| Author | Message | ||
     Tomcrane |
So I installed my CRG bar ends and bar end mirrors today .. everything went perfect.. I started the bike up just to see if the mirrors were going to vibrate when the motor was running .. good thing is .. they dont ... but heres the problem .. I realized that the throttle tube was rubbing against the bar end itself and sticking .. so I went to take off the bar end to see what could be done (whether it be cutting the throttle tube or not mounting the bar end so far in .. but then it all went wrong lol - I had the handle bars turned to the left as I always do when I get off the bike .. stupid me .. I loosened the bar end up and the 2 outer pieces that go around the bar end (see pic below) .. fell inside the handle bar.. I can't get them out ... I tried everything .. including a magnet .. they are WAY in there .. I can't even see the pieces if I look inside with a flashlight So here is my question .. will this cause any issue ? ... is there anything that these pieces could come in contact with inside the bar that could be an issue ? ... I'm ok with buying a new bar end to get these pieces .. ill pay for my stupid mistake .. I just want to make sure that if I leave these pieces inside .. it won't hurt anything ... I believe that the handle bar inside is just hollow .. but what the hell do I know lol. Thanks for the help The pieces in question are the 2 outer silver pieces .. these are used to make the bar end the correct size for our bars.  Here is a pic of them initially installed .. very happy with them .. just need to get the right side fixed   | ||
| Terrys1980 |
I ran into the same issue with my bar end mirrors. I just trimmed the grip flush with the throttle tube. I don't think the parts inside will cause any problems. | ||
| Andersonhdj |
This may be a dof suggestion, but what about blowing them out with compressed air? If you take the left one off without loosing the pieces, put an airline into that end of the bar, seal the hose with a rag or tape and let rip! Hang a cloth over the rhs so the lost pieces don't fly away and become truly lost! Then when you put them back, wrap a single lick of masking tape around the adapters, so they wont separate and disappear down the bar so easily. Just a suggestion! | ||
| Brumbear |
just pick it up and shake em out | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Coathanger wire from the other side? | ||
| Tomcrane |
Thanks for all the replies ..honestly I don't really care if they stay in there as long as it won't harm anything lol ..getting em out is not going to be easy and really I don't want to go through a huge hassle ..I'd rather just buy new pieces If you look down the tube and the handle bar itself you can see at the end it has a drop off that contours the design of the bar ..I'm guessing that's where th pieces fell ... | ||
| Reepicheep |
A shop vac or compressed air will probably get them out. and no, they won't hurt anything, there is nothing in there. I ran a KDX-200 with something like that in the bars through all sorts of hell... spent 20 minutes looking for the pieces and thought I lost it on the garage floor, two years later I replaced the bars with Renthals and it came clanking out (all rusty and beat up) when I pulled the old bars off. Might as well get it out though... open up the other side, put a sock over the side you lost it in, and hit it with compressed air. Or use a shop vac and go fish the parts out. | ||
| Sparky |
That happened to me once. But I have one of those long flexible 4-fingered grabbers that was able to pick up the pieces... eventually. | ||
| Greg_e |
A flexible something with a glob of something sticky on the end, one of the best is the sticky rubber insulation used in refrigeration to prevent pipes from sweating, should be able to get it at better home improvement stores. | ||
| Sifo |
Just push the bike over and the pieces should fall right out. Or you could undo the 4 bolts that hold the bars on. Worst case, they may get stuck in the bend, but a coat hanger pushed in from the other side should be able to knock them lose. Don't listen to those saying there's no harm. It's extra weight that serves no purpose! | ||
| Tomcrane |
Just wanted to update this for anyone else that makes the same mistake lol I undid the 4 bolts holding the bar on and the pieces fell right out ..buttoned her back up and good to go | ||
| 2008xb12scg |
I did the same exact thing! I have a 2 foot flexable thing with a magnet on the end Like the claw thing but with a magnet). After several tries I got the piece out. |
