Smooth as glass: vibration-free bars

[Ulvetanna_imp]

Hmm. Interesting observations.

My '14 standard 'buzzes' in the bars (stock grips / stock weights) at around 3900 - 4xxx (forget, it's winter here) with a annoying vibration. I pulled the stock weights and assembly complete out to learn what was in there. The weights inside the bar aren't that heavy and it appears to me that changing this to a denser material would be worth trying. I also thought about using lead shot inside the bars...

I don't ride fast or in high RPM's most of the time. So just loping along at the posted speed limits (two-lane highways, so 50-60 mph) I get irritated at the buzziness of the bars. It sounds like the CB500F internals and weights would fit the stock bars. I don't want a more forward lean, so I'd not be interested in the CB500F bars, just the weights.

If anyone knows for certain this will work - I'll go buy the pieces. Or try the 1 lb bar weights (where do you find these?)

Also intend to change out the stock grips, they're marginal at best.

Exactly one year later, someone found this thread?

I went back over my posts, and wanted to comment on one thing in particular.

The trouble I was having with my hands, which my electric toothbrush exacerbated, has completely cleared up. One hundred percent gone. It took about a year. I was concerned about the onset of arthritis, but it was temporary.

Likewise the rotator cuff issues. When I got back into riding motorcycles after about three years off (riding road bicycles instead pretty much full-time), both my rotator cuffs started giving me big problems. It was very discouraging. I could not lift my right arm high enough to put my truck into gear (shifter on the steering column, American-made).

It took about two years for that to heal to where it's not perfect but can be well-managed and does not affect my ability to do things.

In many cases the conservative approach works.

Your body can do amazing things but it takes a lot of time.