Pro taper and Tenere Barkbusters

[Jo John Johnson]

Hello guys!

 

I bought some pro taper bars and the tenere specific bark busters for my bike. Did I mess up? After doing some researching it looks like I have to tap the bars. What would be an easier solution; getting different bark busters or tapping the handle bars that I bought? And is it true I have to grind off the nub on the back of the controls to get them to fit on after market bars?

 

Sorry for the ignorance and thanks to any one that can help!

[Dougie]

2 hours ago, Jo John Johnson said:

Hello guys!

 

I bought some pro taper bars and the tenere specific bark busters for my bike. Did I mess up? After doing some researching it looks like I have to tap the bars. What would be an easier solution; getting different bark busters or tapping the handle bars that I bought? And is it true I have to grind off the nub on the back of the controls to get them to fit on after market bars?

 

Sorry for the ignorance and thanks to any one that can help!

Well two options on the “nub”, remove it, or drill a hole in the bars. You could say the bar is then weakened. But it’ll still be pretty strong. A small round hole isn’t like a crack or fault. There are holes in everything used for strength (beams, bulkheads etc.) I removed the nub on previous fits, and put electrical tape around the bar for extra grip under the clamp/throttle cable housing. You could remove some of the nub, and drill partly the way through for location, just a detent. That’s if you already know the right comfortable location 
 

Edited May 3, 2022 by Dougie

[Ray Ride4life]

I broke the nub on the OEM bar because i wanted to turn the handlebar but leave the controls in the old position.
The first owner bend the handlebar and Saturday i bent the new one i got from the dealer, probably because of the hole (it's bend somewhere round the hole position).
I nor ordered a Renthal Fatbar and i will tap a tread in it (M16 x 1,5) to be able to use what i already have.
Hopefully this one last more than a month and a halve.

[Zero600]

4 hours ago, Jo John Johnson said:

Hello guys!

 

I bought some pro taper bars and the tenere specific bark busters for my bike. Did I mess up? After doing some researching it looks like I have to tap the bars. What would be an easier solution; getting different bark busters or tapping the handle bars that I bought? And is it true I have to grind off the nub on the back of the controls to get them to fit on after market bars?

 

Sorry for the ignorance and thanks to any one that can help!

Instead of tapping the bars, you could get the expanding inserts that BB uses with many kits.  There is a size for most any bar Inner diameter. 

 

The bigger question, which I hope someone else can answer, is whether the inboard clamps end up in the right location.  The Protaper bar may be wider and/or have a different taper or sweep, such that the clamps don’t work.

 

In my experience, mixing and matching Barkbusters is a dark art.  I would think about a kit that BB (or someone here) can verify fits.

 

BTW which Protaper bar, the Adventure or another?

[Jo John Johnson]

1 minute ago, Zero600 said:

Instead of tapping the bars, you could get the expanding inserts that BB uses with many kits.  There is a size for most any bar Inner diameter. 

 

The bigger question, which I hope someone else can answer, is whether the inboard clamps end up in the right location.  The Protaper bar may be wider and/or have a different taper or sweep, such that the clamps don’t work.

 

In my experience, mixing and matching Barkbusters is a dark art.  I would think about a kit that BB (or someone here) can verify fits.

 

BTW which Protaper bar, the Adventure or another?

I bought the Protaper Contour bars. I read somewhere else that they were a pretty close match to the OEM bars, which I didn't have a problem with so I went with those. But now after realizing I have to drill holes for location and tap the bars for hand guards, Im considering just purchasing some OEM bars. Now my next post is going to be a question on where to source those bars lol.

[Jo John Johnson]

1 hour ago, Dougie said:

Well two options on the “nub”, remove it, or drill a hole in the bars. You could say the bar is then weakened. But it’ll still be pretty strong. A small round hole isn’t like a crack or fault. There are holes in everything used for strength (beams, bulkheads etc.) I removed the nub on previous fits, and put electrical tape around the bar for extra grip under the clamp/throttle cable housing. You could remove some of the nub, and drill partly the way through for location, just a detent. That’s if you already know the right comfortable location 
 

All of that sounds terrible lol. Now I just want to get some new OEM bars. 

[Zero600]

Yeah

 

Quite a few people here seem to get replace their bars, so you should be able to find someone willing to part with their OEM bars.  Best of luck.

[Zero600]

@Jo John JohnsonAre you still looking for OEM bars?

 

Ironically, it is ME that is now swapping to Protaper bars.  I had the Protaper Adventure on my last bike and they really eased my wrist/elbow pain.

 

LMK if you need the OEM bars, coming off my bike next week.

[Jo John Johnson]

@Zero600 Yes! I bought some pro taper bars that I regret just because I don't want to do all the work of tapping and drilling holes. How much you selling for?