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Checking the Stoker Handlebar System
STEM SEATPOST
CLAMP BOLTS
SEAT BINDER BOLT
HANDLEBAR EXTENSION
CLAMP BOLTS
HANDLEBAR
CLAMP BOLTS
“MINIMUM INSERT” mark
SADDLE CLAMP BOLT
See post.
6 - 8 Nm
8 Nm, 71 In Lbs
8 Nm, 71 In Lbs
6 Nm, 53 In Lbs
CAPTAIN’S SEATPOST
STOKER HANDLEBAR
STEM
Figure 4.
WARNING
TO PREVENT THE STOKER HANDLEBAR SYSTEM DETACHING, MOVING, ROTATING, OR
TWISTING UNEXPECTEDLY OR SUDDENLY WHILE RIDING :
BEFORE EACH RIDE:
Check all bolts. Use a torque wrench when tightening the bolts of
the stoker/captain seat post and handlebar assemblies. Follow the manufacturer’s torque
instructions for your particular handlebar/stem/seat post components.
AT LEAST ANNUALLY:
Remove, clean and inspect the captains seat post. Replace it with a
new one if it is damaged. Also, clean and inspect the Stoker’s handlebar assembly. Make sure
it is in good condition. Replace it with a new one if it is damaged.
EXTENSION:
If the stoker handlebar assembly is the extension type, never extended it beyond
the “MINIMUM INSERT” or MAXIMUM EXTENSION” line.
If you do not understand these instructions or are unable to complete them as described,
please have the performed by a professional bike mechanic.
BOTH RIDERS CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED, PARALYZED, OR KILLED. IN A RESULTING
ACCIDENT IF YOU IGNORE THIS WARNING.