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Lindby has now come out with the Linbars for the 1300! I’ve always liked this design and having been waiting for this, so I was quite pleased when they called and told me it was ready.

FYI: For those who have or can find one used, Drag79Stang has modded the Linbar for the 1100 to fit on the 1300. Here's his description with pics: http://1300tourer.com/node/1203

So, let’s get started!

What you need:
8mm hex tool
5mm hex tool
14mm socket or wrench

Recommended:
Loctite
Torque wrench

This is what you get from Lindby:

Start by removing the front 8mm hex engine bolt on the right (brake) side. It is in front of the gas tank:

Here it is. This will be replaced by one supplied by Lindby:

Remove the front 8mm hex engine bolt on the left (clutch) side:

This one will be replaced as well. Hold on to them – they’ll make great Secret Santa gifts at work!:

We will be removing the rear brake master cylinder. It is located under and behind the right floorboard:

Remove one of the 5mm hex bolts holding it in place:

These bolts will be replaced by ones from Lindby:

And remove the other 5mm hex bolt:

Again, it will be replaced:

The right and left floorboards are held on by two 14mm bolts:

Let’s do the right side. Remove a 14mm bolt:

These will be re-used:

And remove the other:
Note: Once you remove the last bolt, the whole assembly is still attached by the brake line and the electrical wire for the brake light switch. You may want to put something underneath to hold it up. One of my small toolboxes was perfect.

Don’t lose it!:

Here’s the unbolted assembly being supported by my toolbox:

Here’s the left mount:

Remove the 14mm bolt:

Keeper:

Remove the other 14mm bolt. Here’s the loose assembly with the shift linkage. Don’t worry, there’s enough slack for it to rest on the floor OK:

Here I’ve prepped my workspace by placing a towel over the fender and some cardboard on the floor:

Wiggle the Linbar in place between the fender and the radiator. Sorry, no pic. My hands were full and I left the camera out of reach. I ran the engine bolts in to hold it up for now (the longer bolt is for the left side).

I’m going to loosely put all the bolts in place and at the end tighten them all. Here’s a closer look at the hardware that Linby supplies. The washers and huge spacers at the top are for the engine bolts. The thick-looking washers are for the rear bolts on the floorboards. The two bolts, spacers and washers are for the rear brake assembly. Not shown are the replacement engine bolts. At this point I already had them loosely in place holding up the Linbar. NOTE: The replacement engine bolts are 5mm, not 8mm like the originals. The longer engine bolt goes on the left side.

On the left side here you can see that the Linbar support only covers the front hole of the floorboard. The Linbar support goes between the floorboard bracket and the frame:

Use one of the spacers to fill the gap for the rear bolt. It will go between the floorboard bracket and the bike frame:

Here’s the left floorboard loosely in place. You can see the Linbar support on the front bolt and the spacer on the rear bolt:

Now do the same thing for the right side. Here it is loosely put together:

Put the rear brake assembly on next. You will use the two 5mm bolts provided by Linby. The spacers will go between the brake mounting bracket and the frame. The washers of course will go between the outside of the brake bracket and the bolts:

Here’s an underneath shot of the rear brake assembly loosely in place. You can easily see the spacers:

The huge spacers are for the engine bolts. The spacer will go between the Linbar and the frame:

This is the left side. The spacer is in place and here is the replacement 5mm hex bolt:

The left side put together:

Here’s the replacement 5mm hex engine bolt for the right side:

And the right side put together:

Alright! Everything is in place! Now we can go around and tighten everything down. I strongly recommend that you use loctite or some type of thread locker on the bolts.

Torque specs:
(2)Engine bolts: 22 ft-lbs
(4)Floorboard bolts: 46 ft-lbs
(2)Rear Brake bolts: 17 ft-lbs.

So how does it look?

Ignore the dirt. She’s still grimy from the StarDays trip.

Time to go enjoy the ride!

Boomer Sooner
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