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GP handlebar control rod slop.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:06 pm
by Ihateyoubutler
Does anyone know an easy way to get rid of the slop in the handlebar control rods? Does anyone make the plastic bits in the outside end of the handlebars in alloy or metal? Anyone converted the older type splined rods? (which I have).
Thanks.
Re: GP handlebar control rod slop.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:10 pm
by RICSPEED
have come across a few of the splined type of rod welded to the tube
Re: GP handlebar control rod slop.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:22 pm
by sean brady scooters
i,ve always prefered to weld rods into bars..................its the ONLY way to eliminate that slop..........and to ensure that it never occurs............again.
italian splinned rods and brass pulleys are best of course............
with indian set up............the pin through the plastic pulley will still be a prob......sooner or later............
Re: GP handlebar control rod slop.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:26 pm
by mark
would araldite work . i wonder?
Re: GP handlebar control rod slop.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:40 pm
by sean brady scooters
i suppose you could try that mark...................
and maybe let us know after 5000 miles.............................

Re: GP handlebar control rod slop.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:47 pm
by mark
i will in a couple of weeks if i remember lol
Re: GP handlebar control rod slop.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:48 pm
by sean brady scooters
you must do some serious milage matey....................

Re: GP handlebar control rod slop.
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:59 pm
by mark
i mean i will glue it in in a few weeks lol
Re: GP handlebar control rod slop.
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:15 am
by sean brady scooters
Re: GP handlebar control rod slop.
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:04 am
by red ghost
I bought this one and the throttle one
http://scootrs.com/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=25
and made some new stainless control rods, drilled the rods to suit the scootrs parts and thru bolted them, no play at that end. As for the other end,I remade the plastic parts in stainless and fitted roll pins.
A plan for the future is to loose the roll pins and tap threads into the stainless parts and fit the right lenght grub screws.
