can i add washers between risers and triple
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When I was trying the ergos on apes for my bobber, I used the stock bars and spaced them upwards using grade-8 nuts with a bigger ID than the OD of the thread of the longer bolts. I did that for 4 inches! I wouldn't recommend it for longterm use just out of caution, but it got me around and let me tailor the height before I bought bars. So the answer would be that a solid spacer would do the trick for you.
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When I was trying the ergos on apes for my bobber, I used the stock bars and spaced them upwards using grade-8 nuts with a bigger ID than the OD of the thread of the longer bolts. I did that for 4 inches! I wouldn't recommend it for longterm use just out of caution, but it got me around and let me tailor the height before I bought bars. So the answer would be that a solid spacer would do the trick for you.
Holy Crap!!!!
I don't know whether youre really brave, or a little nuts to try a trick like that.
I'm glad you got away with it, but I have to ask.
What pray tell did you think using fancy grade 8 nuts as spacers was going to do for you?
Used that way they were not going to make things any stronger.
In fact just the opposite would be true.
The more nuts you put into it the more stress you would be putting on the bolt.
No offence, but I wouldn't trust a Rube Goldberg rig like that to stand up to the strain of pushing my bike into the garage.
As for trying to actually ride around with it, no thanks, I'll pass.
I have become very religious in my old age, I'm a devout coward.
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From: Denham Springs, LA
I'm glad you got away with it, but....<snip>....
stress...<snip>....Rube Goldberg....<snip>.....
You just need some mileage and some common sense. I'm still here.
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I bought "fender " spacers on ebay and the vendor actually cut them to my specifications. Under $30 shipped. Still have them without issues.
Explore your options!! Just a thought.
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Like I said I'm glad you got away with it, but after riding nearly 40 years its my opinion (and we all know opinions are like a-holes, everyone has one and they all stink) that stacking nuts or washers is not a very safe way to ride.
Yes there is only a fairly light loading on it while your tooling down the road minding your own business.
My concern is for what could easily happen to it if your forced to panic stop or suddenly evade the jackasss in the SUV who's trying to use his cell phone to call his girl friend instead of paying attention to the stop sign he just rolled through.
Taking risks is part of life, I just prefer not to take the kind of potentually dangerous or even lethal ones when they are so easily avoided.
I'm sorry, I just don't heal up as easily as I used to so I try not to hurt myself or let anyone else if I can avoid it.
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