Hi Guys, Just bought some new R&G bar end protectors for my 2016 1200S and all too easy when I went to slacken the right hand/acelerator end bolt with not much effort (been a pain on previous bikes when loctited!). Only issue is that the inner nut seems to have dropped down and I cant get the new bolt (or old one!) to reach and be able to get anywhere near to touch and tighten! Any ideas? Cheers Jono
I did a similar thing when I was replacing a broken hand guard. I gaffer taped a bolt to a thin stick, stick it down the handlebar, locate the nut and get half a turn on it, which was enough to pull it out.
Ahhh good idea! I've ordered a 140mm long 4ml Tbar so hopefully a little blue tac (or tape) on the bolt and some good luck will connect to the nut to pull it out. Shame the nut isn't magnetic as I tried getting it with my telescopic magnetic tool but no joy! I will make sure to have the other side pointing downwards when I do that one! Thanks for the help
Thanks for this, is the shaft on the tool just straight or like an Alan key? Couldn't make it out in the listing...Would it fit the existing nut? Must admit I tried my magnetic tool but looks like the nut isn't magnetic.
Hoover it out? You surely know someone with a henry-hoover, they come with a long tube you could semi-tightly wrap around tube & suck the blighter out..
I've had a similar problem and used a long, thin bladed screwdriver to reach in and drag it out by inserting the screwdriver in the hole of the nut, using a torch to see what I was doing.
