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V7III ... Pinned handlebar controls?

Godfrey

Godfrey

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I'm getting a little bit of interference between the throttle and the bar-end replacements (the ones that have a channel cut for the CRG bar end mirrors). I think the grip is just a hair long and gently gets forced into the weight by pressure when I'm riding.

So ... I can solve this by sliding the throttle a sixteenth of an inch up the bar. That is, if the throttle assembly isn't pegged into position on the bar. Does anyone know for sure whether it is pegged or not? I can find out in a couple of minutes but if someone knows, it saves a few minutes... :)

Thanks!
 
:)

The parts guy at the dealership said that he'd be shocked if they weren't pinned.
I'll fuss with it today or tomorrow. It's not a huge problem, it's kinda like having one of those mechanical cruise controls on the throttle or a friction adjustment. But I'll take care of it. It may be that just adding a washer under the bar end weight will solve it.
 
They are pegged, I cut the pegs off when I changed bars, still hold tight to bars. You can use friction tape under the housings if not tight enough. I have bigger bar end weights and used a washer to space out a bit to keep grip from grabbing it.
 
I would bet a donut it is pinned. And as someone who has "un-pinned" my share of throttles I would leave it pinned unless there is no other way. A washer, or removing a slight bit of material from one or both parts in question. I have found that if the throttle is made to be pinned it works much better pinned. The old school metal throttles that really clamped to the bar firmly were fine without being pinned. But the newer plastic ones not so much.
 
Thanks all! No need to move the controls ... I stopped at the auto parts store and found a thin, laminated, rubber and aluminum oil pan drain bolt gasket of about the right size. Put that under the bar end's fixing bolt and now there's a sixteenth inch gap between the grip rubber and the bar end at all times. Problem solved. :)
 
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