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Does an 83 GS550E have threads in the bar ends? I bought some bar end mirrors that are supposed to fit it, but at first glance i dont see any threads, just cob-webs. Are they just deeper inside, or do they not exist?
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No threads. The stock bar ends use a bolt and a nut to squash a piece of rubber & stay put. You could try that.Originally posted by klarowe View Post
I was helping a friend with an older Ninja. The bar does have threads. The bolt is held in with some kind of thread-locker that is stronger than a weld. It was the only time my impact driver was defeated. The Suzuki way is better. -
No threads. They came from the factory with bar end weights that attached by a rubber piece that fit into the end of the bar and expanded to a snug fit when the screw that attched the rubber piece to the weight was tightened.sigpic
SUZUKI: 1978 GS1000E; 1980 GS1000G; 1982 GS650E; 1982 GS1100G; 1982 GS1100E; 1985 GS700ES
HONDA: 1981 CB900F Super Sport
KAWASAKI: 1981 KZ550A-2; 1984 ZX750A-2 (aka GPZ750); 1984 KZ700A-1
YAMAHA: 1983 XJ750RK Seca
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ahh.. i see. Looks like I'll be finding a way to weld/attach a nut into the end. I may be missing my screw that holds the rubber cuz the end of the bar looks like that of a bicycle.. just an empty pipe end.
Thanks again.Comment
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Its pretty straight forward. I cut and rethreaded the stock EMGO retangular mirror mine came with and welded a 10x1.25 nut in the end of my dragbars.
As soon as I get a little closer to putting the frontend back together, Ill post a pick of the end result. They did look pretty ok when I did a quick mock up to check clearance of the hand controls and such.Comment
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