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Post by rich on Jun 6, 2020 13:22:48 GMT 1
Hi all, I recently bought some generic handlebar risers off Ebay for the LC as the Fazer ones are too swept back. They have just arrived but the 2 allen screws that hold the clamps to the risers (and the bars to the bike!) are only M5. This seems very under spec to me. Bear in mind most standard bikes use M8. Any thoughts? I am a little pissed off as these have taken about 6 weeks to come from China.
Cheers
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Jun 6, 2020 13:24:52 GMT 1
Jeez that's tiny
Either 2 x m8 or 1 x m10 surely
Steve
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Post by JonW on Jun 6, 2020 13:29:26 GMT 1
Eeeek.. very tiny indeed. As Steve says, they should be bigger. no sense bolting on bars with 4 x M8 and then holding the lot with 2 x M5.
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Post by rich on Jun 6, 2020 13:31:49 GMT 1
Yeah I know Steve, they use a single M10 to the yoke which is fine but M5 seems way too small for the clamps. I'm gonna email them, hopefully they will just refund.  |
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Post by rich on Jun 6, 2020 13:38:17 GMT 1
Eeeek.. very tiny indeed. As Steve says, they should be bigger. no sense bolting on bars with 4 x M6 and then holding the lot with 2 x M5. Jon, they fit to the top yoke using 1 x M10 but the clamps bolt on using 2 x M5 which just seems way too small. |
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Post by JonW on Jun 6, 2020 13:47:25 GMT 1
ahh ok. Sorry i didnt see that.
(also edited as I said M6, meant M8)
I reckon they are for bicycles?
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Post by headcoats on Jun 6, 2020 13:49:20 GMT 1
There are some horrible risers out there and I only like the Renthal clamps
More money but you know what you are getting
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Jun 6, 2020 15:22:40 GMT 1
If the bolts to yoke are m10 I would drill and tap them out to m6
I'm sure yokes from spondon440 use m6 bolts
Steve
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Post by jon on Jun 6, 2020 15:25:40 GMT 1
If the bolts to yoke are m10 I would drill and tap them out to m6 I'm sure yokes from spondon440 use m6 bolts Steve They do, but there are 4 per clamp. Plus you’d need to counterbore the top clamp. Easy for me but maybe not everyone? Jon |
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Jun 6, 2020 15:34:37 GMT 1
If the bolts to yoke are m10 I would drill and tap them out to m6 I'm sure yokes from spondon440 use m6 bolts Steve They do, but there are 4 per clamp. Plus you’d need to counterbore the top clamp. Easy for me but maybe not everyone? Jon Yes the newer ones are 4 x m6 but the earlier ones are 2 x m6 as per the set on my 385 Admitedly I could not counterbore the m5 holes up to suit m6 heads. Your a lucky man being able to 👍 Now thinking about it I'm positive Andy would use a high grade of alloy The Chinese ones? 🤔 Maybe another issue Steve  |
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Post by spondon440 on Jun 26, 2020 22:16:21 GMT 1
They do, but there are 4 per clamp. Plus you’d need to counterbore the top clamp. Easy for me but maybe not everyone? Jon Yes the newer ones are 4 x m6 but the earlier ones are 2 x m6 as per the set on my 385 Admitedly I could not counterbore the m5 holes up to suit m6 heads. Your a lucky man being able to 👍 Now thinking about it I'm positive Andy would use a high grade of alloy The Chinese ones? 🤔 Maybe another issue Steve I made those, grant you it would have been a while ago. Has the thread gone? ( I haven't read the full thread ) (lol) why not helicoil them? Incidentally, high quality aluminium doesn't make them indestructible. Let me know if I can help, they take me back Andy |
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Jun 26, 2020 22:29:35 GMT 1
Yes the newer ones are 4 x m6 but the earlier ones are 2 x m6 as per the set on my 385 Admitedly I could not counterbore the m5 holes up to suit m6 heads. Your a lucky man being able to 👍 Now thinking about it I'm positive Andy would use a high grade of alloy The Chinese ones? 🤔 Maybe another issue Steve I made those, grant you it would have been a while ago. Has the thread gone? ( I haven't read the full thread ) (lol) why not helicoil them? Incidentally, high quality aluminium doesn't make them indestructible. Let me know if I can help, they take me back Andy No problem with them Andy Bought them in 2014 lol I was just posting them up as an example of risers using 2 x m6 bolts per clamp To have a problem with it I'd have to actually take it out the shed 🤣 Steve |
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Post by spondon440 on Jun 26, 2020 22:36:56 GMT 1
Lol, must be age but I seem to join all conversations late and get it wrong, they made me smile anyway pal.
I actually made those and that would have been the last time I regularly got on a machine, sadly I'm above all that now
Andy
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