Quoting: Jamieg285
I just hope drilling it out isn't too difficult
Unfortunately Stainless is quite hard due to the Chromium content so you'll find them harder to drill than normal steel.
Make sure the drill is sharp and "peck" with the drill (to create small swarf chips) as opposed to just leaning on the drill - this'll likely just destroy the drill bit. Use a lubricant when drilling stainless, too - spit works on steel but you may need something more on stainless.
Quoting: Jamieg285
I added some crash bars to my motorbike
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Quoting: Jamieg285
Looking at the torque guides on that link from RK, it looks like it may just be me putting too much effort into them.
Just thinking about the application, it may well be that they are designed to be both not that tight or strong (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/dontknow.gif)
If they are bolted tightly to the motorcycle frame, you could bend the frame with a minor spill (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/chiny.gif)
Didn't think that they still made crash bars other than for aventure/off road bikes nowadays ?
I have the crash bungs/mushrooms on mine (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/wink.gif)
Mind you there is a much simpler and cheaper solution (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/dontknow.gif)
Make sure you don't fall off in the first place (http://www.mkb.cc/forum/smileys/rofls.gif)
Quoting: F Body
Just thinking about the application, it may well be that they are designed to be both not that tight or strong
If they are bolted tightly to the motorcycle frame, you could bend the frame with a minor spill
The bars are mounted in 3 places on each side. These particular ones are the mounting points for the footpegs. Don't know if that has any bearing on the what's needed or not.
Quoting: F Body
Didn't think that they still made crash bars other than for aventure/off road bikes nowadays ?
Maybe, but then the bike is 13 years old!