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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by adrian2779
Hey guys, what is your experience with new handlebars? I bought some new ones and on fitting realized that the instrument clusters have a small *** thing (hehe) that fits into a hole on the reverse of the stock handlebars. I filed that off but now the instrument cluster can easily rotate around the handlebar. What solutions have you found to counter this?
Too late now... but, don't file off the nub completely. Leave some to bite into the handlebar when you tighten the switch cluster.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 08:26 PM
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Ill have to try and glue.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 08:27 PM
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Wrap some cloth tape around the bar where you're going to put the switch cluster.
 
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Old Mar 28, 2012 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by EMS_0525
I cut the ***** off the end of my levers to fit behind the guards better.
I would never cut my ***** off!
 
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Old Mar 29, 2012 | 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by rgoers
Too late now... but, don't file off the nub completely. Leave some to bite into the handlebar when you tighten the switch cluster.
this golden nugget needs to be in the helpful hints section...
 
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