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hi

im looking to replace my bar ends as they look crap....

do they offer a usefull purpose weightwise or is it just for the looks..

ive seen these on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d..._promot_widget

it says they will fit but can someone confirm as they are coming from states ...i dont want any issues....i want some in chrome or anadised silver or blue....are there any better ones about..for a tenner

cheers

stu

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they do serve a purpose, they are a finely tuned mass, and their purpose is to reduce vibrations transferred to the handle bars, if your replacing them with aftermarket ones, ideally, they should be the same weight as standard ones

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Like Adam said they're soul purpose is to reduce the vibrations through the bars. Aftermarket are usually nowhere near the same weight so not as effective at vibe reduction but to be honest I had some cheapy carbon fibre ones in once (I was given them when I lost an OEM bar end ;) ) and the difference wasn't that great.

As far as fit goes you need to be aware that the ones you are on about are for standard handle bars like you find on the naked SV, the SVS having clip-ons is a different attachment and these ones won't fit.

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I've got stainless steel ones from Busters. About a tenner. Polish up nicely and don't fade or scratch like anodised ones. Very heavy and I don't suffer from vibes.
Edited to reply to Carlos. These are possibly even heavier than OEM ones.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...barends001.jpg

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cheers for the advice chapies..may give thema miss....

pete...av you got 2 sv's or did ya change it...?? and how you get it in yr house without gettin bollocked...:-D

mighnt even make some...got some stainless bar and a lathe and polishing gear at work......fancy some of them highly polished pointy ones

cheers for advice

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We bought a low mileage yellow one but as the blue ones are FASTEST and we had seat, wheels and other bits to match we swapped bodywork.

As for tolerance from my other half, check out the grainy video. She's worse than I am.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...h_Video000.jpg

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I've had heavy bar ends, light bar ends, bar end mirrors, no bar ends, different bars even... None of those ever made the slightest difference to vibrations for me. If you have a vibey bike, they could make a difference but if you keep everything in good order, carbs balanced, engine running sweet, wheels round ;) then there shouldn't be much need for an elastoplast fix like weights.

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its just manufactures being perfectionist!!

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IMO it's them fitting whatever's in the parts bin :)

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ive seen the sort of calculations they use to calculate the dimensions and weights of the end weights lol its a bit sad really, and considering neither you or i can feel the difference, it does seem pointless, but the theory is correct, its just tweaking and optimising

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Yep, but at the time they launched the SV, they only had 3 bar end sizes shared across the entire range :) So they might very well have formula for finding the perfect weight, but they don't have the perfect weight to fit, makes it all even more of a nonsense.

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lol, nice use of words

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It's just barely in English :)

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Personally I can't feel the difference. Occasionally I forget to fit my bar ends, have to remove them to get the bike thru the door, and don't notice any more vibes. In fact I don't notice any vibes anyway. I think they have more value as protectors for when you drop the bike.

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hahahahaha...absolutly pmls....just showed the missus the vid of the buffing wheel going in the house........im into scooters and a lot of lammy owners keep their scoots in the house as there worth a lot but generally the wags dont like it....

that is awesome....as well as funny as fccuk....i bet you have a good time though....im normally being bollocked for being in the garage...

cheers for that vid....you made my day...

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also on the lammy subject...they are renown for vibes....so much so that your feet vibrate.........thats my current problem....im on the lcgb site tellin them how ****ed off i am with scoots and how much i love my sv and there there tellin me to stick with it......there a great set of chaps on there and a great set here....

suppose ill just have to stick with both...amazing how i can love both types of ride as there so completely different.

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I have same S/S ends as pete- they are real heavy and look good.

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Good idea to make your own bar ends. Something unique.

Tell your missus if you had the bike in the house then she would have the pleasure of your company for longer.

Dunno if you guessed it but it's my better half polishing up the stubby!

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deffo guessed it.....your my hero...sent you a pm

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^^^^ this is probably what they do best on an sv ^^^^:D

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On the pointy, what they often seem to do is pull out of the bars slightly, bend back, then hit the tank... Seen that a few times. But yep, by and large they're good protection.

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and they split the end of the clip-on.

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When I had my pointy I experimented with different screw lengths until more by luck than judgement I eliminated any vibes. I used a counter balance behind the rubber[spacing washers] but I agree that a properly set-up bike shouldn't need them apart from cosmetic and protection issues

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I agree - the originals look rubish when they're scrathed and weathered - so I took mine off (which was a pain as the screws were virtually seized) , stripped the paint off the with wet and dry and polished them up with solvol and now they look like "Petevtwin650s" above - cost nil !

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Great idea to polish up the standard ones. Didn't even consider that option.

Got any pics Banus?

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Sorry no - but they look pretty simmilar to the ones on page 1 of this thread - 4th post down.
I must get around to learning how to upload images onto this site - how tricky can it be ?