Slipping Handlebars
#31
04-01-2011, 11:45 PM
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Dang! You just said what I was going to say, about the center punch dimpling. Just wrap some masking tape around the adjacent area that you don't want to dimple and have away with the hammer and punch in between the tape. This will do more than knurls because it will effectively increase the bar diameter around each dimple. You can do the same thing with the clamps where they contact the bar.
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04-02-2011, 07:38 PM
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06-26-2011, 12:18 PM
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One Piece Clamp?
8541hog, thank you for the clarification, I should have been more clear.
A few years ago the Motor Company issued a service bulletin regarding apes and the small stock two piece top clamps, stating that because of the leverage exerted on apes there was a tendency to metal fatigue and possible breakage of the handlebars between the two clamps over a period of time.
They recommended that their one piece top clamp be used when installing apes.
As you state, there are many larger two piece top clamps that may do the job just fine.
Kevin
A few years ago the Motor Company issued a service bulletin regarding apes and the small stock two piece top clamps, stating that because of the leverage exerted on apes there was a tendency to metal fatigue and possible breakage of the handlebars between the two clamps over a period of time.
They recommended that their one piece top clamp be used when installing apes.
As you state, there are many larger two piece top clamps that may do the job just fine.
Kevin
#35
06-26-2011, 02:50 PM
Well, i took my bike out for a ride for the first time a couple weeks ago and found something that freaked me out a bit while i was ridin.
I was mergin onto the highway, when i was adjusting my body to kick the pig and it felt like my handlebars moved. didn't think too much about it, but when i was merging, i gripped the bars and got set to pass a truck when, Yup those sumbiches moved.
got it home, back out the bolts, bolted it back down. grabbed the bars with one hand and moved them again. Pulled the top clamp off and the bars are not knurled.
Anyone know of a fix for this, or am i just gonna need new bars?
and the cheaper the better
I was mergin onto the highway, when i was adjusting my body to kick the pig and it felt like my handlebars moved. didn't think too much about it, but when i was merging, i gripped the bars and got set to pass a truck when, Yup those sumbiches moved.
got it home, back out the bolts, bolted it back down. grabbed the bars with one hand and moved them again. Pulled the top clamp off and the bars are not knurled.
Anyone know of a fix for this, or am i just gonna need new bars?
and the cheaper the better
Make sure it's not just the rubber bushings flexing. I freaked at first until I realized there was nothing to worry about. I imagine the rubber bushings are to absorb some vibration before reaching your hands. You can get the poly bushings that won't flex like that.
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06-26-2011, 02:55 PM
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Does anyone know if they make one ( a one piece top clamp) for mine? It's an '09 Street Bob with those piece-of-sh*t integrated clamps (built-in to the top trees. My 14" Burly's did not come knurled, my clamps aren't knurled and they slip everytime I hit a bad bump.
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