Help removing those bar-end things?

[Techno]

How do?

Seriously though, I have had a look and I can't see how they come off :blink:

There is no bolt/screw/widget holding them on are they just slipped in?

Here's what I have courtesy of Mr. BlurryCam
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[p.dath]

I'm be tempted to wrap some cloth around them to protect them, and then try grabbing them with some vice grips and see what happens if you give them a good pull.

[YellowDog]

That looks interetsing. They usually screw and are on a really long thread. I can't imagine the end just popping off.

[p.dath]

Have you just tried simply rotating them?

It looks like there is a tiny gap between the bar end and the bar. You you tried pushing in a thin strip of metal in case there is something you can push in and release a clasp or something? Perhaps you might feel something in that gap.

[Techno]

Yup, tried rotating they don't move at all! I have also tried using a set of grips to yank them off but they really seem to be on there tight!

Theres no real gap there, that is just a shaded spot, thanks to the crap phone camera. They are as flush up against the handle as I can image something could be.

Ha, I figured that this would be easy :shifty: silly me!

I may just have to whip down the road to RB and get them to show me

[Laava]

As you are getting rid of them, I assume they are scrap, get the vicegrips on them and if they dont rotate with vice grips then I would be using a drift of some type or large screwdriver/tyre lever and tapping them out either in the visible groove or on to a very tight vise grip. Jumping up and down cursing and blubbering is also underrated as a motivational tool. Or is that just me?

[hayd3n]

just accidently knock bike over claim insurence bar ends all fixed yay:yes:

[Techno]

As you are getting rid of them, I assume they are scrap, get the vicegrips on them and if they dont rotate with vice grips then I would be using a drift of some type or large screwdriver/tyre lever and tapping them out either in the visible groove or on to a very tight vise grip. Jumping up and down cursing and blubbering is also underrated as a motivational tool. Or is that just me?

Yup, they are scratched from the previous owners off and I am replacing them with mirrors. I tried the jumping up and down and cursing but it had no effect, I didn't blubber though :)


just accidently knock bike over claim insurence bar ends all fixed yay:yes:

:blink: I would if I could convince the bike to land on the bar ends only, but I think the laws of physics are against me there :shifty:

[Henk]

Since they are scrap anyway I'd go with the vice grips advice. There has to be a thread involved somewhere, grab them and start turning.

[Owl]

Why not center-punch and run a 6mm drill up the guts?

[NZsarge]

Hacksaw.....

[Techno]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys, turns out some knob decided it would be a great idea to weld the dam things in! :angry:

So I thought bugger it and just got a whole new bar fitted :D

So mirrors on, bike looking sweet and I can finally see whats happening behind me!

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[p.dath]

I guess that's one extreme way to fix it! Glad your happy with the result.