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Message started by KWKaletta on 04/26/08 at 17:59:27

Title: Handle Bars Full
Post by KWKaletta on 04/26/08 at 17:59:27

It looks like someone shoved a piece of bar steel in the handle bars, I guess to keep down on the vibration. Is this normal? The other bike has something in the handle bars too. I wanted to put vibration dampeners on mainly because they looked good and the grip cap keeps coming off. The guy at the dealer thought that it was wierd I figured I would ask the experts... :o

Title: Re: Handle Bars Full
Post by steely on 04/26/08 at 18:01:59

Every Suzuki bar I have ever seen has been filled. Even the one on my '82 GS850. A buddy of mines dad has a '78 GS1000 and it has the bars filled. I think it is something Suzuki does to help keep vibration down.

Title: Re: Handle Bars Full
Post by KwakNut on 04/28/08 at 02:47:14

It is indeed - customs tend to have the bars filled, while sports bikes usually have bar weights screwed into the end of the bar.
Either way, the extra mass damps out resonant frequency problems which could otherwise be bad enough to give you whitefinger on long rides.

Some people do stuff a chunk of metal bar into the tube, but a better tip is to take a pack of little fishing line lead weights, mix them with epoxy resin glue and spoon the mix into the bar end - works a treat.

You can do the same with weights mixed in hot candle wax if you want to experiment with different weights, and to be honest it will stay in as a permanent fix.

If you have the bars off, plug the tube ends to a depth of an inch or two, and just pour in molten lead - you can melt a tin of cheap BB gun pellets in a saucepan to do the job. Just 2 tips – don’t inhale lead fumes, and don't let the wife catch you doing that with her saucepan.

I think the Savage would look better done with internal bar weight and standard grip caps than with external bar end weights.

Title: Re: Handle Bars Full
Post by Savage_Rob on 05/01/08 at 17:19:03

Yeah, the stock Savage bars have steel weights up inside them. I filled my aftermarket drag bars with BBs and epoxied the ends to keep them in.