From:Mutt Electronic:pigstye13 -A- aol.co,
Subject:RE: loose handlebars Date:Sun Jun 13 10:26:44 2010
Response to:13885
No the pin sits way up in the slot. ,almost to the top if it. If you look under the top fork plate (tripple tree) there is a pinch bolt. That is what holds the handlebars in the neck. Loosen it, install the bars, then tighten the pinch bolt real good.

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i thought i had it, but still have a little play. i guess i wil have to try welding the slots a bit. what holds the bars in? they seem to just drive down into the fork stem with nothing to make them stay there. and as near as i can measure when they are all the way down to the weld the cross pin is just barely up in the slot. is this right?