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Howdy all,
New Pacific Coast owner here in California. Just picked up a low mileage 1998 on a whim. It’s got some cracks in the plastic but runs great.
Appears to have been down more than once, lol, and is missing the handle bar weight for the right side. Just the weight itself. The piece the weight screws into is still visible inside the handlebar.?
Anyone have one available or know where one can be found?
Thanks in advance and cheers!
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? Welcome to the group and PC800's!
? The bar weight is OEM part #53105-MM5-010 which no longer appears to be made but see some used ones on eBay.
? Otherwise, it's a pretty common aftermarket part to buy in sets which could be a better option to be honest. The stock weights and hard rubber grips buzzed my hands to sleep at highway speeds but a soft slip-on grip cover helped a lot with that.
Cheers!
On Mon, Dec 30, 2024, at 5:00 PM, SoCalGuy wrote:
Howdy all,
New Pacific Coast owner here in California. Just picked up a low mileage 1998 on a whim. It’s got some cracks in the plastic but runs great.
Appears to have been down more than once, lol, and is missing the handle bar weight for the right side. Just the weight itself. The piece the weight screws into is still visible inside the handlebar.?
Anyone have one available or know where one can be found?
Thanks in advance and cheers!
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I have a pair you can have for free. You just need to pay to ship them.
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I bought a set of bar end weights that were actually heavy enough to help the buzziness?of the handlebars at certain speeds on certain pavements (mine is normally fine but certain scenarios will cause it to be buzzy).? The nice part is that they also had a throttle holder so you could use it as a cruise control of sorts.? Made by Kuryakyn.? Yes they are high end, yes they are expensive ($59 EACH, the cruise control one is $99) but they will last forever.
Dave Watkins
Howdy all,
New Pacific Coast owner here in California. Just picked up a low mileage 1998 on a whim. It’s got some cracks in the plastic but runs great.
Appears to have been down more than once, lol, and is missing the handle bar weight for the right side. Just the weight itself. The piece the weight screws into is still visible inside the handlebar.?
Anyone have one available or know where one can be found?
Thanks in advance and cheers!
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Well, dang it Dave, that’s very gracious of you. Let me know how to get in touch with you and I’ll happily pay the shipping.
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What a great group. Thx all, I’ll have plenty more ?questions downstream.?
- Mike
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Please don't send it to me.? I just happened to need them and found them there.? Parts Giant, J&P Cycle (where I got mine) and Amazon all carry them.? Here's their catalog of all of the things they carry.? I have a 2002 Triumph, a 2000 Harley, and a 1998 Pacific Coast.? I'm always needing parts, J&P is perfectly adequate (not great, not horrible), Parts Giant is also a mixed bag, Amazon is OK if you already know what you want and don't need any support.? BUT if Kuryakyn makes one, theirs will be top end, and you'll pay a top end price for it.??
And it is a great group.? Honestly better than most of the MC groups online.? Everyone sincerely wants to help you.? No agendas, no end fighting, just good folks.
Well, dang it Dave, that’s very gracious of you. Let me know how to get in touch with you and I’ll happily pay the shipping.
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What a great group. Thx all, I’ll have plenty more ?questions downstream.?
- Mike
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I replaced the grips on my 89 with larger diameter grips with soft rubber inserts because the small diameter hard OEM grips put my hands to sleep.? I was concerned that the new grips did not allow for bar end weights, but I have not noticed any problems without them.
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? The 90s both came with slip on grips over the OEM ones, one set rubber and one set foam, and retain the OEM bar end weights, but I can't tell any difference in bar vibration or control between the 89 and the 90s.? I can ride the 89 with "fat grips" without gloves in the summer without losing the feeling in my hands.? The 90s with slip on's are better than the hard OEM grips alone, but I still need gloves for extra cushioning.
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Phil in Northwest Arkansas
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This is something new to me. My right hand does get numb on my 96. I will check the data base for more info. Thanks for the observation.? Kenton
I replaced the grips on my 89 with larger diameter grips with soft rubber inserts because the small diameter hard OEM grips put my hands to sleep.? I was concerned that the new grips did not allow for bar end weights, but I have not noticed any problems without them.
