suzuki bandit 1200 bar end removal?

[pw3ndu08]

i have a 2001 suzuki bandit 1200 with the original grips and bar ends on it i am trying to figure out how to get the bar ends off there is a screw in them but when i try and remove the screw all it dose is spin. even if i hold the bar end the screw just keeps turning any one know how to get them off?

 

[PETE]

OH! if it makes ya feel any better i had the same problem with my gsxr 1100, the thread is seized in the bar end itself, i managed it by putting presure on the bar end by pushing down on it while turning the screw, another way iv managed it is to hit the end with a hammer with downward strokes ie like you were trying to snap the bar end off! crude i know & only do it if your replacing the bar ends!!

 

[guardrailjim]

The easiest way to remove them is with an air impact gun.
Ride your bike to a shop and ask if someone will remove them for you (takes about 30 seconds).
If you buy something at the parts counter, ask the counter person if someone can do it for free (since you bought something there they might accommodate you)

This is how bar ends are held in place.
There is a solid rubber cylinder about 1" long that slides into the inside of the handlebar.
The screw at the end of the bar end goes through
the rubber cylinder, then a washer & nut.
When the screw is tightened, the rubber cylinder gets compressed, squished - expanding the outside diameter, getting tight against the inside of the handlebar.
When you try to loosen the screw with ordinary hand tools, the nut at the end of the rubber cylinder spins (there's nothing holding it in place).

The previous answer gave a good tip to forcibly press against the bar end.
You might get lucky if you put a screwdiver bit in a hand drill.
The fast spinning motion might be enough to keep the nut from spinning.