bar end weights, just what do they do ? - SV650.org

21-11-06, 06:03 PM

Having just removed my bar end weights to fit my vstrom hand guards (nice), it occurred to me, what exactly do they do ? Is it to damp vibrations ? Or do they somehow aid cornering ? Has anybody ridden without them, what effect did it have? Just interested you understand.

21-11-06, 07:12 PM

They help to damp vibrations a little and it's something to take some of the shock if the bar hits the ground.

21-11-06, 07:16 PM

Don't listen to him.
They're to help keep the front wheel down on the road.
Fill the front tyre with helium and you'll be a wheelie God!

I jest...

21-11-06, 07:23 PM

I had mine nicked a while back (in the most senseless act of thievery ever

)

Riding home I found the bike really vibey. Had numb fingers for the first time on the SV. Handling seemed about the same tho.

21-11-06, 07:49 PM

The same happened to me, I was riding my bike down to my nearest bike workshop for storage, and I felt one bar felt shorter than the other, never thought any more of it, and didn't even notice anything missing. that is until I went to pick it up, and the guy was like, u know your missing a bar end, I mean if someone is stealing it cost they've dropped there's they could have at least put their trashed 1 on my bike, tht ****ed me off like crazy

21-11-06, 08:28 PM

They do occasionally fall off, btw.
I replaced the internal bits with rawl bolts, so mine aren't going anywhere.

21-11-06, 08:48 PM

they reduce vibration, different weights have different resonant frequencies, so different bar ends give different damping.

21-11-06, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carsick

They do occasionally fall off, btw.
I replaced the internal bits with rawl bolts, so mine aren't going anywhere.

yeah, maybe after a while, or if they've been badly fitted, but not when the bike is when the bike is 3 weeks old and you know they were tight when you and your mechanic fitted them after adjusting the bars

lol

21-11-06, 09:26 PM

I had one fall off when the bike was about 3 weeks old. I did check it occasionally.
The ones I have now get checked once a week and I've never been able to move them.

22-11-06, 12:07 AM

They... weight the end of the bars...

To stop vibration, I have some crash bar ends on my other SV and the bars do vibrate a bit as they are made out of hardened plastic.

21-11-06, 06:03 PM	#1
oldjack Guest Posts: n/a	bar end weights, just what do they do ? Having just removed my bar end weights to fit my vstrom hand guards (nice), it occurred to me, what exactly do they do ? Is it to damp vibrations ? Or do they somehow aid cornering ? Has anybody ridden without them, what effect did it have? Just interested you understand.

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21-11-06, 07:12 PM	#2
Carsick Guest Posts: n/a	They help to damp vibrations a little and it's something to take some of the shock if the bar hits the ground.

21-11-06, 07:16 PM	#3
Razor Guest Posts: n/a	Don't listen to him. They're to help keep the front wheel down on the road. Fill the front tyre with helium and you'll be a wheelie God! I jest...

21-11-06, 07:23 PM	#4
Bear Guest Posts: n/a	I had mine nicked a while back (in the most senseless act of thievery ever ) Riding home I found the bike really vibey. Had numb fingers for the first time on the SV. Handling seemed about the same tho.

21-11-06, 07:49 PM	#5
on yer bike Guest Posts: n/a	The same happened to me, I was riding my bike down to my nearest bike workshop for storage, and I felt one bar felt shorter than the other, never thought any more of it, and didn't even notice anything missing. that is until I went to pick it up, and the guy was like, u know your missing a bar end, I mean if someone is stealing it cost they've dropped there's they could have at least put their trashed 1 on my bike, tht ****ed me off like crazy

21-11-06, 08:28 PM	#6
Carsick Guest Posts: n/a	They do occasionally fall off, btw. I replaced the internal bits with rawl bolts, so mine aren't going anywhere.

21-11-06, 08:48 PM	#7
gettin2dizzy Guest Posts: n/a	they reduce vibration, different weights have different resonant frequencies, so different bar ends give different damping.

21-11-06, 09:26 PM	#9
Carsick Guest Posts: n/a	I had one fall off when the bike was about 3 weeks old. I did check it occasionally. The ones I have now get checked once a week and I've never been able to move them.

22-11-06, 12:07 AM	#10
Grinch Guest Posts: n/a	They... weight the end of the bars... To stop vibration, I have some crash bar ends on my other SV and the bars do vibrate a bit as they are made out of hardened plastic.