twowheelnut
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Hand guards? What, hands too cold to hold the veggie quiche? Jesus ladies, don't forget to plug in your warmie vests! :haha:
So there it is, thread length not long enough, easy fix.I had the same issue with the bolt not fitting. I fixed it with a die and put morethreads on it so it seated all the way.
fits fine, now.
Madmike2 - to be honest I did notice it was sticking up during install, but did zero investigation as it was late in the evening prior to an early morning departure for SoCal. I will check it out when the bike returns.Skyway, not thread length, but shoulder length. Cutting more threads will remove some of the shoulder and allow the hex portion to seat properly. I doubt the extra length of threads protruding from the bottom of the handle pivot will be a problem.
One question, did you guys try installing the pivot bolts "reversed", IOW, left for right and vice versa. I think I've reversed mine once and it made a difference.
Ditto. The ones on WC's site are 2 of the same number, so swapping will make no difference. Cutting threads up the shank would.One question, did you guys try installing the pivot bolts "reversed", IOW, left for right and vice versa. I think I've reversed mine once and it made a difference.
Both of mine are identical, I believe. I'm not near the bike at the moment, but both were the same part number.
Jeff
... he says from the frigid air of Santa Barbara, California.Hand guards? What, hands too cold to hold the veggie quiche? Jesus ladies, don't forget to plug in your warmie vests! :haha:
I also got my hardware from FJR Goodies and the two bolts are identical. The problem is that the thickness of the portions of the clutch and brake levers that the bolts pass through are different, the brake lever being about 1/4 inch thinner than the clutch lever. The only way to make the bolt seat on the right side is to cut away the bolt's shoulder and extend the threads -- and then you may have to cut away the tip of the threads so the bolt does not hit the throttle cables.I have the '05 and have the same "issue" with the hex portion not seating and thus positioning the right handguard about 1/4" higher. Got the hardware from FJR Goodies and the two bolts are identical.
The difference seems to be in the brake levers.
Well the part # for the screw is 57431-06G00 on FJRTech. There is another part # for the clutch side specifically for 2004-05, shown here:Thats just it dan, they shouldn't be. There is a better fit for that right side, we just gotta figure out which part number it is.
I don't think that part will do you any good. My 2004 DL1000 has a different bolt on the clutch lever but the hex part of that bolt is about 1/4 inch longer than the hex part on the bolt for the brake side (which is the same bolt I have for the FJR). Can't figure out why, but the net result is that the clutch bolt would make the hex part even higher on the brake side.Well the part # for the screw is 57431-06G00 on FJRTech. There is another part # for the clutch side specifically for 2004-05, shown here:Thats just it dan, they shouldn't be. There is a better fit for that right side, we just gotta figure out which part number it is.
#11 2002-03 57431-06G00
#11 2004-05 57431-06G10
It'd be interesting to see if the 57431-06G10 part might possibly fit, but I don't think I want to spend $18 to find out.
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