handlebar vibration

knowlsey · June 26, 2005, 03:40:20 PM

get this a lot with clipons or sissy bars, after a good run me hands are numb and tingle like hell, anyone tries heavy bar ends and foam grips, or is it just my bike that does it

gs2sv · June 26, 2005, 03:51:11 PM

this might sound like an odd fix, but it works, go to your local craft store and buy a bag of "skillet glue sticks". they are basically small pieces of glue sticks. remove the bar ends and use a ratchet hande or something similar to cram as many of them into the bars as possible. then replace ends. they are soft and flexible so they help to cancel out quite a bit of the high freq. vibration. I know it sounds weird, but it works really well. much better than similar buckshot type fixes, that add a lot of weight but don't cancel much vibration.

knowlsey · June 26, 2005, 04:32:36 PM

I will have to give something a try, its a killer on the hands after just a couple of hundred miles

Church6360 · June 27, 2005, 12:05:57 AM

i just got new bars and my old bar ends were welded to my old bars. the new ones don't vibrate too bad, but i was thinking about filling the bars with somthing when i made the switch to bar end mirrors.
since the mirrors would hold whatever i put in the bars in.
i'll have to give the glue stiucks a shot.

cozy · June 27, 2005, 07:26:00 AM

You could always try a bar snake...
http://www.barsnake.com/

knowlsey · June 27, 2005, 07:31:17 AM

looking into both options, will have to look at the liquid bar snake as i have the clippons

SmartDrug · June 27, 2005, 01:13:15 PM

As per the recommendation of some members, I used lead shotgun shot(can be bought in 25 lbs bags for cheap.... although 25 lbs is WAY too much.). It seems to kill most of the vibes as the lead is fairly soft.
Worth a shot.... that was bad.

knowlsey · June 27, 2005, 01:45:32 PM

Quote from: SmartDrugAs per the recommendation of some members, I used lead shotgun shot(can be bought in 25 lbs bags for cheap.... although 25 lbs is WAY too much.). It seems to kill most of the vibes as the lead is fairly soft.
Worth a shot.... that was bad.

the only problem is that anything to do with guns is now a no no over here, and you can not even get air rifle pellets in this stupid shity politicaly correct country

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