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? The 90s both came with slip on grips over the OEM ones, one set rubber and one set foam, and retain the OEM bar end weights, but I can't tell any difference in bar vibration or control between the 89 and the 90s.? I can ride the 89 with "fat grips" without gloves in the summer without losing the feeling in my hands.? The 90s with slip on's are better than the hard OEM grips alone, but I still need gloves for extra cushioning.
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Phil in Northwest Arkansas
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A set of silver "fat grips" I put on my 04 Triumph America went on without modification, but I did have to do a little machining on this black throttle grip to fit within the PC's cable guides? There may be some out there that would fit the PC out of the box, but I thought the black ones would look better on the PC.
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Phil in Northwest Arkansas
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Brother Phil my man, you have to wear gloves. We wear helmets in case our head smacks the ground, and we wear gloves in case we find ourselves doing a 40mph push-up on the pavement. I wadded a GPz600 going 70 on a forest road, got sideswiped by a Trailblazer going about 35 on a CBR1000, lowsided at Talladega GPR doing about 90 on a CB-1, and locked my front wheel and dumped the same CBR1000 on newly-wet pavement. But the one that really injured me (pretty badly, too) was on my third PC, and I was stopped, waiting on traffic so I could turn left. Doing 0 mph, I got t-boned by a jackwagon in an S-2000 having a midlife crisis and it threw me 30 feet into oncoming traffic. In every instance except Talladega, my hands hit the ground first. At Talladega, they hit second. A bunch of us met at the shop one Sunday for a group ride, and this one dude didn't have any gloves. I mentioned it, and he was all "ehhhh I don't need gloves" and after seeing literally dozens of our customers come in with wrecked bikes, we always go over their helmets, jackets and gloves to see how bad things could have been. Gloves are almost always severely abraded, sometimes ripped apart. So this dude is AT THE DEALERSHIP with the owner, the owner's son, and the lead mechanic (me, who offered to pay for new gloves on the spot (with my fancy employee discount)) and he maintained his "ehhhhhh" mindset. Well, okey dokey, dude, you keep living that life. 40 minutes later on 25 between Leeds and Vandiver, he put it in the ditch. On his way to the ditch he rolled his right hand across three feet of asphalt, then three feet of the gravel and debris that typically lines paved roads. Instant shock, and although he also gigged his shoulder and elbow, the only thing he was aware of was that shredded hand. He was shaking so hard that he was flicking blood all over the place. I regret looking at it, because you could see the parts of his hand that make hands operate, if you know what I mean. And a free pair of gloves was dangling in his face less than an hour ago. I don't want to wreck. I don't expect to wreck. I also don't want or expect a kitchen fire, but you can rest assured my ass has a fire extinguisher, just in case.? If I go down on my bike again - key word: IF - I want to keep my skin off of the earth. All it takes is once, man, and you don't even have to be moving to end up on your butt. Anecdotes and third-hand stories aside, I'm living proof of that.
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On Friday, January 3, 2025, Phil Warner via <philwarner= [email protected]> wrote: I replaced the grips on my 89 with larger diameter grips with soft rubber inserts because the small diameter hard OEM grips put my hands to sleep.? I was concerned that the new grips did not allow for bar end weights, but I have not noticed any problems without them.
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? The 90s both came with slip on grips over the OEM ones, one set rubber and one set foam, and retain the OEM bar end weights, but I can't tell any difference in bar vibration or control between the 89 and the 90s.? I can ride the 89 with "fat grips" without gloves in the summer without losing the feeling in my hands.? The 90s with slip on's are better than the hard OEM grips alone, but I still need gloves for extra cushioning.
