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Im putting some handguards on some stock handlebars and there seems to be an insert in the bars on the ends..is there an easy way to remove this.Im on a 2004 kdx 200.PLease help before i drill!!
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jswag: Consider leaving the OEM stuff in there..get the proper screw/bolt to FIT both your guards and the threads in the bar.
Cutting 'em out/off isn't a bad idea. I'm just sayin' it's not the only choice. Drilling them out is tough. Done a lot of drilling through weld? It's tough stuff! Besides, it will be at the outside edge of your bit, which will generally just bind.
Try it with a real drill..like a Milwaukee..and you might break your arm.
jbroom:
Assuming you have the slip-joint type of barends..try loosening the screw a 'good bit'..enough such that the screw/bolt has as much thread sticking out as you can get AND still have a good bite on the inner slip piece. Then..tap on the screw/bolt to dislodge the inner piece. You will be forcing the presently jammed pieces apart.
Uh...this is NOT the time to pry/pound/jerk/yank/slidehammer the screw/bolt. THAT will likely only make the fit tighter.
There are other types of ends..but most of 'em are the 'slip' type.
If you can't get them out...just get new ones. The piece pictured is from Enduro Engineering They are for aluminum bars.
A btw...but for steel bars:
Those from RM.
BOTH pics and links via ADVrider. Made it a bit simpler to put together.....a bit less looking around for information.
Cutting 'em out/off isn't a bad idea. I'm just sayin' it's not the only choice. Drilling them out is tough. Done a lot of drilling through weld? It's tough stuff! Besides, it will be at the outside edge of your bit, which will generally just bind.
Try it with a real drill..like a Milwaukee..and you might break your arm.
jbroom:
Assuming you have the slip-joint type of barends..try loosening the screw a 'good bit'..enough such that the screw/bolt has as much thread sticking out as you can get AND still have a good bite on the inner slip piece. Then..tap on the screw/bolt to dislodge the inner piece. You will be forcing the presently jammed pieces apart.
Uh...this is NOT the time to pry/pound/jerk/yank/slidehammer the screw/bolt. THAT will likely only make the fit tighter.
There are other types of ends..but most of 'em are the 'slip' type.
If you can't get them out...just get new ones. The piece pictured is from Enduro Engineering They are for aluminum bars.
A btw...but for steel bars:
Those from RM.
BOTH pics and links via ADVrider. Made it a bit simpler to put together.....a bit less looking around for information.
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Having been down this road before, I would never even consider doing battle with the stock bars again. For one thing they aren't worth it anyway, as they are only marginally stronger than Honda stock bars, which have to be made of a special alloy composed of mild lead and silly putty. The strongest part of the Kawy bars are those confounded slugs in the ends.
Do yourself a huge favor and just buy some decent bars like Renthals or similar.
Do yourself a huge favor and just buy some decent bars like Renthals or similar.
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The Renthals that Mike suggest are pretty much legendary, mine certainly have taken a pretty good hammering . . .
if you must go low cost here's an option, the "reviews" make it sound OK and I've read somewhere that they're pretty good:
http://www.rockymountainmc.com/productD ... lyId=12330
if you must go low cost here's an option, the "reviews" make it sound OK and I've read somewhere that they're pretty good:
http://www.rockymountainmc.com/productD ... lyId=12330
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I too agree with aftermarket bars, but if ya cant spare the cash, cut the ends off, just inside the insert. Hacksaw, cutting wheel, pipe cutter, or what I used on a buddys bike, a recipricating saw. Works great, if you have a steady hand!
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It's not like it matters if the end is a bit crooked anyway. Practice on the LH side first. Better to have a 'well seasoned expert' on the throttle side...
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just did this:
I ground the welds off the bar end plugs with a cheapo grinder, then pounded the plug further into the bar. Unfortunately, i bought the hand guards used, and they came with the aluminum bar end mounts. With a bit of creative (stupid) shimming, i was able to keep everything together, but it certainly lacks the strength of a proper installation. This is the ghetto solution, but at least it was a step in the right direction to protect my hands and my bike. When my new (used) aluminum bars come in, I believe the mount should be correct.
Ideally, you could tap the bar end plug as is and bolt directly to that. That sounds like the best idea out there.
Ideally, you could tap the bar end plug as is and bolt directly to that. That sounds like the best idea out there.
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An error on my part, methinks. I indicated the plug was threaded..and it's not, as I recall. The idea is certainly not 'up to snuff' as far as being a proper installation. The metal of the plug isn't thick enough to get you threads enough to make it very secure.
A self-tapping machine screw would work. Again..not offered as the primo way to bolt things up..but it might work for the short term.
CM is right:
I do question the silly putty part of that, though. They aren't that strong....they aren't worth it anyway, as they are only marginally stronger than Honda stock bars, which have to be made of a special alloy composed of mild lead and silly putty.
If you never crash, never fall over, never hit anything with your bars, they will be fine. Otherwise? They're worthless.
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