Morning, morning Woods.

 

 

Okay fellas, so stop me before I do something crazy!

I'm thinking I should drill and tap the top clamp to keep my bars from slipping again. I have a tap set that includes a 1/4x-20 bit and I can readily get 1/4x20 set screws. I'm thinking two of those would be enough to keep the bars from slipping again. It would be a cheap and hopefully effective solution.

 

Can you not tighten them up more?

 

Big set screws.

Once you get your hole drilled in the clamp, make sure you give the bars a small dimple for the set screw to go into with the drill bit. Don’t drill into the bars, just a little dimple. It will make it more effective.

 

I have, but they still slipped. The clamp is as tight as it can go. There's just too much leverage on the bars and I don't pull on them, but when I hit a bump they slipped. I like where they are now, and they don't hit the tank, but it's so close that if they slip again, it's a nasty roadside repair I don't want to do hundreds of miles out.

Thanks Russ!

Searching around, Hill Country Custom Cycles has a clamp that does just this with 3 set screws for $60. I'm driving right by there tomorrow. It's worth looking at.

 

Nice job on those pavers Jeff! Morning Mick, Larry, Greg, Markcus, Chris, Tim, Doc, Lou Al, and John.

 

Howdy Russ

 

 

When do you expect shopping season to begin in Detroit Larry?