Rubber mounts for handlebars

[Pete in PA]

My 92 750 is developing more and more front and back play in the handlebars.
Checked the nuts underneath the clamp, can't get any tighter.

Looks like I have to order 4 new rubber bushings.  Anyone else had to replace these?

I hate having to order Honda parts when I only have a small order.  Kill you on the shipping. Nothing else I need.

[Bob H]

My 92 750 is developing more and more front and back play in the handlebars.
Checked the nuts underneath the clamp, can't get any tighter

I have about twice your miles (I'm @ 44,000) and no noticeable play.
Did you take that stuff apart when you did your steering bearings?

When I put tapered steering bearings in a couple years ago, I pulled the bars from clamps to access steering stem fasteners but I think I left the risers alone.

Wondering if something got jacked when you did your bearings.

I will take a closer look when I go for a ride later today, but I can't imagine how that nut could bottom out without resulting in a solid "metal on metal" no-rubber wiggle condition.  Maybe you ran out of THREADS but it isn't TIGHT? Like maybe some big "fender washers" in there would enable more threads to tighten the nut fully?
I have seen on the MT-O7 forum where people don't like the rubber mount and just use metal washers for a solid mount
Personally, I have such little movement in my bars (there is a slight amount of cushion) that I wouldn't notice if they were solid-mount.

[Pete in PA]

Nope, never touched them.

They are are #8 in your pic.  Need 4 of them.

[Bob H]

Here's my 1993 NH 750 with @ 44,000 miles.
If my cushions started to fail, and the bars got loose, I would just get 4 fender washer and tighten everything up. Could do that as a holding action until you have other OEM parts to order.

Of course the rubber is there to stop vibration - but with an inline 4 the balance is so good that we don't have a vibration issue.

I had 3 Harleys in my early days, none of them had rubber isolated engines or handlebars. They were paint-shakers. Now they are all rubber insulated.

[Pete in PA]

I've got maybe a month till hibernation.  Then I can make a decision, maybe find something else to order.

Sure is a maint. free bike. With all the previous ones I had a long list of maint. to do over every winter. This is it.