bars and grips
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RE: bars and grips
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The biggest pain you are going to have is getting into the nacelle on your RK to get to the handlebar clamps. Hopefully you have a service manual.
Installing the new grips on the FBW is a piece of cake. You take the upper and lower screw out of the switch housings open them up and the FBW throttle grip will just slide off and all you do is slide the new grio on and the threads should match up, close the housing back up and put your screw back in. On the clutch side you open the housing up and you will have to pull and twist real hard on the stock grip to get it off or do as most do and cut it off with a razor knife. Scrape the excess glue off the handlebar and install the new grip. Depending on whose grip you have as to whether it requires re-gluing or not. Close the housing back and re-install the 2 screws.
Installing the new grips on the FBW is a piece of cake. You take the upper and lower screw out of the switch housings open them up and the FBW throttle grip will just slide off and all you do is slide the new grio on and the threads should match up, close the housing back up and put your screw back in. On the clutch side you open the housing up and you will have to pull and twist real hard on the stock grip to get it off or do as most do and cut it off with a razor knife. Scrape the excess glue off the handlebar and install the new grip. Depending on whose grip you have as to whether it requires re-gluing or not. Close the housing back and re-install the 2 screws.
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RE: bars and grips
Which bars did you get? I just ordered the 518's for my 08 RKC. I'm gonna have the dealer do it. They quoted 4-5 hours. I'm not mechanically inclined so if I did it I could see the bike turning left while I was steering to the right.
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Rocknrod
Thanks for the AWESOME link!! I've always considered myself a pretty handy guy, but with my limited experiencein working on bikes I was a little unsure what was waiting for me under the fairing. With these step by step instructions, there's no doubt in mymind that I can do this jobby myself and save the $420 that the dealership would have charged me for the labor.
I love this site!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the AWESOME link!! I've always considered myself a pretty handy guy, but with my limited experiencein working on bikes I was a little unsure what was waiting for me under the fairing. With these step by step instructions, there's no doubt in mymind that I can do this jobby myself and save the $420 that the dealership would have charged me for the labor.
I love this site!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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