork the bar is.
• Droop is measured in inches instead of degrees because I had a ruler and not a protractor. It's the distance paralell to the fork tube from the tip of the bar to where the bar would meet the fork tube. This is not the best way to do it, but since Honda bars all seem to be the same length it should at least give a relative measurement. because
• I didn't incllude sweep (angle backwards) because it's dependant on mounting position and not on manufacturing. If you're using an aftermarket bar you're going to cut off the little locating nub anyway.
• The negative droop for the Hawk is not a typo, there is a small rise, but because the bars sweep back, and the fork tubes are angled back (27.5° rake) there's still some droop in the real world. They feel pretty flat.
• Droop and offset will change the way some bars feel a lot. The VFR bars are not only 1-1/2" lower, they're also 1/2" farther forward, and because of the droop, the center of the bar where you actually grab it is almost another inch down.