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what i realized today
I HATE BARENDS!!!
how do you take them off from a yamaha xt600e

i'm desperate to install my heated grips (wich i should have gotten a months ago)
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There is suppose to be a screw in the end, if they only turn around you maybe have to give a drive with hammer the other way. Next is to drill them out, Heated grip is awsome in the winter!!
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i have never owned a car
i'm 21 now
ive ridden through three winters so far on a motorcycle
cold long winters

so i really really really believe anyone who says heated grips are awsome

looks like i'm gonna have to drill
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Just been out in the snow having fun!!



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I'd love to ride all winter and I did till it snowed a bunch here, the ice killed my hope for the rest of the winter. It's illegal to run studded tires, otherwise the snow/ice wouldn't bother me.
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Stupid rule if you ask me..a bike like this doesnt do any harm to the road, i have like 300 spikes/ studd in the rear tire
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Loosen bolt, grip with BIG pliers, pull like hell.....
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Loosen bolt, grip with BIG pliers, pull like hell.....
it actually doesnt have a bolt

nother piece of weird yamaha tech
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funny thing is that is exactly how i got the job done
took me a while cous it seems whenever you really need it it always has a almost dull blade
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it actually doesnt have a bolt

nother piece of weird yamaha tech
Is there not a screw or bolt running down the middle ??? I can't remember now !
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When Ive took them off before it was like an Allen key screw that you give a few turns then tap the screw with an hammer and they come off. This sounds like a factory job.
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