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Author Topic: Reducing handlebar vibration  (Read 636 times)

balibeemer

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Reducing handlebar vibration
« on: October 11, 2010, 09:31:37 PM »
I had 2 16 mm Diameter x 130 mm length made up, took off the grips, smeared the rods with silicone and slid them into the bars. Replaced the grips and bingo! the vibes have definitely reduced.

Sergeant_Joe

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Re: Reducing handlebar vibration
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2010, 04:36:31 AM »
I filled mine with a grey sillicone sealer and it also worked.

Offline montmil

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Re: Reducing handlebar vibration
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2010, 05:03:01 AM »
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I had 2 16 mm Diameter x 130 mm length made up...

Your local Chinese artisans at work for you, Colin? [smiley=thumbsup.gif]
Monte Miller
Denton, TEXAS
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1981 BMW R65
1983 BMW R65
1995 Triumph Trophy
1986 VW Cabriolet

balibeemer

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Re: Reducing handlebar vibration
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2010, 02:47:28 AM »
Actually they are Javanese. One funny incident, I turned up at the machine shop to get the lower section of the float bowl of a Blitz carb copied ( for a BMW R25/3) The bit was fairly complex, it was 3.00 pm and when I asked the macinist if he could do it, the reply was

"yes, but not today"