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Apr 11, 2021 | 10:14 PM

#11

dualindalton

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Joined: Mar 2021

Posts: 25

From: North Georgia

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Quote:

Originally Posted by klx678

You musta got really fat bars at seven and one eighth inches!

I have to pick on you for the typo.

As for strength it isn't the thickness it is the larger diameter. Larger diameter of same thickness will have significantly greater rigidity. Of course the aluminum in either diameter bar will be thicker to have similar strength to steel, chrome moly, not the mild steel of stock bars. Some of the fat bars do have crossbars as well, but most don't, allowing some flex for rider comfort, having a bar pad for the clamp area.

Yep seven and one eight would be fat bars on steroids. Not sure how or why I slipped that seven in there. Fixed it. Good catch!

Jul 13, 2021 | 01:11 AM

#12

greychinos

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Joined: Jun 2020

Posts: 226

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Originally Posted by dualindalton

If I recall correctly, the plastic cable supports were only used for the electrical harness's coming from either side of the handlebars. I didn't drill new holes to put the pins back in and just left the cables loose for now. They don't seem to be interfering with anything. If I feel the need to reattach them to the bars I will use zip ties loosely fitted.

I don't mean the pins for the cable loops, I mean when you remove your kill switch and throttle control that plastic comes off in two half shells that clamp around the bar. But there's two pins molded into those plastic pieces to ensure that the controls don't move when you twist the throttle. I ended up wrapped some electrical tape underneath that spot right over the bar to get more clamping hold on those plastic half shells and it seems better.