If that’s what issues Vector had I can understand, watched the video fully through. It required a bit of maneuvering and manipulation, but with a variety of tools doable. Two comments stuck out, one if he had a cheap wrench he’d bend it. I’ve done that to a cheap wrench to create a tool. Another is he was blessed with small hands allowing him to get to tight places other mechanics couldn’t. Luckily I have small hands as well. The small hands one can’t change. Overall he went through exactly the same type of switching of tools I would have. Another thing I’ve done to get a nut to snug point with a tight spot is take a large flat screwdriver with tape around the sides to prevent marring and wedge it in to keep the nut from turning while I snug up the bolt. Once all bolts are snug I take out the torque wrench and if I have to would repeat my sequence of tools including a screwdriver if necessary. The nut doesn’t care if it’s an official tool or a makeshift one as long as there’s enough bite to keep it from turning. So I don’t know if the video was close enough to Vector’s issue, would have loved to see pictures, but that was pretty much the approach I would have taken. Lot of persistence involved in working with all things mechanical especially when adding things that were not intended in the original design and dresser bars were not part of this original design. One has to expect a certain complexity to adding third party components. That all said I can definitely understand the frustration trying to get the dresser bars in and the desire to just forget it. I did install dresser bars on my older model Thruxton, but removed later due to other mods. It was a different design and not as complicated to figure out tool wise, the design had a pass through bolt with a spacer. Anyway, I always like to see pictures of the situation and if a video of the exact model motorcycle is available that’s always a bonus. I don’t know if this motorcycle in the video was close to being similar to Vector’s. Well if anyone else has a similar issue, my advice, patience and persistence pays off. There’s always a solution.
