06-22-2017, 07:17 AM
(06-22-2017, 01:34 AM)Nightengale_imp Wrote: I was seriously unimpressed with the bar end design. I pulled my bar ends out yesterday (well, one of them) and the internals are not what I expected to find.
The bar ends are attached to a long aluminum rod that slides inside the bar (my 2014 definitely does not have "lead" weights - it's aluminum). The bar ends themselves are not lead either, they are definitely steel (magnet test).
I don't have a pic, but the rod is probably 7" long. Rubber sleeves keep the bar suspended and isolated from the bar. But it does not appear to offer much high-frequency vibration damping, or so it would seem because there is definitely a vibration at speed (forget RPM, around 3500 or so) with the stock bars / stock bar weights. The weight of the bar end internal aluminum bar does not appear to me to be sufficient. I intend to modify this and increase the bar end weights substantially.
I looked around, this is a frequent problem. Aftermarket solutions exist for some ridiculous inflated prices, so I'll try something in my home shop first.
High-frequency vibration can be reduced (tuned-out) with increased bar weights, which need to at the furthest point from the clamps (which would be another place to try something). Brass, lead, tungsten would be better then the aluminum weight I found. Maybe someone else has already tried this and will report back.
I also find the saddle to be butt-numbing far too quickly. I'd like to try a K&H or something better then stock.
Sigh... 2 more posts to go...
Popgun would tell you to go to the new members section and say G'day to two new members.