Handlebar puller

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Handlebar puller

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Anyone tell me how to make one of these. Thinking all I need is a pipe with with a large thick washer at the end and a threaded bolt into the handlebar end. Working on 2021 r1250rt

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You have basically answered you're own question! That's exactly what you need
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Found a thread on another site last night that confirmed it all. Thanks for the feedback. Today’s job as it’s raining 😂.
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Used this guide to help remove the switch gear.



The small tourque tool size is T5.

Had to sand a bit of paint off and throw the bars into the freezer to get them to fit into the new risers.
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Some photos . The only downside in relation to where they are currently placed is that I can not rotate the front brake lever as far forward(down) as U would like. Hits the risers. I have set the risers up so they come back towards me a bit as well. If I was to make them straight up I don’t believe this would be an issue. Only time will tell.
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Can you actually buy the tool cheap?

Plus where did you buy the riser kit from OP? Amm clai to be casted from solid alu billet which i doubt!
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I made the tool very cheaply. 25.4mm pipe - was only 1.2mm thick. Like a curtain rod. Cut it to length - found a couple of washers and bought some bolts as I didn’t have a correct size one.

Switch gear removed and pipe slides over bar. Bolt pulls it out. I had a couple of spare washers which was handy because they got bent on each bar. Put some tape over bar so no scratches.

I got the risers from Ali express - seem ok to date.
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Plutohora wrote: Sat Mar 28, 2026 8:05 am Can you actually buy the tool cheap?
You can rent the tool from Sportouring,painless experience and very helpful.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source= ... uovOsOP7oM
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