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Phil in Northwest Arkansas
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? Yup, many moons ago as a young rider, I decided to leave my gear behind because it was hot out and a quick ride to a road store to grab some smokes on a newly restored '76 CB550FSS barn bike. That was also the day the town decided to lay down fresh road gravel and oil without signs. It looked newer but normal and hadn't set because of the heat so I turned the wheel in at an intersection like I've done five hundred times where it unexpectedly started, the bike's momentum kept it sliding forward in the gooey gunk, then found some road grip to suddenly stop with the wheel akimbo which tossed me over the handlebars, I pancaked onto the road, slid on my belly and palms, and had to pick that gravel out of the meat of my palms. It was fairly low speed so it could've been worse and the kind of one-off that can get ya quick.
? Since then, I've been side-swiped by a car suddenly turning into my lane, purposely rear brake low-sided my bike under a car that suddenly hard stopped in front of me so I didn't slam into and fly over it, and came out unscathed both times because that first incident taught me to always wear my gear. I mean good gear with full body armor sewn into the jacket and gloves, and a full face helmet... not denim or pleather faux riding jackets and thin driving gloves you'd find in a mall.
? Anyway, here's the soft slip-on grips I put on my PC800 to help stop my throttle hand from buzzing asleep at highway speeds. It was only supposed to be a quick cheap fix until I found something better but actually ended up working and looking nice enough so I kept them on.
Cheers!
On Sat, Jan 4, 2025, at 9:44 AM, Thomas via groups.io wrote:
Brother Phil my man, you have to wear gloves. We wear helmets in case our head smacks the ground, and we wear gloves in case we find ourselves doing a 40mph push-up on the pavement. I wadded a GPz600 going 70 on a forest road, got sideswiped by a Trailblazer going about 35 on a CBR1000, lowsided at Talladega GPR doing about 90 on a CB-1, and locked my front wheel and dumped the same CBR1000 on newly-wet pavement. But the one that really injured me (pretty badly, too) was on my third PC, and I was stopped, waiting on traffic so I could turn left. Doing 0 mph, I got t-boned by a jackwagon in an S-2000 having a midlife crisis and it threw me 30 feet into oncoming traffic. In every instance except Talladega, my hands hit the ground first. At Talladega, they hit second. A bunch of us met at the shop one Sunday for a group ride, and this one dude didn't have any gloves. I mentioned it, and he was all "ehhhh I don't need gloves" and after seeing literally dozens of our customers come in with wrecked bikes, we always go over their helmets, jackets and gloves to see how bad things could have been. Gloves are almost always severely abraded, sometimes ripped apart. So this dude is AT THE DEALERSHIP with the owner, the owner's son, and the lead mechanic (me, who offered to pay for new gloves on the spot (with my fancy employee discount)) and he maintained his "ehhhhhh" mindset. Well, okey dokey, dude, you keep living that life. 40 minutes later on 25 between Leeds and Vandiver, he put it in the ditch. On his way to the ditch he rolled his right hand across three feet of asphalt, then three feet of the gravel and debris that typically lines paved roads. Instant shock, and although he also gigged his shoulder and elbow, the only thing he was aware of was that shredded hand. He was shaking so hard that he was flicking blood all over the place. I regret looking at it, because you could see the parts of his hand that make hands operate, if you know what I mean. And a free pair of gloves was dangling in his face less than an hour ago. I don't want to wreck. I don't expect to wreck. I also don't want or expect a kitchen fire, but you can rest assured my ass has a fire extinguisher, just in case.? If I go down on my bike again - key word: IF - I want to keep my skin off of the earth. All it takes is once, man, and you don't even have to be moving to end up on your butt. Anecdotes and third-hand stories aside, I'm living proof of that.
I replaced the grips on my 89 with larger diameter grips with soft rubber inserts because the small diameter hard OEM grips put my hands to sleep.? I was concerned that the new grips did not allow for bar end weights, but I have not noticed any problems without them.
?
? The 90s both came with slip on grips over the OEM ones, one set rubber and one set foam, and retain the OEM bar end weights, but I can't tell any difference in bar vibration or control between the 89 and the 90s.? I can ride the 89 with "fat grips" without gloves in the summer without losing the feeling in my hands.? The 90s with slip on's are better than the hard OEM grips alone, but I still need gloves for extra cushioning.
