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83 GS550E Bar end threads??

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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?
 
klarowe said:
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.

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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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