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handlebar vibes
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 8:35 am
by Guest
Forget the foams, gels and other gukky things that you could pour
into your bars. Go to your local gun store and get 7 1/2 grade lead
shot and pour it into the left side of your bars till the bars are
full. Tilt your bike as you do it. The balls find there own way in
(they roll...they are round like BB's) They don't have to be
compressed. If your bike is anything like mine (A16 '02) you will get
an AMAZING improvement in vibration dampening for about $3.00. If
you live near Burlington, Ontario I have lots to give away. I had to
buy the minimum size of 25 pounds
Hmmm....maybe I could take up
hunting.
Martin in Canada
handlebar vibes
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 10:59 am
by kelpo2001
--- In
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Waters"
wrote:
> Forget the foams, gels and other gukky things that you could pour
> into your bars. Go to your local gun store and get 7 1/2 grade
lead
> shot and pour it into the left side of your bars till the bars are
> full. Tilt your bike as you do it. The balls find there own way
in
> (they roll...they are round like BB's) They don't have to be
> compressed. If your bike is anything like mine (A16 '02) you will
get
> an AMAZING improvement in vibration dampening for about $3.00. If
> you live near Burlington, Ontario I have lots to give away. I had
to
> buy the minimum size of 25 pounds
Hmmm....maybe I could take
up
> hunting.
> Martin in Canada
Last year I put some 50 cal. muzzle loader lead balls into my handle
bars and they helped with the vibration. This year I removed the
lead balls when I installed the Tusk handguards and wind deflectors
made from a 5 gal. plastic oil pail. Lead is real heavy and the KLR
is already top heavy. I also intalled the anti-vibration mirror
mounts (the only chrome parts on my bike) from JC Whitney. This
combination of mods to the handlebar seems to have really helped
with the vibration on my bike. No more throttle hand numbness. The
mirrors are actually useable now and have a better view angle
because they are about an inch higher.
I suspect that my homemade wind guards have something to do with the
reduced vibration at highway speeds because they are considerably
larger than the OEM guards and so have a larger flat plate
aerodynamic drag that exerts a vibration absorbing force on the bar
ends at speed. They are sure more effective than the OEMs and in my
humble opinion better looking. You can see pics of them at this link
http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/kelpo2001
Richard Korpela
A15
Chapleau, ON
handlebar vibes
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 7:13 pm
by locker1325
Has anyone used barsnake liquid or solid vibration dampener. I read
here on the posts that 3M makes a similar product in a calk form but
I had no joy finding it. How about you?
handlebar vibes
Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2004 9:12 pm
by David Critchley
I filled the bars with window caulking, and the mirrors improved
immensely. As a $3 solution it sure worked for me. The mirrors are as
useful as possible, which was not the case before I tried it.
DC
locker1325 wrote:
handlebar vibes
Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 11:06 am
by cosmoboj
Hello, I'd noticed recently increased vibration in my hands while
riding my A12. After checking the usual suspects it turns out that
the mounts at the very end of the bars for the acerbis (rally pro I
think) guards took a bit of tightening up, even though they felt
quite secure.I'm convinced that vibe level is down. So if you have
the renthal/acerbis combo and vibes seem to be increasing, check
those fasteners,especially the end plug doodads......cosmo
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 7:48 pm
by matteeanne@yahoo.com
I recently filled my bars with buckshot, put weights
on the ends, and got gel grips and now bars are
smoother than grain though a ducks butt. A must do for
all KLR bars
--- cosmoboj wrote:
> Hello, I'd noticed recently increased vibration in
> my hands while
> riding my A12. After checking the usual suspects it
> turns out that
> the mounts at the very end of the bars for the
> acerbis (rally pro I
> think) guards took a bit of tightening up, even
> though they felt
> quite secure.I'm convinced that vibe level is down.
> So if you have
> the renthal/acerbis combo and vibes seem to be
> increasing, check
> those fasteners,especially the end plug
> doodads......cosmo
>
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Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 7:58 pm
by Mike Torst
Duck butts and grain smoothness - Hunting season is right around the corner!
Mike Torst
Las Vegas
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Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 5:49 PM
To: cosmoboj;
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Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Handlebar vibes
I recently filled my bars with buckshot, put weights
on the ends, and got gel grips and now bars are
smoother than grain though a ducks butt. A must do for
all KLR bars
--- cosmoboj wrote:
> Hello, I'd noticed recently increased vibration in
> my hands while
> riding my A12. After checking the usual suspects it
> turns out that
> the mounts at the very end of the bars for the
> acerbis (rally pro I
> think) guards took a bit of tightening up, even
> though they felt
> quite secure.I'm convinced that vibe level is down.
> So if you have
> the renthal/acerbis combo and vibes seem to be
> increasing, check
> those fasteners,especially the end plug
> doodads......cosmo
>
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Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 9:28 pm
by matteeanne@yahoo.com
Its an old saying from my grandpa (God rest his soul)
Grasin passes through a duck real quick, minutes in
fact. So, the old story is that you would tie a peice
of grain to a string, and toss it out into the pond. A
duck eats it, poops it out, and then the next duck
eats it, and poops it out, and so on, then you pull on
the string and you take the ducks home for dinner (to
eat, not as guests). I have never tried it, but
Grandpa swore it was easier than using his 12ga
shotgun (which is upstairs in my closet, 1902,
remington, in mint condition. So theres your proof.
--- mike torst wrote:
> Duck butts and grain smoothness - Hunting season is
> right around the corner!
>
>
> Mike Torst
> Las Vegas
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 5:49 PM
> To: cosmoboj;
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Handlebar vibes
>
> I recently filled my bars with buckshot, put weights
> on the ends, and got gel grips and now bars are
> smoother than grain though a ducks butt. A must do
> for
> all KLR bars
> --- cosmoboj wrote:
>
> > Hello, I'd noticed recently increased vibration in
> > my hands while
> > riding my A12. After checking the usual suspects
> it
> > turns out that
> > the mounts at the very end of the bars for the
> > acerbis (rally pro I
> > think) guards took a bit of tightening up, even
> > though they felt
> > quite secure.I'm convinced that vibe level is
> down.
> > So if you have
> > the renthal/acerbis combo and vibes seem to be
> > increasing, check
> > those fasteners,especially the end plug
> > doodads......cosmo
> >
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:59 am
by Ryan McNabb
Hello again -
I'm forever asking questions, but what is my best chance for cutting
down on handlebar vibrations? I've got partial paralysis in my left
index and middle fingers - no joke. What's best - filling the bars with
birdshot? Inserting a snake? Someone suggested aluminum bars? Are
there rubber mounts that help? I am also having a hard time finding gel
grip gloves with more than a laughable, thin layer of gel. I want
thick, cushy gel grips that will allow me to pound on my hand with a
hammer. It's either that or I'll just have my hand amputated and get
one of those claws - at least that way I can hold things without
dropping them.
Thanks for all the excellent advice and assistance -
Ryan
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Posted: Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:30 am
by Alan L Henderson
What is the underlying reason that you have paralysis in your left hand?
Do you have trouble with carpal tunnel syndrome? I had trouble with my
right hand until I had carpal tunnel surgery.
Alan Henderson A13 Iowa
Ryan McNabb wrote:
> Hello again -
> I'm forever asking questions, but what is my best chance for cutting
> down on handlebar vibrations? I've got partial paralysis in my left
> index and middle fingers - no joke. What's best - filling the bars with