Handle bars moved
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Road Master
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Handle bars moved
So I'm cruising down a open road doing about 65 (Kinda racing and messing around with a fossil who thought he was a BadA$$ driving a new vette trying to impress his younger GF by out racing a motorcycle) when all of the sudden I hit a nasty bump, I hear a click sound and my Apes move back towards me. I wanna re adjust them as all I need is is a couple of Allen wrenches I think. I wonder if I should put some lock tight on the screws? These were installed by the HD shop. This ever happend to anyone else? (Ohh Yea, The vett ended up smoking me as after that bump I slowed right down, old Bastard..Lol..(-:
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No to the lock tite. I always re-torque the bars after a little seat time if the top clamp has been removed to ensure they haven't backed off. They are torqued to a back then front sequence or the other way around depending on the bike. If they continue to slip, a thin layer or two sided tape on the bar knurls seems to work then torque and re-torque later, somewhere in the ballpark of 15 ft lbs, but check.
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Road Master
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No to the lock tite. I always re-torque the bars after a little seat time if the top clamp has been removed to ensure they haven't backed off. They are torqued to a back then front sequence or the other way around depending on the bike. If they continue to slip, a thin layer or two sided tape on the bar knurls seems to work then torque and re-torque later, somewhere in the ballpark of 15 ft lbs, but check.
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I use blue Loctite. On both stock bars and risers and now BR bars and Carlini risers.
Never had them move even after getting airborne hitting railroad crossings at too high a rate of speed.
Never had them move even after getting airborne hitting railroad crossings at too high a rate of speed.
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No Loctite on the knurling. Just a dab on the riser clamp bolts.
Since your bars moved, you might want to remove the top clamp and clean both the knurling and risers.
The knurling will act as heavy duty sand paper or filing and you more than likely have metal shavings that would keep the knurling from biting into the risers.
Talk a buddy into helping you hold the bars while you clean off any shaved metal pieces.
Since your bars moved, you might want to remove the top clamp and clean both the knurling and risers.
The knurling will act as heavy duty sand paper or filing and you more than likely have metal shavings that would keep the knurling from biting into the risers.
Talk a buddy into helping you hold the bars while you clean off any shaved metal pieces.
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Road Master
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No Loctite on the knurling. Just a dab on the riser clamp bolts.
Since your bars moved, you might want to remove the top clamp and clean both the knurling and risers.
The knurling will act as heavy duty sand paper or filing and you more than likely have metal shavings that would keep the knurling from biting into the risers.
Talk a buddy into helping you hold the bars while you clean off any shaved metal pieces.
Since your bars moved, you might want to remove the top clamp and clean both the knurling and risers.
The knurling will act as heavy duty sand paper or filing and you more than likely have metal shavings that would keep the knurling from biting into the risers.
Talk a buddy into helping you hold the bars while you clean off any shaved metal pieces.
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Anybody ever try some Loctite 620 Retaining Compound on bars? It's used to lock bearings, cylinders, etc. into housings.
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So I'm cruising down a open road doing about 65 (Kinda racing and messing around with a fossil who thought he was a BadA$$ driving a new vette trying to impress his younger GF by out racing a motorcycle) when all of the sudden I hit a nasty bump, I hear a click sound and my Apes move back towards me. I wanna re adjust them as all I need is is a couple of Allen wrenches I think. I wonder if I should put some lock tight on the screws? These were installed by the HD shop. This ever happend to anyone else? (Ohh Yea, The vett ended up smoking me as after that bump I slowed right down, old Bastard..Lol..(-:
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Clean the knurls out and reinstall bars, some blue threadlocker on the bolts would not hurt. Nothing on the knurls, let them do there job. Your bars had more than likely began to loosen before you ever hit that bump. The bump just made you pull hard enough to move em.