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Drag bar dents on tank any suggestions?

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by On1wheel01, May 4, 2007.

  1. On1wheel01

    On1wheel01 Member

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    Ok I recently put a set of drag bars on my 650 Seca. Now when I turn the bars all the way L/R, they slap the tank and dent/chip off paint. I tought of maybe putting small risers on it, or making slightly larger bump stops. Has anyone had this problem and figured a way to fix it(besides not turn the bars all the way. :roll:
     
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    I did the exact same thing and had the same problem. I purchased a set of risers off of ebay for about 30 bucks and it solved the problem. Ill take some pics of them this weekend and post them so you can take a look.
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    Ok great,thanx
     
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    Well soved this problem i just turned the bars up a little, looks pretty much the same. And no dents.
     
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    I have the same problem on my Seca. I figured I would just put a thin rubber damper (ala tank pad) on the contact point to avoid chipping the paint.
     
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    Someone said they JB Weld'd a small nut to the stops to prevent contact.
     
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    Yea I was gonna weld a bump stop in. But I wanted to try other ways first. Since my drag bars have a slight bend it worked great just to turn them up slightly. :)
     
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