Silicone to stop bar vibes??

[Nick JacksonMember]

I have been looking into set-ups for my DRZ for the ride to Camerons Corner and one guy says he fills his bars with silicone to reduce vibration , has anyone done this ? Does it work?

[GregMember]

The Tenere’s come standard as does the BMW800 I think with bar weights. The weights that are standard on a Tenere are bloody heavy things that thread into a thread in the end of the bars. When the barbusters were fitted to my bike they did away with the weights. How well bar weights work I dont know. I have heard about filling the bars with silicon and lead in the end sections to achieve the same as the bar weights above. I will see if I can find where I read it :blink:

TB

[Nick JacksonMember]

I saw something on adding lead shot to the silicone so it’s suspended in the bars and gives a dampening effect to vibrations !

I suppose a bit more weight up high on the DR won’t matter!!!

[GregMember]

Some reading mate maybe

Interesting read in this thread

Another idea worth a look

TB

[Nick JacksonMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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Some reading mate maybe

Interesting read in this thread

Another idea worth a look

TB

the bar snake liquid version looks to confirm that the silcone would work, might have to give it a go!

[GregMember]

I would try and put some extra sort of weights in the silicon mix in the ends maybe

Let me know how it goes I am interested Nick

TB

[Bruce CurtisMember]

either way works, it’s a distorted harmonics thing, two dissimilar materials and weight will help dampen different frequencies out.

Did it before on a few of my bikes, especially the big 4Cyls they get a real fine annoying vibe up in certain rev ranges (primary & secondary harmonics), have used glue poured in bars, Aftermarket bar end weights and was toying with the idea of some sort of tube and compressed air at one stage, but decided that actually may amplify the vibes.

Bruce

[Nick JacksonMember]

What type of glue did you pour into the bars Bruce?

Nick

[GregMember]

Ha ha :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Bruce CurtisMember]

not far off it TB, had few tubes of quik grip laying around work that needed using, so in they went.
Makes fairly decent grip glue as well.

BC

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