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How important is knurling?
05/14/17 at 13:57:23

Hey guys, i was looking at some handlebars at a bike shop yesterday. They had some Bitwell bars that I thought would work great with the old style risers on the Savage, but they haven't got any knurling.

I took a photo for comparison. The top bar is the one I recently bought and fitted (They required a 2" spacer with the short risers). I reckon the middle pair could be a possible alternative, without the spacers. The bottom one's would definitely work.

So it got me thinking, has anyone tried bars without knurling? Did you find any issues?

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badwolf Serious Thumper Offline Ridin' my Lil' Bagger - 153k miles so far Posts: 801 Palm Beach County, FL Gender:	Re: How important is knurling? Reply #1 - 05/14/17 at 14:25:22 If you ever have problems with bars not clamping down tight, cut a piece of emery cloth like plumbers use to go between the bars and clamps. That should take care of any slippage. If you are trying to use the wrong size bars, then you need a adapter, or better yet just match the bars and clamps.
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Re: How important is knurling?
Reply #2 - 05/14/17 at 14:31:15

Isalnd,

After I am sure I have a set of new handlebars in the position I want I drill down through the top clamp on the riser, through the handle bars and then tap threads and put button Allen head machine screws in the tapped holes.

It is best to drill the top clamps in a drill press so you get started straight with the hand drill going through the bars.

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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: How important is knurling? Reply #3 - 05/14/17 at 14:58:36 I've got unknurled bars (second set )and have had no problem with either slipping so I don't know why you would bother pegging them. Buying knurled bars ,is iffy ,most of them are made to fit Harleys that run risers that are much closer together than ours.
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5096 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: How important is knurling? Reply #4 - 05/14/17 at 15:14:38 It don't matter , never had a problem with either style !
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Re: How important is knurling?
Reply #5 - 05/14/17 at 15:20:06

batman wrote on 05/14/17 at 14:58:36:

I've got unknurled bars (second set )and have had no problem with either slipping so I don't know why you would bother pegging them. Buying knurled bars ,is iffy ,most of them are made to fit Harleys that run risers that are much closer together than ours.

Yeah that is a bit of a problem. The knurling one the one's I got are closer than the stock risers, but they are each wide enough to reach most of the way under the clamps. They show in the centre though. Not a big issue, but not perfect either!

If I knew then, what I know now, I probably would have given the one's in the middle of the picture a go.

Having said that I'm very happy with my current setup

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IslandRoad Serious Thumper Offline It doesn't vibrate, it purrs! Posts: 1147 The Kiewa Valley, Australia Gender:	Re: How important is knurling? Reply #6 - 05/14/17 at 15:22:36 And thanks guys, for the advice and feedback
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GreasyJonny YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 29	Re: How important is knurling? Reply #7 - 05/14/17 at 18:54:35 Another one for not important at all. Especially with lower bars. My other bike has 16" apes that are 1.5" diameter with no knurling. Granted the custom risers I made for it I have a set screw going to them but that's more for peace of mind, they would have been fine without.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: How important is knurling? Reply #8 - 05/14/17 at 18:56:01 Aww, C'mon, it's an Olympic Sport, it's Gotta be important.
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GreasyJonny YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 29	Re: How important is knurling? Reply #9 - 05/14/17 at 20:30:18 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 05/14/17 at 18:56:01: Aww, C'mon, it's an Olympic Sport, it's Gotta be important. I laughed more than that deserved
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: How important is knurling? Reply #10 - 05/14/17 at 21:49:31 After enough absurdity is sold as fact , seeing it offered in mock ignorance is kinda funny, innit?
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IslandRoad Serious Thumper Offline It doesn't vibrate, it purrs! Posts: 1147 The Kiewa Valley, Australia Gender:	Re: How important is knurling? Reply #11 - 05/14/17 at 22:25:29 I'm trying to imagine what a knurling match would look like ... for some reason, in my head, it looks something like arm wrestling ... or 'slaps'!
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mpescatori Serious Thumper Offline Romanum Thumperium Cavalco, yeaaah !!! Posts: 3547 Rome, Italy Gender:	Re: How important is knurling? Reply #12 - 05/16/17 at 00:07:12 Or like curling, but with cubic objects thrown aimlessly on coarse ice...
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5096 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: How important is knurling? Reply #13 - 05/16/17 at 06:53:16 I like the little brooms !
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