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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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Reply #1 - 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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Reply #2 - 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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Reply #3 - 12/16/09 at 09:38:50
 
Mine are weighted, extended, tied down, and ride on my own design of risers.
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Reply #4 - 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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Reply #5 - 12/18/09 at 13:28:19
 
verslagen1 wrote on 12/18/09 at 11:50:37:
My taste in aftermarket mirrors tends to be cheap plastic ones which can render headlights into barn sized glowing objects.


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Reply #6 - 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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Reply #7 - 12/18/09 at 18:29:15
 
Spray expanding foam into the bars,....  

messy job, ... ask me how I know... Grin
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Reply #8 - 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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Reply #9 - 12/18/09 at 23:32:25
 
Educatedredneck wrote on 12/18/09 at 22:11:28:
Less messy than foam I might add.

Must weigh a ton though,... the point of foam is no weight...

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Reply #10 - 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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Reply #11 - 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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Reply #12 - 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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