KB2WYL
CQ CQ, DE KB2WYL
Hi all. So over last couple of days I put some new bars on. Been wanting to do this forever. I like to shop local, and it just so happened local shop had these KTM bars. From what I can tell, same as the Renthals. Very little sweep, similar rise to stock. I had heard of aluminum bars being worse for vibes, but my bike NEVER gave me any problems with vibes. I did get some TERRIBLE problems from my carpal tunnel syndrome with the stock bars, and these bars are great for that. Seriously, I used to ride maybe 30 min (max, sometimes 10 min) before hands going numb from cts. These bars, I just rode 2 hours, no problems....But!!
The vibes are terrible now. I have to ride with no grip, hands barely touching. I know I know, this is how to ride...but not when I'm laying down on the tank trying to carve some corners it's not. It's definitely from engine, RPM related, but I didn't do anything other than change the bars, and with the stock ones I was feeling nothing in the bars.
I did not try to machine the bar ends back in to the new aluminum bars (I could, but it would be a pain). I thought about filling them with something (Epoxy? Lead?)
Has anyone else ever experienced this, gone from no vibes to holy crap vibes just from changing your handlebars?
Thanks guys...They look great and like I said, the cts relief, I'd REALLY like to keep them!
The vibes are terrible now. I have to ride with no grip, hands barely touching. I know I know, this is how to ride...but not when I'm laying down on the tank trying to carve some corners it's not. It's definitely from engine, RPM related, but I didn't do anything other than change the bars, and with the stock ones I was feeling nothing in the bars.
I did not try to machine the bar ends back in to the new aluminum bars (I could, but it would be a pain). I thought about filling them with something (Epoxy? Lead?)
Has anyone else ever experienced this, gone from no vibes to holy crap vibes just from changing your handlebars?
Thanks guys...They look great and like I said, the cts relief, I'd REALLY like to keep them!