Reduce vibration in steering/engine?
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Reduce vibration in steering/engine?
Not sure if anyone has this issue but every time I ride my bike my finger tips go numb. I changed grips and even with proper gloves still have this issue...Any know of a company that adds some type of anti vibe spacers ect? Also what about soft engine mounts? Thanks for your help.
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I use Kuryakyn grips and end weights. They are worth the money and work best with the end weights attached. It seems the rubber mounted Sportys are the worst shakers. In the old days I'd fill the handle bars with silicone sealant, the one piece bars '73 and up. The old '72 and down 2 piece bars had throttle and spark advance and didn't work so well as the grips were a problem.
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Not sure if anyone has this issue but every time I ride my bike my finger tips go numb. I changed grips and even with proper gloves still have this issue...Any know of a company that adds some type of anti vibe spacers ect? Also what about soft engine mounts? Thanks for your help.
Are you strangling tge grips or are you resting your hands on them?
I had some cramping/numbness issues when I first got my bike. It had those thin stock grips and I was holding the grips like I was going to fly off the bike at any moment.
I went with the hd cushion grips. ( http://www.harley-davidson.com/store/cushion-hand-grips )
Fatter and feel much better w/ less gorilla gripping. I also relaxed my grip period. Now my hands are just in position but, not death locked. My palm move s the throttle. My gloves ( http://www.power-trip.com/catalog/in...Grand_National) also have grip studs that keep the throttle in position as long as my palm is resting on the grip.
YMMV
I had some cramping/numbness issues when I first got my bike. It had those thin stock grips and I was holding the grips like I was going to fly off the bike at any moment.
I went with the hd cushion grips. ( http://www.harley-davidson.com/store/cushion-hand-grips )
Fatter and feel much better w/ less gorilla gripping. I also relaxed my grip period. Now my hands are just in position but, not death locked. My palm move s the throttle. My gloves ( http://www.power-trip.com/catalog/in...Grand_National) also have grip studs that keep the throttle in position as long as my palm is resting on the grip.
YMMV
relax your grip as said ----
fill the bars with sand, then seal them with silicone or cork , it may help alot
fill the bars with sand, then seal them with silicone or cork , it may help alot
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The iron is a 2013, I even upgraded to the grips mentioned in this thread and still a lot of feedback to my hands causing numb-ness. Its insane the difference between the vibrations of this bike vs my 08 GSX-R. Two totally different machines but shoot if I could get this Iron to be half as smooth as my Suzuki I would be pretty happy.
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The iron is a 2013, I even upgraded to the grips mentioned in this thread and still a lot off feedback to my hands causing numb-ness. Its insane the difference between the vibrations of this bike vs my 08 GSX-R. Two totally different machines but shoot if I could get this Iron to be half as smooth as my Suzuki I would be pretty happy.
Its NEVER going to ride like a sport bike. Its NEVER going to not violently vibrate. No you cant smooth it out. Man up. Did you not test ride it before you bought it? You'd really be crying it it was a frame mounted engine like the old sportys.
Seriously, stop crying like a girl and ride the bike. They vibrate, They leak oil, they get hot, they make noises,... not the pinnacle of engineering. You'll learn to love it. Its raw like a chainsaw, not clinical like a dentist's drill.
Get over the vibration. Im not trying to be a jerk but, man....
Last edited by cvaria; Jun 22, 2014 at 08:28 PM.
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I drive a hard mounted sporty and in the beginning half of my numbness issues was due to the death grip. Relax a little and it will come to you. Huge difference between you rice burned and a HD, apples to oranges, hard to compare the 2. Good luck with your issues hope it all works out.
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