I bought some bark busters off ebay - link

Having trouble installing them, and suspect they are the wrong type.

Apologies for the poor photos, but might give you some indication on what im struggling with:


Q1 - How do you remove the stock plugs? I take the plug off, but whats the best way of removing the inner plug? Put the bolt half way back in and yank out?

Q2- With the plug off, the bark buster would just rub the brake lever.
At the other end, the brake reservoir would stop me from sliding the brake lever down, because then I wouldnt be able to mount the rings onto a flat piece of bar.

Should I carry on, or have I bought wrong ones?
Found a great video on how to do most of it, but still having alignment issues.



Cheers

Well I have recently fitted new handlebars and Barkbusters.

Are you keeping the standard bars?? (they bend if you fall off alot like I do)

Anyway, apparantly if you insert the bolt back into the bar end insert and tap it inwards a little, it should free up, and you can remove it. I tried this, and even after a 24 hr soaking in WD40, and lots of heat, they didn't budge.


Why don't you get some stronger bars, forget those inserts, and do what I did?

http://www.xt660.com/showthread.php?t=15842

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2008 XTR Mods : DNA Stage 3 Airbox, PC111, Carbon Cans Ovals, Steve Ruth built XTR734cc Big Bore with - High Desert Dyno (HDD)/ Cuervo Racing Gas Flowed / Ported Head fitted with +1mm Valves & uprated Springs, HDD 5050 Camshaft, HDD +3mm Throttle Body, CP 105.5mm 11:1 Piston, Custom Mapping, Piasini ECU, Renthal 613-01, Barkbusters VPS, Pivot Pegz, Touratech Bashplate, Foam Grips, Kev's O2 Sensor Mod, Kev's Extra Coolant Cooler, Wilbers Progressive Fork Springs and Rear Shock

...or if keeping the standard bars, just get a sleeve to fit the Barbusters, and use a longer bolt ...measure it! it is probably an M5/M4 I guess.

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2008 XTR Mods : DNA Stage 3 Airbox, PC111, Carbon Cans Ovals, Steve Ruth built XTR734cc Big Bore with - High Desert Dyno (HDD)/ Cuervo Racing Gas Flowed / Ported Head fitted with +1mm Valves & uprated Springs, HDD 5050 Camshaft, HDD +3mm Throttle Body, CP 105.5mm 11:1 Piston, Custom Mapping, Piasini ECU, Renthal 613-01, Barkbusters VPS, Pivot Pegz, Touratech Bashplate, Foam Grips, Kev's O2 Sensor Mod, Kev's Extra Coolant Cooler, Wilbers Progressive Fork Springs and Rear Shock

mY ADVICE...look at my thread, and note the dimensions and model number of Renthals I fitted..613-01. Get all the dimensions from Kev's link on that thread.

Then look at handlebars available in your Country, and buy similar size ones.

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2008 XTR Mods : DNA Stage 3 Airbox, PC111, Carbon Cans Ovals, Steve Ruth built XTR734cc Big Bore with - High Desert Dyno (HDD)/ Cuervo Racing Gas Flowed / Ported Head fitted with +1mm Valves & uprated Springs, HDD 5050 Camshaft, HDD +3mm Throttle Body, CP 105.5mm 11:1 Piston, Custom Mapping, Piasini ECU, Renthal 613-01, Barkbusters VPS, Pivot Pegz, Touratech Bashplate, Foam Grips, Kev's O2 Sensor Mod, Kev's Extra Coolant Cooler, Wilbers Progressive Fork Springs and Rear Shock

are your Barkbusters missing the end inserts? by the ebay link...you are missing the end inserts... I think it would have worked out cheaper to buy them new wouldn't it? How much are BB VPS and fitting kit for 7/8 bars?

You could make something like my end attachment, but you have to cut off part of the bar-end, as in my pictures.


Anyway, those Barkbusters will fit your bike...you just need to work out how to fit the ends!!

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2008 XTR Mods : DNA Stage 3 Airbox, PC111, Carbon Cans Ovals, Steve Ruth built XTR734cc Big Bore with - High Desert Dyno (HDD)/ Cuervo Racing Gas Flowed / Ported Head fitted with +1mm Valves & uprated Springs, HDD 5050 Camshaft, HDD +3mm Throttle Body, CP 105.5mm 11:1 Piston, Custom Mapping, Piasini ECU, Renthal 613-01, Barkbusters VPS, Pivot Pegz, Touratech Bashplate, Foam Grips, Kev's O2 Sensor Mod, Kev's Extra Coolant Cooler, Wilbers Progressive Fork Springs and Rear Shock

For now, I see no reason to replace them
I am also heading off on a 5 week trip on the bike next Thursday, so dont have time to order bars.

Sleeve being the aluminium strip?
Would like confirmation that the current sleeve is def not the right one, or cant be bent to fit.
When u mention longer bolt, do you mean, leave the existing bar ends in, but use a longer bolt to attach BBs on the outside of the existing OEM bar end?
(Therefore, can leave the inserts in the bars)

Its not the end of the world if these cant fit, I could do with out them. Worst case, ill throw them back on ebay.

On AvRider, people have suggested cutting off the bulbous end of the brake lever - This would prob work, but not keen on doing this.