Bar end mirrors don't fit????

[cfiiman]

Hey guys, so I my bad ass bar end mirrors came today but when I removed the stock bar end there is not enough room for these to go into the handle bar...Sorry if this is a stupid question, but can the piece of metal inside the bar, the one that the end screws to be removed???...Right now I just built a spacer and put the stock screw in, so they are on but not the way I want...These are made to go inside hollow bars and then expand with a screw to hold tight...Well I can't get them in b/c my bars are not hollow, what am I missing here?

Thanks,

Jason

[ghandi1616]

I have the same type of mirrors. The metal rods inside your bars are end weights. I just removed mine altogether, which gives you the needed room, but it makes your hands vibrate a little bit (nothing major).

[cfiiman]

Thanks, How do you remove them, I tried installing the screw and pulling but that didn't do anything, I just want to make sure we are talking about the same thing, I unscrewed the end of the bar and what I am trying to remove is the "inside" portion, female treaded metal thing inside the bar...

[KDNYC]

You have to tap out the long weights (assuming you have the stock bars). The Napoleons and other bar ends usually use 8 mm, and I'm pretty sure the stock bar weight is bored for 6 mm.

[KDNYC]

I think the weights "hook" into holes on the stock bars and you need to tap/depress to remove 'em. Never actually looked under my grips to check this, though.

EDIT: you have to remove the grips and depress the retainer clips that hook into the bar, about 1/4" in from the end. Check section 12-4 of the service manual. (And don't let GTFever see this, he gets cranky about the whole service manual thing.)

[cfiiman]

Ah hell, ok, guess I'm just gonna try to fashion some kind of "collar" to make this work, b/c I don't want to F with any of that stuff...I think I am gonna have to use something plastic/nylong though b/c I am hearing a buzz at higher rpms, can't pinpoit where, but since I didn't hear it before putting these on I am guessing it is them... Here is the picture of what I have done below...I just used the "expander" as I collor to rest on the threaded weight inside the bar...It sticks out too much though, I am gonna find a shorter plastic collar and see if that works: