handlebar knurls

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Nov 27, 2017 | 01:10 PM

izzyfutch

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handlebar knurls

What is the best way to knurl a smooth handlebar? Thanks.

Nov 28, 2017 | 09:34 AM

ktate

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I'd like to know too.

Nov 28, 2017 | 04:42 PM

IronMick

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I saw this on one of these IronHead forums a few years ago, but I do not recall how it was done. Try searching here and on the other IronHead forum as well.

Nov 28, 2017 | 07:05 PM

yellowstone kelly

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A quick Google search for "Best way to knurl handlebars" will produce quite a few Youtube videos of different ways to do it, ranging from some pretty fancy (expensive) tools to a guy with a hammer and a punch."

Some of the search results mention using strips of "drywall sanding paper" between the risers and the bars, instead of knurling. I've never seen or used drywall sanding paper, but it appears to be similar to emery cloth with the "sand" on both sides of the paper. Some guys swear by it and say the bars are "rock solid" when using it.