Installing renthals, drill or remove the nub from controls?

Reppyboyo · Nearly there... Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Karma :

Hi,

Im currently changing my Speed Four to bars.
The controls have a small nub which goes into a hole in the clip ons, the renthals dont have this hole.

Should I drill my renthals (which is apparently not reccomended by them) or grind off the nub? (Also been told if I do grind the nub off, but some tape arounf the bar where the controls are placed so they dont slip.)

Help please.

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

If it's a metal pin, you can often push them back through.

This means you are neither drilling nor grinding.

I usually remove/push through the pin and wrap some tape round the bars to stop them slipping.
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Reppyboyo · Nearly there... Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Karma :

Its moulded into the controls.

veeeffarr · Super Spammer Joined: 22 Jul 2004 Karma :

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

I've always just ground it off.

As mentioned, tape around the bars if it's an issue.

You could probably get a small self tapper in there if you needed a locating pin back.

jimbothe · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Sep 2006 Karma :

I ground it off on my Ninja and put some tape round the bars and it works perfectly and doesnt slip Thumbs Up

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Reppyboyo · Nearly there... Joined: 15 Sep 2006 Karma :

Grinding it is!
Thanks all.

Quick question, how much fluid does a front brake system usually need?
Is 500ml enough? (Just got 500ml of DOT 4)

KLR600 · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Mar 2005 Karma :

I just fitted renthals to my bike the other week and I just filed the nubs off, took about 2 minutes and it's all fine so far Thumbs Up

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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Depends on the brake system etc.
Should be ok, but I'd have gone for the litre just in case (infact, I've got a 5lt bottle somewhere so I don't need to worry Smile

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mr jamez · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Aug 2003 Karma :

Buy it in the small bottles, otherwise you just end up with brake fluid sat around absorbing water.
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Odie · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Karma :

I ground them off on my NTV 650 and then the switch gear wouldnt tighten up! Thumbs Down

Got some dowl pins from work (work for a fastener supllier) and retro fitted the pins and drilled the bars, sorted now! Thumbs Up

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