Dont bother ordering from these guys.

I just received my new bars last night.
I was very very excited to toss out the buck horn handle bars.
Much to my dismay the ^*%&$ OD on the new bars is 1/16th too small.

If anyone knows how to remedy this I am all ears.

This is the company in question.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... _500wt_956

 

Do you think if I just paint them 10 more times the OD will be Ok, LOL.

 

They're powder-coated.

I would contact them and ask them why their 7/8" bars are 13/16" OD.

 

That was my first move.
No reply yet.

 

black electrical tape

 

Probably the Chinese metric equivalent.

 

Thanks, schooter. I gave that a whirl. The controls still move a little.
Its bugging me that its not perfect.

 

See if you can find some thin rubber to put between them. It will act as a spacer and still give good grip.

 

Schooter - go to the bottom of the class! I have visions of flying over the bars under heavy braking!

I would remove a small amount from the face of the bar clamps where they meet the face of the clamps on the top yoke (Triple tree).

 

Instead of rubber, take an aluminum beverage can and cut some strips that will wrap around the bar, over the knurled areas. This is an old trick that works with old, worn bars/clamps too.

 

If you get it really close .Take the upper clamp and take a little off with a belt sander

 

go with the soda can idea

 

great ideas

 

got bars on but I totally jacked up the wiring for the front signals.
I'm looking for a diagram.

 

Bill,

PM me and I'll send you a pdf of the wiring diagram if you leave me a email address. I've already extracted it and saved it for you.

jeff

 

I don't mean to hijack this thread but exactly what ARE the dimensions of a standard handle bar? How does one go about measuring it?

 

"Standard" handlebars as fitted to virtually all British, European and Japaneses bike up through the eighties (before they started getting fancy) had ONE thing in common: 7/8" OD. A lot of bikes still have 7/8" bars today.

Handlebars are measured by rise, width, pullback and center width.

Rise = how high the bars are from top to bottom
Width = end to end measurement
Pullback = how far bars come back toward rider
Center = length of center between first bends

A company called BikeMaster offers a wide variety of bends, from clubmans to apes and everything in between. There are also a myriad of other manufacturers out there; Renthal comes to mind. The advantage to BikeMaster is they're generally under $25 and available pretty much anywhere.

(Harleys run 1" bars, BTW.)

 

@BigFitz52, Thanks, this is great information, I needed to know how to check as part of my restoration project. I am taking nothing for granted on my bike.