Removing handlebar plugs
#11
I happened to have the correct tap for the bolts that come with the tusk guards that I received today (8MM x 1.25). I drilled the hole out and started tapping. I was taking my time and I broke the tap off in the plug...GRRR.
So now, I'm probably going to go buy some dremel stuff to grind the welds off. I'm kind of bummed, I was liking the idea of keeping the weights in there because the bars aren't vibratey now as it is and I'm scared that it will get bad...
So now, I'm probably going to go buy some dremel stuff to grind the welds off. I'm kind of bummed, I was liking the idea of keeping the weights in there because the bars aren't vibratey now as it is and I'm scared that it will get bad...
After several hundred miles of paved and dirt riding, I have noticed absolutely *ZERO* effect after removing the weights! Dremel would have been the way to go from the start...
#12
Well, I bought a dremel grinding bit, an ez out (to try and remove the broken tap), a new tap and the correct drill for the tap. I may just grind the welds and remove the plugs to make it easier (and then I can take back 15$ worth of stuff).
#15
Sounds like yours somehow swelled up. Are you sure you got the welds all cut? I literally tapped mine with a very small ball-peen hammer. I wanted it to stick on the awl so I gave it a quick rap...
#16
Ooh, that doesn't sound good. I ground my welds, and then tapped an awl in the hole. It broke the slug loose, and stuck the awl just tight enough to pull the slug out with it stuck on the awl. I did have to clean up the broken welds on the bar a little bit to get the slug to slide out easily.
Sounds like yours somehow swelled up. Are you sure you got the welds all cut? I literally tapped mine with a very small ball-peen hammer. I wanted it to stick on the awl so I gave it a quick rap...
Sounds like yours somehow swelled up. Are you sure you got the welds all cut? I literally tapped mine with a very small ball-peen hammer. I wanted it to stick on the awl so I gave it a quick rap...
#17
Used a pipe cutter to cut off a chunk, so I could get at the plug with vice grips, to no avail. On the bright side, I tried it on the other side with the pipe cutter and it worked fine. It's probably what I should have done in the first place. I have a set of TUSK t-10 aluminum bars on the way...