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Author Message   Andymnelson Posted on Monday, August 09, 2010 - 10:24 am:        I'm about to tear into my primary to swap to 9 gearing (and PC the primary cover gloss black!). Should i just pony up the $25 for a primary locking bar, or make my own? Where's that thread with dimensions??   Andymnelson Posted on Monday, August 09, 2010 - 12:43 pm:        Anyone? If I ought to just order one...I need to do it soon so it goes out today!   Froggy Posted on Monday, August 09, 2010 - 12:53 pm:        For $25 I'd just order it and be done with it, but thats just me.   Badrap Posted on Monday, August 09, 2010 - 01:28 pm:        Looks like a piece of aluminum bar chamfered at each end and placed between the 2 gears?   Andymnelson Posted on Monday, August 09, 2010 - 01:35 pm:        Yup, but with 240 ft/pounds of torque on it...it had BETTER be the right size and shape!   Hughlysses Posted on Monday, August 09, 2010 - 02:34 pm:        +1 what to what Andy said, because (a) you damn sure don't want it to snap or fold up when you get up to 239 ft-lbs on your torque wrench, and (b) you'd REALLY hate to booger up the teeth on your primary sprocket or clutch sprocket.   Andymnelson Posted on Monday, August 09, 2010 - 02:35 pm:        Yeah...I just ordered 1 from Al...   Badrap Posted on Monday, August 09, 2010 - 05:08 pm:        I would build one out of 1/4" angle aluminum. That would be more than strong enough in compression.   Reepicheep Posted on Monday, August 09, 2010 - 05:25 pm:        I won't argue with anyone ordering it, especially if you are getting parts anyway. But the first time I had to use one (circa 2000) on my M2, I just ran over to the scrap pile, found a piece of aluminum channel bar, pounded it flat, and hacksawed it to length. I've used it a bunch of times since, and it worked fine. Given it's aluminum on steel teeth, if you use the right material, I don't think it could ever hurt anything unless you forget to take it out and start up the motor...   Blasterd Posted on Monday, August 09, 2010 - 06:13 pm:        I made my own and used it on my 2000 M2, still have it somewhere.   Pkman Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 11:59 am:        I made my own out of aluminum stock I had. The length does not have to be exact.   New12r Posted on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 - 08:59 pm:        Mines home made. Never had an issue.   Argentcorvid Posted on Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 11:13 pm:        The sportster guys just use a 4" brass hinge. (make sure it's really brass and not just brass plated!)   Tootal Posted on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - 11:14 pm:        I made one out of 3/16" stainless. It's 4" long. Just radius the edges. Stainless is soft compared to sprocket teeth. Worked great. You'll love the gearing change, it wakes your bike right up!

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