Like most things (mine's better than yours), I was told by my Kawi riding daughter that my S40 ('05) has a lot more vibration in the handlebars than her Vulcan. So not taking this slam to my bike lying down I have researched and I have searched the forum for ways to get the dampening improved. Someone said that there already is a dampening plug in the ends (obviously not enough or not the right consistency to absorb the vibrations).
Is there a way, other than drilling the plug or replacing the handlebars, to add dampening material to the ends? Like drill out one end, pour epoxy and bb's from one end to the other (no, that is way too much work). The snake has to be pulled thru, so both ends have to be open.

I know several years ago we started adding some dampening into the shafts of golf clubs to stop the vibration up the shaft and into the elbow. I know that really helped, but that was a slug we could get from Golfsmith to slide into the shaft. It worked, which is why the Bar Snake seems like such a good idea. The snake has more surface area to spread the vibration over. So how do we fix this? Surely Suzuki didn't actually weld inside the handle bars, as I would think that would weaken the material at that spot.
That seems like a lot of expense to put in something and weld it in place.
Has someone drilled into the end to see just what is actually there? I just don't want to take everything off of the bar, put a new one one with better dampening when there is an easier way.
Super mechanics, what is the answer?
Bill in the Wilds of West Texas

On one of the search pages someone said that the inside was blocked. Do the new ones have an empty space?
I have seen the weights you add to the ends but I don't know if the S40 stock bar will accomodate them.
I love the Japanese standardization. Each brand is different enough to make inter-model exchanges hard.
But you were able to thread the wire so it must be hollow. The idea of dampening is to get it about mid vibration range (think of the sine wave in chemistry or physics) along whatever is vibrating. Like the golf club shafts, you wanted it about 1/3 of the way from the grip to catch and slow the vibration, so I would think that the same is needed for the handlebars.
I don't want to get gel gloves, and all that just to get it to ride smoother. Someone has the answer.
Tnks for the reply.
Bill in West Tx

On a long haul out west, I got used to the dance of the headlights in my mirrors a bit.  But it still was a pain all the way.  One time I got a little bored and noticed a bunch of lights coming in the mirrors so I pegged her and took off!  Turns out on of the cars caught up to me and passed me - he was a cop!  He must have been going on a call somewhere cuz he just waggled his finger at me - I couldn't even tell what colour his car was in the mirrors!

My son-in-law has an IronHorse, it vibrates like a bed in a Rent by the Hour Motel! My little Suzuki is a smooth little Sweetheart next to his.

Yeah, sorbothane is used a lot for shoe insoles.