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Phil in Northwest Arkansas
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I have had one crash when I was 18 On a water Buffalo (750 Suzuki) in a turn with 3 other riders. get this it was a test ride to buuy! I didnt buy that one.I love gloves. I went on to buy a Black with blue and gold pinstriped 1976 goldwing full dressed by the dealer. This was 1979 my first bike and still the best I have ever owned. I am 69 and so far I have not went down or was a sitting duck. I was an aggressive driver and used my power to avoid the weak minded.+
I am going to be selling my 96 PC project. Someone is going to get a great deal. Kenton
Brother Phil my man, you have to wear gloves. We wear helmets in case our head smacks the ground, and we wear gloves in case we find ourselves doing a 40mph push-up on the pavement. I wadded a GPz600 going 70 on a forest road, got sideswiped by a Trailblazer going about 35 on a CBR1000, lowsided at Talladega GPR doing about 90 on a CB-1, and locked my front wheel and dumped the same CBR1000 on newly-wet pavement. But the one that really injured me (pretty badly, too) was on my third PC, and I was stopped, waiting on traffic so I could turn left. Doing 0 mph, I got t-boned by a jackwagon in an S-2000 having a midlife crisis and it threw me 30 feet into oncoming traffic. In every instance except Talladega, my hands hit the ground first. At Talladega, they hit second. A bunch of us met at the shop one Sunday for a group ride, and this one dude didn't have any gloves. I mentioned it, and he was all "ehhhh I don't need gloves" and after seeing literally dozens of our customers come in with wrecked bikes, we always go over their helmets, jackets and gloves to see how bad things could have been. Gloves are almost always severely abraded, sometimes ripped apart. So this dude is AT THE DEALERSHIP with the owner, the owner's son, and the lead mechanic (me, who offered to pay for new gloves on the spot (with my fancy employee discount)) and he maintained his "ehhhhhh" mindset. Well, okey dokey, dude, you keep living that life. 40 minutes later on 25 between Leeds and Vandiver, he put it in the ditch. On his way to the ditch he rolled his right hand across three feet of asphalt, then three feet of the gravel and debris that typically lines paved roads. Instant shock, and although he also gigged his shoulder and elbow, the only thing he was aware of was that shredded hand. He was shaking so hard that he was flicking blood all over the place. I regret looking at it, because you could see the parts of his hand that make hands operate, if you know what I mean. And a free pair of gloves was dangling in his face less than an hour ago. I don't want to wreck. I don't expect to wreck. I also don't want or expect a kitchen fire, but you can rest assured my ass has a fire extinguisher, just in case.? If I go down on my bike again - key word: IF - I want to keep my skin off of the earth. All it takes is once, man, and you don't even have to be moving to end up on your butt. Anecdotes and third-hand stories aside, I'm living proof of that.
On Friday, January 3, 2025, Phil Warner via <philwarner=[email protected]> wrote:
I replaced the grips on my 89 with larger diameter grips with soft rubber inserts because the small diameter hard OEM grips put my hands to sleep.? I was concerned that the new grips did not allow for bar end weights, but I have not noticed any problems without them.
?
? The 90s both came with slip on grips over the OEM ones, one set rubber and one set foam, and retain the OEM bar end weights, but I can't tell any difference in bar vibration or control between the 89 and the 90s.? I can ride the 89 with "fat grips" without gloves in the summer without losing the feeling in my hands.? The 90s with slip on's are better than the hard OEM grips alone, but I still need gloves for extra cushioning.
