So I used the canyon dancer 2 (with the cups) on the bike to trailer it home. Without getting into the canyon dancer 1, 2, and other ways to tie a bike down (cycle cinch, pit bull restraint, etc etc)...
The bottom line is the bar ends bent a bit, but I was able to manually bend them back. They seemed a bit flimsy though. Has anyone replaced their bar ends with aftermarket variety? As this is my wife's bike, I doubt she would care, but I notice and it's annoying me. I would like something more substantial out there, and something heavier might reduce vibration too....
thanks in advance.
Phil
I too would love to know the answer to this. Mine a scratched up from the previous owner.
http://www.bikebandit.com/2002-suzuki-gs500k2/o/m6063#sch238406
Found that on bike bandit. I think its labeled "Balancer Set" item 10 for 28.xx
Any aftermarket vendors? I'm going to pick up a set as well.
Mine came from a Katana and I believe some of the early model GSXR ends will work.
I bought an aftermarket set off ebay for "universal 7/8" bars"
They look good but I'm not sure they're heavy enough to damp out vibrations in the bars - the bike is undergoing re-work right now so I haven't ridden it since I put them on.
Bar ends really can't bend. They're really strong solid steel. I con't know how a 2" piece of 1" steel can bend.
What happened was either the screws holding them in bent (if older bars) or if a newer bike, they were just lose. See other threads, but the bar ends on newer bikes are held in place with rubber bushings. If lose, the can seem to be bent. Just shove them back and tighten the screws. Tighten them every so often as they can work lose.
I don't think you needed new bar ends. However, the R&G bar ends are really nice looking and very heavy. Too many of the "pretty" bar ends are light aluminum and do nothing to dampen vibrations.
I've sold many OEM bar end sets since I replaced all of them with R&G bar ends (you can see photos of them around the board). If scratched, you can sand them and re-paint them or powder coat them. A set of new OEM's can often be found for $30 or so. You can buy singles, too.
Quote from: adidasguy on May 13, 2011, 10:39:13 PM
Bar ends really can't bend. They're really strong solid steel. I con't know how a 2" piece of 1" steel can bend.
What happened was either the screws holding them in bent (if older bars) or if a newer bike, they were just lose. See other threads, but the bar ends on newer bikes are held in place with rubber bushings. If lose, the can seem to be bent. Just shove them back and tighten the screws. Tighten them every so often as they can work lose.
I don't think you needed new bar ends. However, the R&G bar ends are really nice looking and very heavy. Too many of the "pretty" bar ends are light aluminum and do nothing to dampen vibrations.
I've sold many OEM bar end sets since I replaced all of them with R&G bar ends (you can see photos of them around the board). If scratched, you can sand them and re-paint them or powder coat them. A set of new OEM's can often be found for $30 or so. You can buy singles, too.
Ok true.....the bar end assembly as a WHOLE entity appears to point downward, instead of being directly in line with the handlebar/clipon/throttle tube whateveryouwantocallit. It's the screws that appear to be the culprit , and the fact that there seems to be a bit of a gap between the bar end and the bar itself, instead of sitting completely flush.