Maybe too many of those gave you "beer muscles"
How NOT to tighten you risers...
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Road Master
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Nah...It's a weeknight...I don't indulge on weeknights. Just weekends. But my massive, manly muscles were most definetly to blame for this glorious fail.
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hey dark, what if you cut the stock six inchers down ta two inch and drill hole dead center and tap it to the right threads....it will hold so you can ride with that mark guy on sunday..............just a vision for ya...........
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Road Master
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If I owned a drill press, I would have already done that lol. I actually just scored a set from my neighbor.
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Sorry to hear that man. At least you got a pair to replace.
Quick question. What are bushings? What do they do for the bars?
Quick question. What are bushings? What do they do for the bars?
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Road Master
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+1 Yeah, the riser is trash. Note the powdercoating chipped off around the base.
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Road Master
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bushings are the rubber guides that are inside of the triple tree that your risers bolt to. They are intended for vibration reduction but when people put apes on, the stock rubber ones flex too much, so thats why people buy polyurethane or like me, go with solid bushings to eliminate flexing all together.