Handlebar buzz

[ratbikesforever]

Does anyone out there have a idea on how to kill the handlebar buzz ( stock bars ) on a FZR600? I thought about filling them with shotgun shot to see if that would help. Any other ideas? Thanks

[ragedigital]

A couple threads that talked about it:

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=2929&p=32486&hilit=vibration#p32486

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=6601&p=64838&hilit=vibration#p64838

[apsolus]

my 88 1000 does the same thing i did some reading on it and supposedly a bad carb sync contributes to the vibes as well. im sure mine needs a sync ive had the carbs out amillion times. after only a few miles my hands are spent! mine was missing the threads on the bars to fit the wieghts so im in the process of getting some stock replacements today. i doubt its ever gonna go away though my ninja does the same thing

[ratbikesforever]

Synced the carbs this spring ( dead on ). Smoothed out the idle big time but did not do much for the buzz ( Stock bar weights are in place ). I have had other sportbikes that buzz but nothing this bad. I am going to check the engine mount bolt torque. I have seen that cause vibration on other bikes. Kyle844 was telling me about something you mix up and pour in the bars and it hardens to dampen vibration. He cannot remember the name of it. Has anyone heard of it?

[kilika2]

Synced the carbs this spring ( dead on ). Smoothed out the idle big time but did not do much for the buzz ( Stock bar weights are in place ). I have had other sportbikes that buzz but nothing this bad. I am going to check the engine mount bolt torque. I have seen that cause vibration on other bikes. Kyle844 was telling me about something you mix up and pour in the bars and it hardens to dampen vibration. He cannot remember the name of it. Has anyone heard of it?

The second thread that rage posted has something called bar snake and the link has a description about the pourable mixture brand. Probably what Kyle was talking about.

Chris.

[ratbikesforever]

I did not read the link because I know what a bar snake is but what I did not know is that they make a liquid dampener. A bit pricey though I might try dried sand first. Thanks for the help.

[kilika2]

Yeah I read the dried sand thing too. From an engineering standpoint I would think it would work. But my wonder is the weight difference. I couldn't find how much the liquid snake weighed vs how much the sand would weigh. Now it probably wouldn't matter if you aren't doing the track but food for thought. If you do try it let us know. I'm interested in the results.

Chris.

[ratbikesforever]

If you are on the track you have a lot more to think about than a little handlebar buzz. More of a street comfort thing. When I try it I will post back with results.

Chris

[ragedigital]

If you are on the track you have a lot more to think about than a little handlebar buzz.

Chances are if you're at the track and they find out you filled your clip-ons with sand, they may just ask you to leave... if you wreck the bike and any substance lands on the track - you're in trouble. And one of the first thing that goes in most wrecks are the clip-ons.

[yamaha_george]

If you are on the track you have a lot more to think about than a little handlebar buzz.

Chances are if you're at the track and they find out you filled your clip-ons with sand, they may just ask you to leave... if you wreck the bike and any substance lands on the track - you're in trouble. And one of the first thing that goes in most wrecks are the clip-ons.

Very true as a pal of mine just found out.

As for filling bars, aluminium & lead are low melting point metals that can be melted in a household steel / stainless steel pan (do not tell the SO you are going to do this and do NOT do it in her cooking pots as you will need to throw it away afterwards as both metals are poisonous even in minute amounts)

[ratbikesforever]

More of a street comfort thing.

My point was if this was a race bike I would not have sand in the bars, or coolant in the cooling system, or whatever else tech required.

I guess I could get my bullet casting equipment out and "fill em full of lead"