bar end weights... what are they realy for?

[donalson]

the bar end weights thats screw into the bars... what are they realy for?

i got the bike w/ out one on my thorttle side (just how my friend got it from the last owner)

just wondering what they are REALY supposed to do? perhaps the mass helps damppen some of the vibrations?

[Grimmy]

vibration - Bingo!

[GytRDunKat]

Yup... vibrations... Alot of people even add more weight via Leadshot/BB's for vibrations, like me I can't imagine what it's like on the throttle side with nothing!!

[StevieB]

My Kat came to me missing the throttle bar end, in swapped the other over pronto. Got another one and put it on. Funny thing, tho- was not a big difference.

[The CyberPoet]

Full explaination of bar-end weights, vibration, Renauds Syndrom, and how they interact here:

http://www.katriders.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9447

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

[fueddy]

yeah my bike was missing the throttle side barend as well. so is their really i noticable differnce when its right? i'am sure that having just one side its helping either..just wondering.

[jj1rox]

Actualy I was told by the Man. that tey were called "bar sliders" and that they are for keeping the body from screwing up in the event of a lay down. they also sell these same things for the body to protect the farings they are called "frame sliders"

my 2 cents

[The CyberPoet]

Actualy I was told by the Man. that tey were called "bar sliders" and that they are for keeping the body from screwing up in the event of a lay down.

The "Man" lied to you. Although they may have that affect as well, it's not their primary purpose (if it was, they could just make the bar tubes longer).

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

[Black_peter]

Actualy I was told by the Man. that tey were called "bar sliders" and that they are for keeping the body from screwing up in the event of a lay down.

The "Man" lied to you.

The Man always lies...
Thats how he keeps us down!

[donalson]

i agree sliders would be more ideal in some form of nylon plastic... a copmany spends $$$ where it has to... heavy mass bar ends i'm sure would cost more then nylon bar ends... then again the bar ends i'm sure are cheaper then using thicker bars outright.

[rwcreigh]

vibration - Bingo!

+1

[donalson]

OK finaly actualy got the bike taged and all that so i can REALY ride... put about 100 miles on her in the 1st 24 hrs of tagging her (80 to and from work)

i noticed that i REALY need a bar end on the throttle side... just goign to require some carful work w/ an ez out... my guess is the screw broke when the bike fell (prior owner... missing mirror and cracked fairing all thanks to a huricane wind gust)

so about filling the bars w/ lead shot or whatever? any specifics on that... i'm parking my car in a week or so and this will be my only transportation to and from work so i'll need to get the hand vibration thing nixed

thanks again
mark

[The CyberPoet]

i noticed that i REALY need a bar end on the throttle side... just goign to require some carful work w/ an ez out... my guess is the screw broke when the bike fell (prior owner... missing mirror and cracked fairing all thanks to a huricane wind gust)

Make sure you check the hollow handlebar tube for straightness as well -- normally a spill hard enough to damage the bolt for the bar-end weight would also be hard enough to bend the tube -- and a bent tube will induce serious vibes because the two extremes of the handlebars are not balanced at that point.

so about filling the bars w/ lead shot or whatever? any specifics on that...

Search. It's been covered a ton of times, from using lead to silicone caulk with BB's to using a barsnake (commercial product).

On a related note, I met with the manufacturer's rep from Hunter Flatbars yesterday (ok, the engineer's GF -- same thing in such a small outfit), and I should have a set to test sometime soon. We discussed what engineering I'd need to satisfy my clientel (hey, that's you guys, right?), and I brought up the fact that foam grips, between UV exposure and rain, don't last for squat in Florida (or the SE USA in general) and we would like to see them with a silicone-rubber grip assembly. I'm "iffy" on how well they will work at killing vibes due to their construction (quite light weight solid aluminum with a damper system at the bar-riser mounting end instead of at the other end), but I'll report back once I've actually used them for a while.

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

[donalson]

funny that you mention the bent bar thing... i read this then went out to go back to work and noticed it's bent... time to start searching for a new used one... that hopefuly should cut down a lot on vibes

[The CyberPoet]

funny that you mention the bent bar thing... i read this then went out to go back to work and noticed it's bent... time to start searching for a new used one... that hopefuly should cut down a lot on vibes

New ones are something like $16 from the dealer (well, 3 years ago, last time I checked) -- how much will you save after postage on a new-used one?

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet