Throttle Won't Clamp Tight to Bars

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I feel really foolish even asking this question but I replaced the bars and now can't get the throttle to tighten on the bars. Bars are correct and everything else tightens well. I really can't tighten the screws anymore then they are without stripping the heads. Any ideas? Its just beginning to warm up here in New Hampshire and everything else is set, rebuilt engine and new paint by Brent.
 
Check that your screws are not too long and bottoming out before tight on the bars, otherwise shim.
Jaydee
 
You might be able to sand down the mating faces of the throttle body on a sheet of emery paper on a flat surface to increase the pressure on the bar.
 
Some new bars these days seem to be just slitely under size and the beer can shim is the only way to fix it, I have been doing this for many years now, I also filed the clamps down a bit to see if that worked but still needed the beer can shim, but I have just put on a set of Renthal alloy bars and no longer need the beer can shim.


Ashley
 
Although I don't have this particular issue, when chainging bars on bikes with locator pins in the switchgear (same type of clamp) I use a couple of winds of electrical tape to keep the clamps from rotating after the pins have been removed. Works well when you don't like drilling bars and need some flexibility of switch location. The tape stays in place if you have to remove the clamp (switches, throttle etc.)
 
Sanding down one half is what I did once. I used a belt sander cause the first layer of chrome has to be penetrated. A file coasted right acrossed it.

Also, be sure you have a good clamp at the triple tree rather than finding out through hard braking or acceleration.
 
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