Brake and clutch fluid reservoir replacement

The stock brake and clutch fluid reservoir on the Motus are fairly basic on this bike. The look doesn't quite go with the high end bits scattered elsewhere. Time for an upgrade!

Stock reservoirs:

Nothing like a nice set of Rizoma parts:
#CT127B Rizoma NEXT brake reservoir
#CT125B Rizoma NEXT clutch reservoir
#CT115B Rizoma NEXT rear brake reservoir
#CT457B Rizoma handlebar clamp

 Care must be taken as not to get any DOT4 fluid on the paint. Extracting the brake fluid, removing the stock reservoir and placing the new mount is fairly painless. The new units are a much improved look.

 One disappointing feature is the Rizoma CT457B clamp- it's plastic! (not normal for Rizoma) The M4x0.7 hex bolts are threaded into the clamp. This would be OK if the clamp was the expected aluminum, but it is a very solid plastic. This was found when one of the threads stripped out attempting to tighten to the bar. An alternate clamp was found to provide multiple mounting points and a lower profile mount in general. These are made from Driven Racing and sold by Revzilla (Rizoma on the left, Driven on the right:

Removing all of the left handlebar hardware is first. Two set screws for the grips (heated) and two screws for the switch pod, and two 8mm bolts for the clutch lever are required for removal. Be aware of the locating pin/hole on the switch pod. Cutting some wire tie-wraps might be required to free up enough wire length. Pulling the Helibar out of it's mount might have been easier... Reassemble from the grip to the switch pod to the clutch lever before snugging up the reservoir mount to make sure everything is lined up and in the right spot.

Left side bar mount stripped:

Right side was similar, but WAY easier to pull the bar from the Helibar mount due to limited adjusting of the throttle cables. I didn't feel like taking the slack out of the cables from behind the faring.

Slide new clamp onto handlebar. I ended up flipping the clamp around to have the reservoir more to the front of the bike. The clamp provides three different mounting options:

Both clamps and Rizoma reservoirs mounted. They clean up the look of the handlebars and provide a much more compact look.