handlebar raisers

[Barton]

Originally Posted by Simmo737

Bolt grade research will show that stainless is not as hard as you think.
An 8.8 bolt would be way stronger. Gas gas bolts on the bars and triples are 12.9 which is a very, very strong bolt and at least twice as strong as stainless, probably three times.

and they tighten into aluminium

[shang]

Originally Posted by Barton

and they tighten into aluminium

Your bar clamp bolts tighten into aluminum? My '13 has a big steel nut on the bottom of the top triple. All of my bikes have been like this.

I wasnt trying to start a debate, I just thought I would mention it from a safety stand point. It would be a bummer to have one of those bolts break.

[Barton]

agree no debate
the 87 husky and early gagivas had rubber mounted handlebar clamps in the white power forks, in a minor bump these would move. So I removed the rubber and replaced with a pressed in bush and used stainless bolts, if I had a whack the bolts would bend but i could still ride back to home with bent steering. if the bolts had been harder they could have possible sheared leaving me with floppy bars or put the stress somewhere else and cracked a triple clamp or snapped the handlebars.