Does your handle bar shaking?

[camilolo]

I got a 07 with good regular maintenance. It is weird that my right hand always feel very uncomfortable because of the shaking of the handle bar. It is not the shaking you can see by eyes but a very high frequency of shaking. It is weird as my left hand doesn't feel it while my right hand does.

Do you feel the same thing on your bike? Any idea? Thanks for any advice.

 

[youngy]

my faired 04 used to buzz a lot through the bars and made my right hand go numb. the naked S2 I have now doesn't do it.

 

[Erci]

Many of us find handlebar vibration on FZ6 to be quite bad at certain RPMs.
There are many ways to address it.

1. Make sure your handlebar clamps (2 small plates for 06 and older or 1 big plate for 07 and newer) are properly torqued.
Front bolts need to be tightened and torqued first and the top plate should be pushing against upper crown. Then the rear bolts should be tightened and torqued.

2. Grip puppies or aftermarket grips can help soak up good amount of vibration.

3. Heavier bar ends can help. Do a search for "HVMP" and you will find good info on this.

4. There are several ways to add weight to the bar to reduce vibration.. it can be filled with sand or lead shot.

 

[dblaze]

I had the same problem I put most of it down to gripping too tight having relaxed my grip a lot while riding & also fitting grip puppies has helped a lot.

 

[Hoshiko]

This does not fix vibration but definitely helps with your hand discomfort.
It's pretty cheap so if I was you I'll try it before doing any other mods

CrampBuster - The Original Motorcycle Cruise Control

 

[Kazza]

Definitely try heavier bar ends :thumbup:

 

[Twitch]

ya my right hand index and thumb go numb from time to time. But i have so many mods that im sure i have defected the stock vibrations so its probly my own fault

 

[616ah]

If you can find a way to loosen your grip on the throttle a bit I think you might find relief - a throttle lock really helped in my case. I figured my problem was not so much the buzzing, but gripping too tightly just to keep the throttle cranked on.

I also wonder if the gell/padding in the palm of some gloves would help absorb/insulate enough of the really high frequency buzzy stuff to make a difference - but really - since I installed the throttle lock and risers, even with stock grips - the buzzing isn't bad... IMHO.

 

[lonesoldier84]

My hand did the same thing. But it wasn't from vibration. It was from the wicked bend in the bars. I got FZ1 bars installed and it made a huge difference. They are straighter and take the pressure off the nerves in your wrist as you bend your wrists on the stock FZ6 bars.

 

[LERecords]

grip puppies!!!!

 

[youngy]

My hand did the same thing. But it wasn't from vibration. It was from the wicked bend in the bars. I got FZ1 bars installed and it made a huge difference. They are straighter and take the pressure off the nerves in your wrist as you bend your wrists on the stock FZ6 bars.

Are these the flat drag style bars?

 

[Erci]

Are these the flat drag style bars?

Yes... and inexpensive.

 

[lonesoldier84]

Wtf..... drag style bars? What does that mean?

They are just better bars. They are straighter and more aggressive, but not crazy straight to the point it feels like you're wrestling a reindeer (seasonal reference, yeah I'm THAT good).

 

[youngy]

straighter......... or flatter?

 

[Erci]

straighter......... or flatter?

They are completely flat and quite a bit straighter than stock. Flat bars are often referred to as drag bars.

 

[lonesoldier84]

I'll post a pic tonight.

 

[youngy]

thanks fellas. much appreciated.

 

[Erci]

I'll post a pic tonight.

Here: (urbanj's bike)

capo79's bike:

 

[camilolo]

Many of us find handlebar vibration on FZ6 to be quite bad at certain RPMs.
There are many ways to address it.

1. Make sure your handlebar clamps (2 small plates for 06 and older or 1 big plate for 07 and newer) are properly torqued.
Front bolts need to be tightened and torqued first and the top plate should be pushing against upper crown. Then the rear bolts should be tightened and torqued.

2. Grip puppies or aftermarket grips can help soak up good amount of vibration.

3. Heavier bar ends can help. Do a search for "HVMP" and you will find good info on this.

4. There are several ways to add weight to the bar to reduce vibration.. it can be filled with sand or lead shot.

hey bro, thanks for the advice. I did your process number 1 and adjusted a bit the handlebar angle to fit my hands. It is much better now and there is very little viabration. Since the front bolts are tightened first, the gap looks very small while it is big in the rear. Not sure if that looks correctly but this process helps to reduce viabration.

 

[Erci]

Since the front bolts are tightened first, the gap looks very small while it is big in the rear. Not sure if that looks correctly but this process helps to reduce viabration.

That is the correct setup. You're good to go!