Barkbusters for the NC

[royw]

Awesome Rupert.
Wise man

[Recoil]

Hi, well I have Barbusters on my NC. They are the Storm model, to be exact the S1 model. I liked the fact that they have no backbone support back to the handlebar.....a bit more flexibility if I was to clip a car side mirror. Also I wanted them in black.

[henkt]

Hi guys
Got a set of barkbuster handguards.
Now I watched the Video on how to install and it's quite simple.
Apart from the fact that I can't get the handlebar weights out on either end.
I know about the "clips" but they are stuck so tightly I can't get them to move.

Am I missing something?

So I stopped right there before I break something

Any advice will be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance

[DaveH]

Hi
I was not able to get the handlebar weights out either. (2018 NC750 DCT) All the Youtubes I watched seemed to be for the older NC's which have a different clip system. Eventually I gave up and left the original handlebar weights in and attached the Barkbusters to them. It seems to work fine, possibly will not be as strong as if I have done the job properly. I will try and post a picture.

[henkt]

Thanks Dave
I was thinking along the same lines and ended up doing just that.
It just means that the handlebars are now approx 2cm's wider - 1cm each side.
Thanks for the advice

[DaveH]

Hi

Here are some pictures of my Barkbusters. I don't think it makes the bike wider. I took off the Honda weights and used the Barkbuster weights

[DaveH]

I cant get the pictures to upload, will try again another day

[goingslowly]

May 27, 2019 21:14:01 GMT 2 DaveH said:

I cant get the pictures to upload, will try again another day

Probably forum space issue, You will have to save them somewhere else - cloud store - share and add link to them here.

[henkt]

Hi Dave
How did you get the handlebar weights out?
I really struggled and gave up in the end.

With the barkbuster weights it will be the same width.

Thanks

[DaveH]

I was not able to get the handlebar weights out, I left them in and used the barkbuster end weights. I think the width is the same.

[neil700]

I recently had an accident with a missing manhole cover and needed to swop bars as well as the weights. You need to remove the grips and throttle tube as the inner weights are held in with a clip which has 2 lugs located in holes in the bars. Once you have pressed in the lugs they pull out

[DaveH]

Hi Niel

This is true for the "older" NC's, the newer ones seem to work a little differently (mine is 2018). Maybe someone one day will post a YouTube how to video for the newer bikes......