Handlebar vibration dampener..... homemade with pics .....
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Handlebar vibration dampener..... homemade with pics .....
I know a lot of you have issues with vibration and buzzing in the handlebars and this makes it difficult to see in the mirrors, makes the hands and fingers numb after a while and is just really annoying. Here's a little easy trick that I have used on my last 4 bikes and it works just great.
You take a peace of lead plate (get it from your local scrapyard or something). Lead is very soft and easy to work with and it's real heavy too. Cut it out aprr. 4 " wide and make a roll out of it that fits Tight into the handlebar. You can use a hammer to get it all the way in. Afterwards take a large screw and screw this into the middle of the roll after it's placed in the handlebar. This will make the lead roll wider and stay in place inside the handlebars. Each lead roll weighs about 4-500 grams which is more than the dampeners you can buy. It's a real easy job and takes overall about an hour. Cheap and very efficient
You take a peace of lead plate (get it from your local scrapyard or something). Lead is very soft and easy to work with and it's real heavy too. Cut it out aprr. 4 " wide and make a roll out of it that fits Tight into the handlebar. You can use a hammer to get it all the way in. Afterwards take a large screw and screw this into the middle of the roll after it's placed in the handlebar. This will make the lead roll wider and stay in place inside the handlebars. Each lead roll weighs about 4-500 grams which is more than the dampeners you can buy. It's a real easy job and takes overall about an hour. Cheap and very efficient
Last edited by Handsome; Aug 31, 2012 at 05:52 PM.
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Thats a dam good idea.. I been wondering what i was gonna do with all the lead sheets i have laying in the garage left over from our 1/4 midget days..
Nice 3 day weekend to do it in also..
Nice 3 day weekend to do it in also..
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Nice idea! I would think the rolled lead just in the grip area would work just fine as just the weight of my hand resting on my bars stops the vibes.
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Yah, that's what I was thinking. Shouldn't be an issue on the Softail B motors. I know it's not on mine.
