Handle bar end weights

[Swanny]

Handle bar end weights

Sorry for being such a n00b but what's the idea behind these? Are they just for show or do they make a difference??? :-/

[pilninggas]

Damping effect: they provide mass to reduce the tendency for the bars to vibrate or oscillate.

[Jon_W]

Mostly for show, but they notionally provide an anti-resonance effect.

[Scotty]

They're not for show, they damp out high frequency vibrations that would otherwise lead to numb hands and fingers. Some people mistakenly replace them with blingy anodised tat from purveyors of junk such as Motrax - these are aluminium and have less mass and therefore don't do what they're really supposed to and as such are more for show - don't bother with them

[Swanny]

Thanks for the info

[Jon_W]

They're not for show, they damp out high frequency vibrations that would otherwise lead to numb hands and fingers. Some people mistakenly replace them with blingy anodised tat from purveyors of junk such as Motrax - these are aluminium and have less mass and therefore don't do what they're really supposed to and as such are more for show - don't bother with them

I some extreme cases yes. In most cases they are a piece of trim and actually not needed. Most people who take the steel ones off and replace with aluminium notice no difference, despite loosing 50% off of the mass of the end weights. If the vibrations through the bars are that bad then there is probably another fault.

[Wes]

Also another tip if you suffer a lot of vibration through the bars is to fill them with sealant

[Last Train]

A bit of vibration never hurt nobody...


8-)

[Snowy]

A bit of vibration never hurt nobody...


8-)

Yeah, trouble is some bike's just fall apart from it ;D

[Snowy]

[quote author=Scotty link=1327152810/3#3 date=1327165201]They're not for show, they damp out high frequency vibrations that would otherwise lead to numb hands and fingers. Some people mistakenly replace them with blingy anodised tat from purveyors of junk such as Motrax - these are aluminium and have less mass and therefore don't do what they're really supposed to and as such are more for show - don't bother with them

I some extreme cases yes. In most cases they are a piece of trim and actually not needed. Most people who take the steel ones off and replace with aluminium notice no difference, despite loosing 50% off of the mass of the end weights. If the vibrations through the bars are that bad then there is probably another fault.[/quote]

I have nice heavy one's as standard on both the K1100RS and R1200GSA. Both bikes have a particular resonance at certain rpm which the bar weights sort out really well. No amount of tuning has ever got rid of them totally so they are needed on my bikes. I also have Grip Puppies on the Adventure so no more numb finger syndrome.