jettin bar end weights

[wildbill]

I've been complaining for a while now about the severe handle bar vibration on my bike. Scott mentioned about gel grips and jettin bar end weights.
so i decided to give it a try and go for the bar end weights. i chose the extra heavy version at 15oz per side.
the fit was a straight foreward affair and a direct fit. the Allen screw had to be replaced by one a few millimetres longer.
took the bike out today on a 120 kl run and was surprised how well it knocked back the handle bar vibration.
although not totally eliminated it did drop the high pitch handle bar resonance to an acceptable level.
prior to the install i have never cruised at 100 kph for more than one or two kl without severe tingling/buzzing in the finger tips.
to my surprise today i sat on this 100 kph cruise for a good 20 kl.arriving at the half way mark i pulled over and swapped back to the original bar end weights.
 back on the bike i noticed the annoying raspy vibe immediately. about 3 kl up the road i pulled over and re -fitted the jettin bar weight.
once again big difference and this time feeling more confident i took it to 120kph with good road feel and a lot less vibes. also noted i could see clearly out of both mirrors.
although where pretty good in the land of oz - not at the one time though
are they any good. my opinion yes. my handle bar vibration was very bad and this mod knocked quite a bit of the shakes out of it.
on a bike with just a bit of vibration it could do wonders.
will throw in a few photos tomorrow.
 

[Fogrunner]

Good to know!! And the change back check confirms they do work.
Thanks for the info.

[wildbill]

best of all they are pretty cheap to buy at around the $35 mark.
for cosmetic value the only thing required to do is to drill open the outside centre of the bar end to allow the Allen bolt to seat  flush with the case

[ADB]

I can second that...I installed the same weights last weekend and experienced the same results. I was plesently surprised at how well they did to fix the vibrations.

[Tri750]

Be sure to use your loctite (blue) on the center bolts.

[Ducati Scotty]

Be sure to use your loctite (blue) on the center bolts.

+1 to that!

I'm glad these worked so well for you.  The high frequency vibes are what really get to you and the more the bars weigh the lower their resonant frequency.

I also like that these weights allow for either easy mounting of CRG type mirrors or can be used as a tie down point.

Scott

[TWinOKC]

Could someone be so kind as to post a link to the jettin bar end weights?

I did a search and didn't have any luck.

[Ducati Scotty]

http://www.jettin.com/barends.html

Go for the heavy steel models.

Scott

[The_Rigger]

I'm gonna try them, too. Let's see how annoying it'll be adapting the Halcyon mirror brackets to these suckers; I may need weight screws 6" long eventually...

If the Jettins aren't heavy enough for you, one of the Vespa forums had a listing for some 17-oz.(!!!) bar-end weights from Manic Salamander.

http://www.manicsalamander.com/products/details-of-weights.aspx

[Ducati Scotty]

Those are great too but they start getting really long.

Scott

[wildbill]

on the bike photo of bar weight. all i need now is to recess the bolt into the case.

[re:RE]

I ordered the Kuryakyn gel grips, end weights and Contoured Throttle Boss.  I haven't installed them yet, but will soon.  I'll report back on any improvements they provide.

[Bulletman]

Be sure to use your loctite (blue) on the center bolts.

Al do you know where I could buy longer hex center bolts, so I coud do this and also not have any issues with my Napoleans?
Mark

[Bulletman]

Was wondering if these jettin bar end weights will affect the installation of Napolean bar end Mirrors?

[barenekd]

Al do you know where I could buy longer hex center bolts, so I coud do this and also not have any issues with my Napoleans?

Just about any hardware store, or Home Depot.
How will they affect the Napolean mountings? You may need slightly long bolts, otherwise, it looks like a slip on deal.
Bare