1. 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
    TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

Handle Bars Moving?

Discussion in '4 Stroke' started by buck32, Aug 2, 2009.

  1. buck32 Husqvarna
    A Class

    Location:
    Montana, USA
    I have had my TE250 for about 3 weeks now. I have had the handle bars come down on me 3 different times after landing jumps.

    Fixes thus far:
    1 - Tightened the handle bar clamps extremly tight.
    2 - Took off the top clamps and bars and roughed up both surfaces with a round file to try and get more bite on the rougher surfaces.

    Still came down again after this weekend. I am not jumping very high or far, may a couple feet at most for height.:banghead:

    If I put a shim in between the clamp and the bars (upper and lower) what suggestions for material?

    Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
  2. dfeckel Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Medford, NJ
    That seems really odd. Make sure that the clamps are not bottoming out on each other, and if they are, then shave a little off the underside of the upper clamp so that they contact only the bar when tightened, and not each other. This is the only suggestion I have.
  3. Creeper Husqvarna
    AA Class

    Location:
    Ravensdale, WA.
    That's about the only logical and practical suggestion there can be. :thumbsup:

    Buck32... if you need more than 14 or so ft lbs of torque to get a good clamp load on your bars, something is dimensionally or mechanically wrong.
    As dfeckel suggests... other than something really odd, the clamps "bottoming out" before you get a full clamp load on the bars would be the most likely culprit.
    Typically, properly torqued and "squared up" clamps will have about 1/16" to 1/8" gap front and rear.

    C