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1. See the attached picture.
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2. Yes, you can install other types of grips, but BMX grips are likely too small a diameter (although you might find some that fit.) You can install MX grips so long as they are for 1" bars. Some of the MX grip makers make grips for 1" bars, plus some HD aftermarket companies make MX style grips specifically for HD bikes. I personally like Biltwell, but you can get them from Lowbrow Customs and several other places. https://www.biltwellinc.com/ http://www.lowbrowcustoms.com/
3. Look closely at your brake actuation rod. You'll notice that it is attached at the end with a safety-pin or key-ring, and not a fastener. This is intentional so as to not allow a fastened joint to bind while the rod is actuating. Obviously I can't see your setup specifically. Just check that the key-ring or safety-pin is securely attached. If it is, your brake rod is in a safe condition.
great , i will take photos tonight so i can give a better description ...what I'm talking about is , on the bar theres pivot cups where the foot break connects into the pivot cup , they are lose , not scary but its a new bike and id like to keep it solid as possible
as for the grips , if i rip my stock ones off....are the bars the same size on either side ?
might as well ask here swell , the dude who owned the bike before me must have been leaning on the clutch lever ....causing the housing that the lever sits in to stretch open or just wider ....can i not just grab some rags and a C clamp and tighten it back to original state / fit ?
hey guys so i have no been shown kindly how to attach photos ...
so the clutch lever I'm guessing the previous owner was leaning on it , and the bracket seems to have opened up....
can i just grab som rags , and a C camp and tighten it back to original state? not much movement is needed , just a tad wobbly
and the next question is...
the foot break connects to a rod behind the pipes , can i tighten this with a set of allen keys ? i like my ride solid as possible , but don't wanna play with **** i don't know hahaha
its just where the foot pedal connects via a small "pivot cup " what do i need to know?
I don't know about the Sporty 1" bar but I just put a set on my Street 750 with 3/4" bars. The Street gets real buzzy above 75 mph and the stock grips are thin and hard. The softer bike grips did a fine job.
They slipped right over the left side but it was a tough stretch getting one over the throttle control.
The "pivot cup" is called a Heim joint. It's a press-fit, ball-and-socket arrangement that has a plastic socket inside the metal. Look at it. You'll see it. While it's entirely possible for the joint to wear out, I don't hear about it very often, unless it's gone a while without a little oil or the bike is stored outside (then, the joint can become sticky but not really wobbly). I believe the proper tool is a Torx bit, not an Allen key, for the ball-stud. A Torx tool, shaped like an Allen key, is most useful for that application.
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bmx grips on sporty ?
