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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Handlebars /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1260839358 Message started by retired on 12/14/09 at 17:09:17 |
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Title: Handlebars Post by retired on 12/14/09 at 17:09:17 Are the S40 handlebars weighted in the ends like the LS650? And could I use bars that are not weighted. Would I get a lot of vibration ? Taanks. |
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Title: Re: Handlebars Post by Serowbot on 12/14/09 at 17:20:16 My aftermarket drag bars are not weighted,... and they feel fine... No perceptible difference to me... |
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Title: Re: Handlebars Post by babyhog on 12/15/09 at 06:40:07 I'm pretty sure my stock S40 bars were weighted, when I changed them out with buckhorn style handlebars. No weights in the new ones and I haven't noticed any difference. |
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Title: Re: Handlebars Post by Phelonius on 12/16/09 at 09:38:50 Mine are weighted, extended, tied down, and ride on my own design of risers. bikepics.com/pictures/1833901/ Phelonius |
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Title: Re: Handlebars Post by verslagen1 on 12/18/09 at 11:50:37 All of the stock handlebars are weighted. And all of the bars I've used are not. you'll probably notice more vibe's in the mirror but not bad really. Stock mirrors are the best for mellowing out the vibes. My taste in aftermarket mirrors tends to be cheap plastic ones which can render headlights into barn sized glowing objects. |
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Title: Re: Handlebars Post by Yonuh Adisi on 12/18/09 at 13:28:19 5D4E5958474A4C4E451A2B0 wrote:
In best Mater voice from the movie "Cars" "It's tha Ghost Light, RRRUUUUNNNNNNN!!!!." |
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Title: Re: Handlebars Post by buttgoat1 on 12/18/09 at 16:29:03 I added a little extra steel in the ends of mine. I think it dampened the vibes even better. |
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Title: Re: Handlebars Post by Serowbot on 12/18/09 at 18:29:15 Spray expanding foam into the bars,.... messy job, ... ask me how I know... ;D |
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Title: Re: Handlebars Post by Educatedredneck on 12/18/09 at 22:11:28 I pushed a 1" cork about 2" into one end of my drag bar, filled it with BB's, and pushed another cork to close them up tight. Hardly any vibes at all, and cheap as well. Less messy than foam I might add. |
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Title: Re: Handlebars Post by Serowbot on 12/18/09 at 23:32:25 50475646474E4E5B514D4C220 wrote:
Must weigh a ton though,... the point of foam is no weight... but,... messy... ;D |
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Title: Re: Handlebars Post by LANCER on 12/19/09 at 03:56:21 It takes mass to absorb vibration well. The heavier will to better than the foam filled. |
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Title: Re: Handlebars Post by Serowbot on 12/19/09 at 09:25:01 The theory of using foam (not my theory),... is that the hollow of the bars sets up a bell-like harmonic vibration... filling the space with foam, is like putting your hand inside the bell... I was never bothered by the vibration, but my bar mount video camera caught it, and it showed in the image... the foam helped... |
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Title: Re: Handlebars Post by JohnBoy on 12/19/09 at 21:04:20 I swapped some standard Sportster bars without weights. I took some plastic cigar tubes, filled them with bird shot and epoxied the caps back on them. a couple of turns of tape made them fit without play. The difference was noticable. |
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