slight problem with the bike :(

[Guest philgale]

right i have suddenly doubled in age coz i fitted some heated grips today and can i just say......toasty

but the thing that holds the bar end weight on the throttle side has...well....come out its sat next to me right now

anyone any idea how to get it back in....

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm99/tmbf_photos/barend.jpg

[Guest]

Vaseline?

[Guest philgale]

erm.....think that might work to help me get it out not to keep it back in....

need to get it sorted before i set off on friday

[Guest]

I am guessing that the innermost part is threaded?

If so you will have to move the shaft about until the end locates the female thread and start tightening it up.

Are they both threaded the same way or is one a left-handed thread?

[Guest philgale]

the bit at the very bottom of the pic just below the black bit is where the screw screws

pic from other end,

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm99/tmbf_photos/barend2.jpg

[Sk93]

have you tried unscrewing the throttle switch box thing?

you may find it goes in from that end, then you add the bar-end back on after you've re-inserted it?

sorry I can't be more specific

[Guest philgale]

bugger....thought so

i dotn have a bloody clue how to do that tho

[Sk93]

two screws underneath the black box with the emergency kill switch.

unscrew them, the bottom will come loose.

May be able to take throttle out that way.

I learnt how to put mine back together by dropping it... but I don't recommend you learn that way

I'd drive over tonight and help ye, but I've no fuel till tomorrow.

if you're still stuck tomorrow, I can come over after work?

[Guest philgale]

why do you work near me.....

i gotta work late tomorrow so will have to get up early friday and give it ago unless i risk doing it in the dark

[Sk93]

nah.. but I dont mind the trip over the hills...

[Guest philgale]

nah.. but I dont mind the trip over the hills...

 

lol....nice

oh well feel free tomorrow but i wont be home till about 8

[Sk93]

ah no.. wait.. they're held in by compression - stupid me!

loosen the screw thats "in" the barend... that releases the "pressure" build on that black bit in the middle.

once it's nice and loose.. GENTLY tap it back in with a plastic hammer / boot sole ()

once in.. re-tighten the bar-end end

[Sk93]

and if that don't work, I don't mind coming over for 8 - I don't finish till 5.30 anyways.

if it don't work, send us your postcode

[Guest philgale]

right.....but why did the bolt at the top of second pic just come out???

[Sk93]

cos the "join" is too tight.

screw the nut back on.

Then... HOLDING the "fatter" tube tightly, unscrew the barend again.

the bar-end bit screws into the larger, fatter tube.

might be worth some WD40 on the "join"...

lemme see if I can get some pics

[Sk93]

http://www.streetfightersinc.com/HesaOberonMirrorStreetFighterPair.jpg

http://www.tastynuts.com/acatalog/BARENDSUZ20.jpg

see how these barends have an "integral" bolt?

that's the bit that you need to unscrew from the "main" shaft tuby bit with all the black on.

[Guest philgale]

this is what it looks like undone

http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm99/tmbf_photos/barend3.jpg

is it still the same principle???

[Guest philgale]

lookin at it, if i just put it back in and then try and screw it up the other end would just spin so wouldnt tighten up

[Sk93]

ok yes.. same principal.

The rubber bits should stop the main tube from spinning round, as they will grip the inside of the bar.

put it all back togehter again.

Do the main bolt up till it's finger tight, then give it half a turn with the wrench.

now.. insert the tube into the bar and tap it back down.

DONT grease it up, else the rubber will slip and you'll be fooked till it dries out.

once in, you should be able to tighten the bar-end side of the screw quite a bit, until it becomes very stiff.

What you're doing is "clamping" that big bit of rubber together, which forces it to push out sideways against the inside of the handlebar.

Once you've "clamped" it enough, the bar-end will be rock-solid in there..

[Guest philgale]

right im gonna give it about now......

[Sk93]

If you want, you can call me (will pm number)

[Guest philgale]

all fixed.......easy when you know how

thanks mate, i owe you a pint

[Sk93]

pleasure me old mukka

glad you're sorted, and see you on Sunday

[Guest philgale]

pleasure me old mukka

glad you're sorted, and see you on Sunday

 

if you come to the ace the bacon butty is on me mate

[Grumpy Old Git]

ok yes.. same principal.

The rubber bits should stop the main tube from spinning round, as they will grip the inside of the bar.

put it all back togehter again.

Do the main bolt up till it's finger tight, then give it half a turn with the wrench.

now.. insert the tube into the bar and tap it back down.

DONT grease it up, else the rubber will slip and you'll be fooked till it dries out.

once in, you should be able to tighten the bar-end side of the screw quite a bit, until it becomes very stiff.

What you're doing is "clamping" that big bit of rubber together, which forces it to push out sideways against the inside of the handlebar.

Once you've "clamped" it enough, the bar-end will be rock-solid in there..

 

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