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Gen 1 (2004) Handlebar Vibrations
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<blockquote data-quote="Tiger_993" data-source="post: 1306523" data-attributes="member: 87416"><p>Firstly, you won't be able to eliminate the vibrations completely - you probably know this - but you can probably reduce them to a comfortable level. The following worked great for me, in this order:</p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Throttle body sync. Made an immediate improvement. The fact that you perceive the bike to run smoothly already is not a valid reason not to start here. It needs to be done, especially if it has been a long time since the last one, or if you don't know when the last time it was done. <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Heavy, one pound each bar end weights. Immediate improvement. <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Grip puppies. Much more comfortable than the steel-pipe hardened OEM rubber grips. <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Focusing on using a relaxed riding position, specifically, relaxing my hands. When I'm at cruising speed on an open road, I often will rest both of my lower wrists - the part where my wrist and palm meet - on the grips and drape my fingers over the brake and clutch levers. Riding along like that for a few minutes gives the fingers and hands a nice break.</li> </ol><p>I did the TBS, bar end weights, and Grip Puppies at the same time, so the improvement was probably more distinct for me due to the combination of these things working together.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tiger_993, post: 1306523, member: 87416"] Firstly, you won't be able to eliminate the vibrations completely - you probably know this - but you can probably reduce them to a comfortable level. The following worked great for me, in this order: [LIST=1][*]Throttle body sync. Made an immediate improvement. The fact that you perceive the bike to run smoothly already is not a valid reason not to start here. It needs to be done, especially if it has been a long time since the last one, or if you don't know when the last time it was done. [*]Heavy, one pound each bar end weights. Immediate improvement. [*]Grip puppies. Much more comfortable than the steel-pipe hardened OEM rubber grips. [*]Focusing on using a relaxed riding position, specifically, relaxing my hands. When I'm at cruising speed on an open road, I often will rest both of my lower wrists - the part where my wrist and palm meet - on the grips and drape my fingers over the brake and clutch levers. Riding along like that for a few minutes gives the fingers and hands a nice break. [/LIST] I did the TBS, bar end weights, and Grip Puppies at the same time, so the improvement was probably more distinct for me due to the combination of these things working together. [/QUOTE]
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