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At 130mph my bars shake a little easy cure I just let go of them
and the shaking goes away.
and the shaking goes away.
Bar Snake
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JLoss
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Way ahead of you...
I had the bike checked over by the dealer who found nothing wrong. Others on this forum have also had the same issue at high revs.
I had the bike checked over by the dealer who found nothing wrong. Others on this forum have also had the same issue at high revs.
JLoss
.020 Over
Barsnake - How To
For those of you interested in how to use the liquid Barsnake to reduce the vibrations you may be feeling in your handlebars, here's how it needs to be done.
CAUTION: Don't even try this unless you're willing to remove the bars completely from the bike. This means removing all the controls as well as the left grip (the right one comes off with the throttle control). The reason for this is that there are small holes in the bars under the controls on both sides THAT WILL LEAK if you don't cover them with masking tape. It's really not that hard to do, but it's your call.
1. Cover your bike's tank area with a soft cloth or old sheet to protect the finish.
2. Remove the cables from the cable clips. You don't have to remove the clips themselves. They are secured to metal studs that do not have any holes. Remove the bar-end weights.
3. Remove the right and left side controls and either let them hang down out of the way or set them on the tank. Remember how they were assembled on the bars so you can easily put them back on. If you set them on the tank you'll need to tie them together with some rope or heavy string because the left side control will want to slide off. The first picture below shows how I left my controls on the tank.
4. Remove the left grip. You will need a long narrow screwdriver to work around under the grip to loosen up the old glue. Once it's loosened, you should be able to twist the grip off.
5. Examine the bars. You should see two small holes on the right side where the controls were (one larger than the other) and three small holes on the left side (two small ones near where the end of the grip was and a slightly larger one further up the bar.
6. Cover the holes and the left bar end with masking tape as shown in the pictures below.
7. On the right bar end, tape a paper funnel (I used printer paper) around the end of the bar about 1 1/2 inches from the end as shown in the pictures below.
8. Remove the bars by carefully prying up the bolt covers on the handlebar clamps and then removing the four bolts.
9. Secure the bars in a vertical position against a shelf leg in your garage with the funnel side up as shown in the pictures below. You're now ready to pour in the Barsnake.
10. Liquid Barsnake comes in a plastic bag with the two main ingredients separated by a long clip in the middle. Remove the clip and mix the ingredients until they are a uniform gray color (about 10-15 minutes). Once mixed you have about an hour to pour the stuff in. It won't take near that long.
11. Cut off one corner of the bag and SLOWLY pour the liquid Barsnake into the funnel. Keep slowly pouring in the liquid until the bar end is completely covered and the level of the liquid in the funnel doesn't drop any more.
12. Let the Barsnake cure for at least 24 hours before removing the funnel and all tape. It will be a rubbery solid when it's cured. Trim off excess around the right bar end. You can take a drill bit and manually open the bar end holes used to screw on the bar end weights.
13. Re-install the bars and all the controls. The throttle control is the only control that has a protruding knob that fits into a hole. It's the smaller of the two holes on the right side. Put the cables in the clips as before. Re-install the left grip with grip glue and let it sit awhile before going for a test ride. Re-install the bar-end weights.
14. Now take that test ride and see for yourself what a difference it makes!
Hopefully this was helpful. If you're still interested in doing this you'll need the LV-5 liquid Barsnake, which is enough for 1" bars up to 52" in length. Check out the Barsnake website at Stop Bad Vibes with Bar Snake! ©2007 Barsnake LLC; All Rights Reserved
For those of you interested in how to use the liquid Barsnake to reduce the vibrations you may be feeling in your handlebars, here's how it needs to be done.
CAUTION: Don't even try this unless you're willing to remove the bars completely from the bike. This means removing all the controls as well as the left grip (the right one comes off with the throttle control). The reason for this is that there are small holes in the bars under the controls on both sides THAT WILL LEAK if you don't cover them with masking tape. It's really not that hard to do, but it's your call.
1. Cover your bike's tank area with a soft cloth or old sheet to protect the finish.
2. Remove the cables from the cable clips. You don't have to remove the clips themselves. They are secured to metal studs that do not have any holes. Remove the bar-end weights.
3. Remove the right and left side controls and either let them hang down out of the way or set them on the tank. Remember how they were assembled on the bars so you can easily put them back on. If you set them on the tank you'll need to tie them together with some rope or heavy string because the left side control will want to slide off. The first picture below shows how I left my controls on the tank.
4. Remove the left grip. You will need a long narrow screwdriver to work around under the grip to loosen up the old glue. Once it's loosened, you should be able to twist the grip off.
5. Examine the bars. You should see two small holes on the right side where the controls were (one larger than the other) and three small holes on the left side (two small ones near where the end of the grip was and a slightly larger one further up the bar.
6. Cover the holes and the left bar end with masking tape as shown in the pictures below.
7. On the right bar end, tape a paper funnel (I used printer paper) around the end of the bar about 1 1/2 inches from the end as shown in the pictures below.
8. Remove the bars by carefully prying up the bolt covers on the handlebar clamps and then removing the four bolts.
9. Secure the bars in a vertical position against a shelf leg in your garage with the funnel side up as shown in the pictures below. You're now ready to pour in the Barsnake.
10. Liquid Barsnake comes in a plastic bag with the two main ingredients separated by a long clip in the middle. Remove the clip and mix the ingredients until they are a uniform gray color (about 10-15 minutes). Once mixed you have about an hour to pour the stuff in. It won't take near that long.
11. Cut off one corner of the bag and SLOWLY pour the liquid Barsnake into the funnel. Keep slowly pouring in the liquid until the bar end is completely covered and the level of the liquid in the funnel doesn't drop any more.
12. Let the Barsnake cure for at least 24 hours before removing the funnel and all tape. It will be a rubbery solid when it's cured. Trim off excess around the right bar end. You can take a drill bit and manually open the bar end holes used to screw on the bar end weights.
13. Re-install the bars and all the controls. The throttle control is the only control that has a protruding knob that fits into a hole. It's the smaller of the two holes on the right side. Put the cables in the clips as before. Re-install the left grip with grip glue and let it sit awhile before going for a test ride. Re-install the bar-end weights.
14. Now take that test ride and see for yourself what a difference it makes!
Hopefully this was helpful. If you're still interested in doing this you'll need the LV-5 liquid Barsnake, which is enough for 1" bars up to 52" in length. Check out the Barsnake website at Stop Bad Vibes with Bar Snake! ©2007 Barsnake LLC; All Rights Reserved