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Phil in Northwest Arkansas
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My one and only ambulance ride was a low speed street crash on my KLR. A bunch of us were bombing the dirt roads of Vermont, and I was dressed appropriately. Coming to a stop sign on a short paved section, I wasn’t paying enough attention, locked up the front wheel on a patch of sand, and went down hard. Absolutely NO road rash, but with my low pain tolerance the hard hit onto pavement sent me into shock, so they called an ambulance out of an abundance of caution. I was aware enough of how unaware I was that I deferred my decisions to the group, who took great care of me and the bike. The gear did its job, only soft tissue damage and no broken bones. Didn’t even re-break my heel bone that had been shattered and reassembled six months previously, thanks to the stiff motocross boots.
- Justin
On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 11:02?AM Canute via <kentoncanuteusa= [email protected]> wrote: I have had one crash when I was 18 On a water Buffalo (750 Suzuki) in a turn with 3 other riders. get this it was a test ride to buuy! I didnt buy that one.I love gloves. I went on to buy a Black with blue and gold pinstriped 1976 goldwing full dressed by the dealer. This was 1979 my first bike and still the best I have ever owned. I am 69 and so far I have not went down or was a sitting duck. I was an aggressive driver and used my power to avoid the weak minded.+
I am going to be selling my 96 PC project. Someone is going to get a great deal. Kenton
Brother Phil my man, you have to wear gloves. We wear helmets in case our head smacks the ground, and we wear gloves in case we find ourselves doing a 40mph push-up on the pavement. I wadded a GPz600 going 70 on a forest road, got sideswiped by a Trailblazer going about 35 on a CBR1000, lowsided at Talladega GPR doing about 90 on a CB-1, and locked my front wheel and dumped the same CBR1000 on newly-wet pavement. But the one that really injured me (pretty badly, too) was on my third PC, and I was stopped, waiting on traffic so I could turn left. Doing 0 mph, I got t-boned by a jackwagon in an S-2000 having a midlife crisis and it threw me 30 feet into oncoming traffic. In every instance except Talladega, my hands hit the ground first. At Talladega, they hit second. A bunch of us met at the shop one Sunday for a group ride, and this one dude didn't have any gloves. I mentioned it, and he was all "ehhhh I don't need gloves" and after seeing literally dozens of our customers come in with wrecked bikes, we always go over their helmets, jackets and gloves to see how bad things could have been. Gloves are almost always severely abraded, sometimes ripped apart. So this dude is AT THE DEALERSHIP with the owner, the owner's son, and the lead mechanic (me, who offered to pay for new gloves on the spot (with my fancy employee discount)) and he maintained his "ehhhhhh" mindset. Well, okey dokey, dude, you keep living that life. 40 minutes later on 25 between Leeds and Vandiver, he put it in the ditch. On his way to the ditch he rolled his right hand across three feet of asphalt, then three feet of the gravel and debris that typically lines paved roads. Instant shock, and although he also gigged his shoulder and elbow, the only thing he was aware of was that shredded hand. He was shaking so hard that he was flicking blood all over the place. I regret looking at it, because you could see the parts of his hand that make hands operate, if you know what I mean. And a free pair of gloves was dangling in his face less than an hour ago. I don't want to wreck. I don't expect to wreck. I also don't want or expect a kitchen fire, but you can rest assured my ass has a fire extinguisher, just in case.? If I go down on my bike again - key word: IF - I want to keep my skin off of the earth. All it takes is once, man, and you don't even have to be moving to end up on your butt. Anecdotes and third-hand stories aside, I'm living proof of that.
On Friday, January 3, 2025, Phil Warner via <philwarner=[email protected]> wrote:
I replaced the grips on my 89 with larger diameter grips with soft rubber inserts because the small diameter hard OEM grips put my hands to sleep.? I was concerned that the new grips did not allow for bar end weights, but I have not noticed any problems without them.
?
? The 90s both came with slip on grips over the OEM ones, one set rubber and one set foam, and retain the OEM bar end weights, but I can't tell any difference in bar vibration or control between the 89 and the 90s.? I can ride the 89 with "fat grips" without gloves in the summer without losing the feeling in my hands.? The 90s with slip on's are better than the hard OEM grips alone, but I still need gloves for extra cushioning.
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Phil in Northwest Arkansas
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Phil Warner
Canute