Installing weights on Flanders bars

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Installing Stock Weights on Flanders Bars

First I need to give credit to the basic idea here to Kbran. He posted a while back that he had done this when he installed his Flanders bars and it sounded like the way to go. The only difference is that he welded his and I opted for a set screw approach. The main reason being that I'm not a very good welder.

 

This is a bit time consuming but I like the stock weights so it was worth it for me. Pretty straight forward job that most anybody should be able to do.

 

After removing the bars, you will see the factory weld that holds the threaded sleeve in place.

 

 

I simply used a bench grinder to grind the bars down in that area until the plug just fell out.

 

 

 

Drill a hole in the Flanders bars approximated 3/4" from the end. The size hole you drill will depend upon the size set screw you use. I picked up a couple of 10/28 screws 1/4" long at the hardware store so used a drill size that I could tap for 10/28

 

 

Screw the insert onto the end of the weight and push it all the way in and then using a marker, mark the insert through the hole.

 

 

Now you can see the mark where you will need to drill and tap the insert to match the hole you drilled in the bars.

 

 

Drill and tap.

 

 

Screw the insert back onto the weight.

 

 

You will also need to tap the hole that you drilled in the Flanders bars to the same size.

 

At this point, I slid the throttle grip on. You can't see it in this next picture but the throttle grip is already slid on so that once the weight is installed, I just slide it back to where it is supposed to be.

 

Insert the weight with insert into the bar.

 

 

Line up the holes and insert your set screw.

 

 

The screw needs to be flush with the outside of the bars. Especially on the throttle side to make sure the throttle can turn freely. It will be almost flush if you use a 1/4" long screw. Just a very little dressing with a smooth flat file will get it just right.

 

 

That's all there is to it. Do the other side and you are done.