Re: Handguards for 2016-
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Originally Posted by zombie
These ones don't actually have a rubber part. It is a screw into a cylindrical nut which tightens into (ie expands) a metal tube with slits in. The slits are supposed to allow that end to expand, but not enough (plus metal on metal doesn't hold as well are rubber on metal).
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The problem maybe that the bit with the splits in is only expanding on the very inner end (especially if the expansion nut has a steep angle on it ) - a bit of rubber or tape gives a bit of compressability to the system and evens out the contact arear rather than just being point contact.
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Last edited by SV650rules; 13-10-18 at 07:43 AM.
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