All 2st Handlebar Vibration Woes

Well,

It just might be time for you to join the WR125 band wagon and 144 kit!

I have to admit it is a fun bike. Feels like I am playing on a mini but fullsize.

Mine said, I don't understand why you need another bike! I said I don't understand why you have 9 horses!

I know where one (08 CR125) is hiding!

typpyt

I think it would be fun to ride a 125. I think it would suck to race a 125. And I think it would really suck to have to do top end jobs on a 125. Easy, but much more frequent than a 250.

I may have to try some of those pillow grips. What brand are they?

You are correct about the ringing part. You'll have to ride my 125. Let me know when you guys go riding in Illinois some time and will try and catch up to ya!

Pro Taper - Pillow Grips

I'm racing at Prophetstown this weekend.

sounds interesting !

How do you know its the vibration that is puttting your hands to sleep?

I like the cost of these

if you dont wish to go the fuel line route ya can fill the bar with clear or colored slicone from a large tube like they sell at home depot. it is permanent as opposed to the fuel line thingy but it works on a decent range of vibes (2-cycle buzz mostly). it damps the "spring" and inhearent resonation in steel tubing. allum bars dont do this as much as allum is 'dead' and resonates a whole lot less.

ymmv.

there are some Tag fat bars which have a special lining inside which reduces vibration

I had a race today and tried my filled bar setup. Wow, it works. I used the BuzzKill product. I'm sure it's just repackaged something, looks like some kind of heavy viscous silicone. Any way half way through the race, I realize I'm not having the hand issues I normally have. I'd say my bars vibrate more like my 4 strokes now. Still there, not nearly as bad though. I was able to ride the whole race without having my hands fall asleep or shaking them back too life. Good stuff.

yep- filling the bar with goop is an old scholl two-smoker trick i picked up from a mag or somebody back in the early 80's i think...it works great on killing the buzz.

Did you ever receive and try these out?

Yep...I didn't notice a difference.