grips

[daisymazy]

hi, always come here when i need an answer and always get one. here i am again. the little black piece with the screw in it at the beginning of the throttle grip will not stay tight. it is forever coming loose. does anyone have a solution. also can the grips be changed and if so , is it hard to do. many thanks and happy riding to all. God bless. Daisy

[Bouncer]

I have the same problem on my right on... Annoying, it comes out almost an inch. Once a mechanic looked at it and he couldn't even yank it out by force to replace it, so kinda gave up back then.
I find myself always pushing it back in while riding...

Looking forward to get an answer as well haha

[blaine]

This will help both of you.
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=972 (http://www.gz250bike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=972)
:) :cool:

[Water Warrior 2]

I have the same problem on my right on... Annoying, it comes out almost an inch. Once a mechanic looked at it and he couldn't even yank it out by force to replace it, so kinda gave up back then.
I find myself always pushing it back in while riding...

Looking forward to get an answer as well haha
You will rarely be able to yank a bar end out using force. Sounds like it just needs to be tightened a bit. Be sure the bar end does not hinder the throttle operation. A sticky throttle can cause you more than enough grief. It is not to be used as a cruise control.

[5th_bike]

A week ago I noticed my right handle bar weight was loose when riding. Stopped and tightened it.

The thing should have been designed with a left thread - the way it is now, if you grip it along with the throttle, and you open the throttle, you will unscrew it. :cry:

[Water Warrior 2]

A week ago I noticed my right handle bar weight was loose when riding. Stopped and tightened it.

The thing should have been designed with a left thread - the way it is now, if you grip it along with the throttle, and you open the throttle, you will unscrew it. :cry:
Slide the bar end weight out just enough so there is no contact with the grip. Problem solved.

[5th_bike]

[quote="5th_bike":37xaq3os]A week ago I noticed my right handle bar weight was loose when riding. Stopped and tightened it.

The thing should have been designed with a left thread - the way it is now, if you grip it along with the throttle, and you open the throttle, you will unscrew it. :cry:
Slide the bar end weight out just enough so there is no contact with the grip. Problem solved.[/quote:37xaq3os]
Nah, that's not the point, I said if you grip it along with the throttle so contact or no contact, you twist it anyway.

[northsidegz]

Nah, that's not the point, I said if you grip it along with the throttle so contact or no contact, you twist it anyway.

Maybe they should install a zapper into the bar end so everytime you grab the bar end while you're twisting the throttle it zaps you! :tongue:

Oh wait, the GZ battery probably can't handle the extra needed zapping power.


I, too, grabbed a slight part of the bar end when I rode my GZ (quite honesty, I don't know why, but it felt better) and had problems and had to reinstall the bar end. I only owned it a short enough period of time that I had to reinstall it once.