[philgoodscrambler]

Trying out Icon bars on my FTP.
Can't torque the bottom clamp w/o taking the head off the bike.
Very reluctant to do this and wondered how others deal with this 'challenge'?
:confused-48:

 

[Max Kool]

Why? Can't get to the nut?

 

[philgoodscrambler]

Can't get a socket and torque on it, only a ring spanner.

 

[Max Kool]

Human torque wrench, I use it all the time on those nuts.

Tight = tight, and don't overdo it.

 

[philgoodscrambler]

Do you have a ham fisted brother?
My brother does.
I have done what you say Max - nothing stripped this time.
What happened is I fitted Icon bars (new clamps etc) and at the same time heavy bar-end weights. The vibration seemed much worse over our bumpy roads.
So I checked and tightened all the nuts as necessary. Couldn't torque the top clamps either as my wrench starts at 40nm!
Need to go for another test ride now.

 

[Max Kool]

what's the required torque for the bar clamps? Can't be much more than 30-40 Nm

But they are rubber mounted, all you're doing is clamping the steel sleeve that's inside the rubber bushing...

 

[philgoodscrambler]

The bottom clamp is 45nm and the top one about 25.