SeekGod1st
Junior Member
I wanted to get rid of some of the harsh handlebar vibrations so I searched the forum and found different methods to do this.
There first method I tried was Grip Puppies because it was the cheapest, It worked fantastically! My problem with them was their large size which at times had me stay on throttle when I would slow down which was a little dangerous and sometimes startled me a little. I got rid of the Puppies even though they really did absorb the vibes.
Second attempt to remove the bad vibes were new gel grips, easy to do very soft and they do a absorb a lot of vibes at a great price. Throttle response was great! I'm keeping them.
Third attempt was something a friend told me about that he read on a forum. It was diving weight poured into the handlebars. I heard of other methods like the bar snake, sand, even poured in lead. I hadn't heard of bags of diving weight yet. So I went to a general sporting goods store that sold some diving equipment and bought a 5lb. bag (which was to much 3lb or 4lb would of been plenty) of diving weight. It's actually a nylon sewn bag full of the smallest ball bearing I've ever seen.
You unscrew the bar ends and pour these ball bearings into each side one end at a time. My friend to do this then ride some and they will settle then fill the bars some more but I did this and I still couldn't add any more.
It worked GREAT!!! When I would cover the brake with my right hand the vibes from the brake lever would numb my fingers, guess what not a problem anymore, there are still vibes but with the grips and bar fill I say I reduced them by 60% to 70%.
I would definitely recommend this mod for everyone, the bag of diving weight cost $25 and took 10 minutes to do, you will need a funnel I just made a funnel out of a piece of paper.
There first method I tried was Grip Puppies because it was the cheapest, It worked fantastically! My problem with them was their large size which at times had me stay on throttle when I would slow down which was a little dangerous and sometimes startled me a little. I got rid of the Puppies even though they really did absorb the vibes.
Second attempt to remove the bad vibes were new gel grips, easy to do very soft and they do a absorb a lot of vibes at a great price. Throttle response was great! I'm keeping them.
Third attempt was something a friend told me about that he read on a forum. It was diving weight poured into the handlebars. I heard of other methods like the bar snake, sand, even poured in lead. I hadn't heard of bags of diving weight yet. So I went to a general sporting goods store that sold some diving equipment and bought a 5lb. bag (which was to much 3lb or 4lb would of been plenty) of diving weight. It's actually a nylon sewn bag full of the smallest ball bearing I've ever seen.
You unscrew the bar ends and pour these ball bearings into each side one end at a time. My friend to do this then ride some and they will settle then fill the bars some more but I did this and I still couldn't add any more.
It worked GREAT!!! When I would cover the brake with my right hand the vibes from the brake lever would numb my fingers, guess what not a problem anymore, there are still vibes but with the grips and bar fill I say I reduced them by 60% to 70%.
I would definitely recommend this mod for everyone, the bag of diving weight cost $25 and took 10 minutes to do, you will need a funnel I just made a funnel out of a piece of paper.
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