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Old Oct 5, 2005 | 02:00 AM
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put on new grips, but want to change the end caps. how do them buggers come off? appear to be glued.

also, going to run the wires through the bars. what gauge wire do i need, or does it matter?
 
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Old Oct 5, 2005 | 10:56 AM
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For the most part the end caps are glued on but no idea which set you have. Do you still have the stock bars on? You may need to go with a larger diameter bar or drill your out yourself and give it the old college try. I would suggest replacing the rubber bushings in the top triple tree with polyeurothane(sp?) while you have it apart. You can get them from HD or aftermarket.
 
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got a new set of hd skull grips, and want to put my old skull end caps on.
i have 1.25" wild1 bars, already drilled, just need to know if there's a specific gauge to use.
 
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